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October when she started at odds of 6/1. Murray restrained the filly before producing her with a strong late run in the final quarter mile. She took the lead inside the final furlong and won by three-quarters of a length from Master Willie, with Nadjar in third and Rankin in fourth place.
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237:. She failed to win in five starts as a four-year-old, but showed good form when finishing second in a controversial race for the Champion Stakes. After a brief, unsuccessful period racing in North America she was retired to stud, where she had some success as a broodmare.
548:. She was also the highest-rated Irish three-year-old of either sex. In the following year she was rated 126 by Timeform and was officially rated the third-best older female horse in Europe behind Gold River and Detroit.
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Curragh over one mile in which she was beaten a short head by the three-year-old colt Belted Earl. In October Cairn Rouge attempted to repeat her 1980 win in the Champion Stakes in a field which included
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On her three-year-old debut, Cairn Rouge finished unplaced in a race over seven furlongs on very heavy ground on 17 March. In April she won the
Mulcahy Stakes over seven furlongs at
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before being exported to Japan in 1978. She was the first foal of dam Little Hills, who won on the flat and over hurdles. Little Hills' grand-dam Stone Crop was a half-sister of the
221:. After showing promise as a two-year-old in 1979, Cairn Rouge improved to become one of the best three-year-old fillies in Europe in the following year. She won the
497:. The winner failed a post-race drug test, but was allowed to keep the race following a private session of the Jockey Club's disciplinary committee on 7 June 1982.
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but finished fifth behind Hard Fought. The filly returned from the race with a minor injury which kept her off the racecourse for three months. She returned in the
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Lightning.
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furlongs. The filly took the lead in the last quarter mile but was overtaken in the final strides and was beaten half a length by
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Millingdale Lillie. In June, the filly was sent to England for the Coronation Stakes (then a
468:. Cairn Rouge began her three-year-old season at Royal Ascot in June, when she started favourite for the
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At York on 19 August, Cairn Rouge was matched against colts and older horses for the first time in the
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against horses of her own age and sex, before defeating strong
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560:Tikanova (bay filly, foaled 1983, sired by
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516:. In December she finished sixth behind
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976:Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993).
892:"LEADING JUMP TRAINERS DOWN THE YEARS"
894:. Irish Racing Greats. Archived from
609:Devils Rock (chestnut colt, 1990, by
514:Washington, D.C. International Stakes
322:in September, beating Cassia by four
7:
564:), unraced. Female-line ancestor of
1031:"White and Gold" (19 August 1980).
210:(foaled 9 March 1977) was an Irish
1213:"Devil's Rock Record By Race Type"
616:Red Victory (brown colt, 1991, by
368:and Millingdale Lillie. Ridden by
14:
630:Captain Melleray (colt, 1995, by
598:), won one race, dam of Vortex (
575:), won one race, dam of Prolix (
571:Ajuga (chestnut filly, 1985, by
34:
29:
637:Fontanina (bay filly, 1997, by
1257:"Best Buy Record By Race Type"
1235:"Di Hwang Record By Race Type"
644:Best Buy (bay filly, 1998, by
620:), failed to win in five races
139:Michael Cunningham/George Getz
42:David Brady & Craig Singer
1:
1294:Racehorses trained in Ireland
1191:"Roupala Record By Race Type"
1061:"Chameleon does fine workout"
1059:"Fairway" (23 October 1981).
623:Di Hwang (bay colt, 1994, by
594:Roupala (bay filly, 1986, by
980:. Breedon Books Publishing.
16:Irish Thoroughbred racehorse
1169:"Ajuga Record By Race Type"
583:). Female-line ancestor of
348:1980: three-year-old season
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1299:Irish Classic Race winners
1289:Racehorses bred in Ireland
1259:. Racing Post. 2 June 2011
1237:. Racing Post. 2 June 2011
1215:. Racing Post. 2 June 2011
1193:. Racing Post. 2 June 2011
460:1981: four-year-old season
411:Benson and Hedges Gold Cup
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372:, she started at odds of
293:1979: two-year-old season
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1144:"Cairn Rouge Statistics"
470:Prince of Wales's Stakes
131:David Brady/Craig Singer
1304:Thoroughbred family 1-l
1090:Timeform staff (1982).
1006:Timeform staff (1981).
920:Timeform staff (1980).
579:), Bad Bertrich Again (
398:in which she faced the
394:race) over one mile at
354:Phoenix Park Racecourse
841:"Cairn Rouge pedigree"
1284:1977 racehorse births
951:Sydney Morning Herald
790:Ballyogan Queen (GB)
818:Salvia (Family:1-l)
522:Bay Meadows Handicap
453:Newmarket Racecourse
441:Longchamp Racecourse
200:Killarney Racecourse
748:Little Hills (IRE)
713:Border Bounty (GB)
659:
358:Irish 1,000 Guineas
233:competition in the
223:Irish 1,000 Guineas
163:Irish 1,000 Guineas
1092:Racehorses of 1981
1008:Racehorses of 1980
922:Racehorses of 1979
898:on 2 December 2013
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606:winner Emblem Road
404:Quick As Lightning
196:Cairn Rouge Stakes
1124:. 8 November 1981
1066:New Straits Times
987:978-1-873626-15-3
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466:Lewisville, Texas
320:Galway Racecourse
257:, who also sired
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876:23 November
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810:Stone Crop
775:Candy Gift
770:Crepuscule
721:Rockefella
611:Devil's Bag
566:Epoca d'Oro
396:Royal Ascot
370:Tony Murray
299:maiden race
267:Zarathustra
208:Cairn Rouge
123:Janet Brady
24:Cairn Rouge
1278:Categories
845:Equineline
825:References
813:Kingstone
799:Fair Trial
795:Ballyogan
718:Bounteous
693:Art Paper
687:Fair Trial
641:), unraced
634:), unraced
632:Fairy King
585:Persuasive
577:Dee Stakes
528:Assessment
491:The Wonder
449:Gold River
435:over 2400
241:Background
152:Major wins
79:Candy Cane
764:Donatello
604:Saudi Cup
506:April Run
487:Madam Gay
392:Group Two
366:Mrs Penny
219:broodmare
215:racehorse
147:15: 6-3-0
58:Grandsire
1148:Equibase
759:Crepello
735:Chanteur
702:Alycidon
698:Alcazar
682:Petition
666:Pitcairn
653:Pedigree
646:Danehill
534:Timeform
316:furlongs
274:yearling
255:Pitcairn
225:and the
52:Pitcairn
1121:The Age
805:Serial
741:Ardeen
731:B Flat
674:Petingo
618:Al Nasr
542:Detroit
538:Aryenne
520:in the
512:in the
495:Vayrann
445:Detroit
422:⁄
402:winner
385:⁄
362:Curragh
360:at the
339:⁄
324:lengths
310:⁄
284:races.
278:guineas
265:winner
253:winner
190:Honours
136:Trainer
120:Breeder
105:Ireland
102:Country
76:Damsire
62:Petingo
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180:Awards
175:(1980)
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144:Record
110:Colour
94:Foaled
792:1956
755:1965
750:1971
715:1965
678:1965
670:1971
668:(IRE)
413:over
301:over
272:As a
128:Owner
1265:2013
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1096:ISBN
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663:Sire
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