504:) and the Argentinian Grade I winner Greta G. In a tactical change, Moore sent the favourite into the lead from the start and Roly Poly was never seriously challenged, establishing a clear advantage in the final furlong and winning "comfortably" by one and a quarter lengths from Wuheida. After the race her co-owner Michael Tabor commented "It was pretty straightforward. She loves this ground, that's for sure. Ryan said when he came into the paddock that he thought the best thing would be to take her to the front, and she did it well. She's a tough, hardy filly; she's small but she battles well and this surface really suits her".
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561:). After leading for most of the way she was overtaken by the outsider Dawn of Hope but rallied to regain the advantage inside the final furlong. She drew away from her rivals in the last strides and won by one and quarter lengths from Persuasive. Her win brought took Aidan O'Brien's total of Group 1 wins for the season to 23, two behind
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Leopardstown. After leading for most of the way she was overtaken approaching the final furlong and faded in the closing stages to finish sixth behind Hydrangea, Winter, Persuasive, Wuheida and Qemah. Four weeks after her run in the Matron the filly had her eighth run in England when she started
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at
Newmarket Roly Poly started third favourite behind Lady Aurelia and Queen Kindly in a six-runner field. After tracking the front-running Lady Aurelia she overhauled the American filly 50 yards from the finish but was caught on the line and beaten a short head by her unfancied stablemate
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Hydrangea in third and Precieuse in seventh. On 14 July Roly Poly started 6/4 favourite for the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes over one mile at Newmarket. Her six rivals were
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Ravenna, Siyoushake and Qemah. Ryan Moore commented "All through the season she has continued to progress and this was her best-ever performance. She tries so hard and is a high-class filly who seems to thrive on her racing".
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representative Nasimi. With Moore again in the saddle she was among the leaders from the start and went to the front inside the final furlong despite hanging left under pressure. She kept on well in the final strides to win by half a
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she settled behind the leaders before making steady progress in the last quarter mile, gaining the advantage in the final strides and winning by a neck from the
English challenger Seafront.
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Sixteen days after her win in the
Falmouth, Roly Poly was sent to France for the Group 1 Prix Rothschild over 1600 metres at Deauville and started the 3.2/1 second favourite behind
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Precieuse. Two weeks later in the
535:). Roly Poly was up with the leaders from the start and took the advantage 500 metres out. She kept on strongly in the closing stages and held on to win in a four-way
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Curragh she produced a better effort as she stayed on well in the closing stages to take second place, four and three quarter lengths behind her stablemate
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Persuasive in the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket. The other eleven fillies and mares included Qemah, Usherette, Siyoushake, Aljazzi (
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Roly Poly made a successful racecourse debut on 25 April when she won a
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1096:"Cartier Racing Awards 2017: Enable named Horse of the Year"
183:(foaled 2 February 2014) is an American-bred, Irish-trained
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306:. Misty For Me's dam Butterfly Cove was a half-sister to
584:. She ended the season with a trip to Hong Kong for the
572:. On this occasion she started third favourite for the
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1060:"Nominees for the 2016 Cartier Racing Awards unveiled"
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625:Pedigree of Roly Poly, bay filly, 2014
355:. She was then sent to England for the
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930:"Duchess of Cambridge Stakes result"
16:American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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195:as well as finishing second in the
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916:"Grangecon Stud Stakes result"
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904:. Racing Post. 25 April 2016.
801:Anne Campbell (Family: 16-h)
610:Champion Three-year-old Filly
533:Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 2
272:Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
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918:. Racing Post. 26 June 2016.
1125:Racehorses bred in Kentucky
1032:"Sun Chariot Stakes result"
932:. Racing Post. 8 July 2016.
606:Champion Two-year-old Filly
453:Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
434:2017: three-year-old season
193:Duchess of Cambridge Stakes
157:Duchess of Cambridge Stakes
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513:Duke of Cambridge Stakes
251:but failed to reach her
882:Thoroughbred Bloodlines
612:title, but lost out to
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104:Misty For Me Syndicate
1120:2014 racehorse births
602:Cartier Racing Awards
596:Assessment and awards
531:) and Furia Cruzada (
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152:Grangecon Stud Stakes
836:"Roly Poly pedigree"
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682:Starry Dreamer (USA)
457:Deauville Racecourse
411:Cheveley Park Stakes
383:Newmarket Racecourse
288:Moyglare Stud Stakes
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280:Declaration of War
239:mare with a white
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854:"War Front"
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677:Petitioner
669:Pas de Nom
364:Royal Ascot
325:maiden race
276:War Command
1114:Categories
887:2013-08-30
860:2013-08-10
840:Equineline
817:References
786:Terlingua
780:Storm Bird
529:Prix Perth
517:Persuasive
502:Balanchine
416:Brave Anna
389:) and the
376:Ryan Moore
353:Caravaggio
327:over five
261:Ballydoyle
231:Background
146:Major wins
775:Storm Cat
753:Urban Sea
633:War Front
469:Hydrangea
391:Godolphin
268:War Front
249:Keeneland
181:Roly Poly
133:18: 6-4-0
37:Grandsire
31:War Front
22:Roly Poly
691:Fappiano
687:Rubiano
656:Nearctic
620:Pedigree
402:for the
329:furlongs
308:Fasliyev
245:yearling
223:and the
199:and the
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138:Earnings
758:Miswaki
728:Galileo
663:Natalma
600:In the
486:Wuheida
357:Group 2
349:Curragh
347:at the
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120:Trainer
101:Breeder
83:Country
61:Galileo
57:Damsire
810:inbred
641:Danzig
614:Enable
544:Autumn
475:Summer
465:Winter
439:Spring
396:length
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130:Record
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75:Foaled
41:Danzig
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732:1998
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722:(IRE)
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684:1994
645:1977
643:(USA)
637:2002
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509:Qemah
467:with
241:blaze
109:Owner
630:Sire
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