182:. In his early career the horse showed good, but unexceptional form, winning four races but looking to be overmatched when tried against top class opposition. In the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes he was employed as a pacemaker but after he established a big lead his more fancied opponents were unable to catch him and he won at odds of
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claimed that "the only thing that beat me was the rain" but received a warning for excessive use of the whip. Godolphin's racing manager Simon
Crisford commented "The whole idea of pacemakers is, if you don't follow the pacemaker, the pacemaker wins because we have quality pacemakers... said he was
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to victory at 66/1. Hills sent
Summoner to the front from the start and quickly opened up a big lead, leading to comments that he had failed in his pacemaker role as he had been ignored by the other jockeys. Entering the straight he was still six lengths clear of his rivals and showed no signs of
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by Ali Rashid Al Rayhi. On his second start for his new connection he won the Listed First Gulf Bank
National Day Cup on 19 December but he failed to win in ten subsequent races. On his last racecourse appearance he finished eleventh of the twelve runners in the
326:. Starting the 9/2 third choice in a nine-runner field he took the lead approaching the final furlong and drew away to win by three lengths from the favourite Zyz. The colt was then stepped up sharply in class for the
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close enough, but was going too fast for him". Richard Hills said "It's great. I had it my own way and I had a good horse underneath me. I thought, in this ground, it's going to be hard to come off the pace."
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in 1999. Summoner took the lead approaching the last quarter mile and stayed on well to win by two lengths from
Pythios. On 5 August the colt was moved back up in class and started the 11/10 favourite for the
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he started at odds of 1/3 and came home four lengths clear of his rivals, having taken the lead three furlongs out. After an absence of almost three months he returned to the track for the Listed
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Summoner was off the course for two and a half years before returning in
November 2004. By this time his ownership had passed to Sheikh Mohammed's wife Princess Haya and he was being trained in
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on 7 July and finished fourth. Twelve days later he contested a similar event at
Doncaster in which he was ridden by Hughes and stated the 7/1 third favourite behind the
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weakening. Although his lead was steadily reduced in the closing stages he never appeared to be in any danger of defeat and came home two lengths in front of
Noverre.
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Summoner was tried over ten furlongs for the first time in a minor race at Doncaster on 9 June. Partnered by
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on 9 September. Starting the 15/8 favourite he led for most of the way but was caught inside the final furlong and beaten a neck by
Momentum.
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and finished sixth of the sixteen runners. On 6 November the colt started at 8/1 in a similar event on soft ground at
257:. Summoner's dam Sumoto won two of her six races, before becoming a successful broodmare whose other foals included
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Summoner began his second season in a minor race over one mile at Doncaster on 25 March in which he was ridden by
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Summoner began his fourth season with two races in March over 1800 metresat
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310:. He led from the start went clear of his opponents and won by three
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winner Inchinor, Summoner was a representative of the
847:"Mitsubishi Diamond Vision Conditions Stakes result"
206:'s Hascombe and Valiant Stud. In December 1998 the
178:racehorse best known for his upset win in the 2001
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875:"Worthington Creamflow Conditions Stakes result"
733:"Tatteralls December Yearling sale - Catalogue"
1039:Racehorses trained in the United Arab Emirates
833:"Sureflow Median Auction Maiden Stakes result"
774:"95% of thoroughbreds linked to one superstud"
368:At the end of the year Summoner was bought by
528:Pedigree of Summoner (GB), bay gelding, 1997
282:On his racecourse debut Summoner contested a
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494:and came home last of the ten runner behind
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298:on 25 August in which he started at odds of
202:Summoner was a bay horse bred in England by
186:. He later raced with little success in the
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1004:"First Gulf Bank National Day Cup result"
893:"Rabbit Steals Queen Elizabeth II Stakes"
174:(foaled 2 March 1997) was a British-bred
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515:in February 2006. He was subsequently
482:and ninth behind Terre A Terre in the
1029:Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
910:Brooks, Charlie (30 September 2001).
891:Henwood, Robert (29 September 2001).
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16:British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
943:McClean, Ian (30 September 2001).
930:"Queen Elizabeth II Stakes result"
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932:. Racing Post. 29 September 2001.
861:"Arksey Conditions Stakes result"
265:) and So Admirable (grand-dam of
194:at the end of his racing career.
1006:. Racing Post. 19 December 2004.
349:-trained Pythio who had won the
982:"Hills answers a shock Summons"
980:Lane, Tom (30 September 2001).
835:. Racing Post. 6 November 1999.
253:winner Latice and the sprinter
435:), Tamburlaine (second in the
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912:"Summoner good news for some"
849:. Racing Post. 25 March 2000.
963:"Summoner surprise at Ascot"
863:. Racing Post. 19 July 2000.
104:Hascombe & Valiant Studs
877:. Racing Post. 9 June 2001.
417:Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
318:2000: three-year-old season
286:for two-year-olds over six
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821:. Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
819:"Vicissitude - Family 7-a"
470:2002: five-year-old season
380:2001: four-year-old season
306:in which he was ridden by
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795:"Inchinor - Stud Record"
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476:Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
1049:Byerley Turk sire line
945:"Success for Summoner"
421:Prix Jacques le Marois
392:over nine furlongs at
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214:and bought for 50,000
1024:1997 racehorse births
969:. 29 September 2001.
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986:Free Online Library
753:"Byerley Turk Line"
719:"Summoner pedigree"
606:Welsh Pageant (FR)
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359:Thoroughbred Stakes
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204:Anthony Oppenheimer
136:Ali Rashid Al Rayhi
643:Sans le Sou (IRE)
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949:Irish Independent
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76:2 March 1997
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618:Sumoto (GB)
598:My Charmer
549:Lorenzaccio
480:Jebel Hatta
347:Henry Cecil
336:King's Best
324:Seb Sanders
284:maiden race
224:Beckhampton
212:Tattersalls
1018:Categories
801:2011-09-10
780:2011-09-05
759:2011-09-05
702:References
558:Phoenissa
247:Notnowcato
198:Background
157:Major wins
508:Abu Dhabi
427:), Bach (
413:Vahorimix
332:Newmarket
263:The Fugue
228:Wiltshire
144:25: 6-3-1
115:Godolphin
37:Grandsire
688:Riverman
637:Crepello
541:Ahonoora
523:Pedigree
288:furlongs
208:yearling
190:and was
172:Summoner
152:£258,625
149:Earnings
41:Ahonoora
31:Inchinor
22:Summoner
651:Mincio
567:Martial
409:Noverre
312:lengths
216:guineas
125:Trainer
101:Breeder
81:Country
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55:Damsire
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632:Busted
628:1983
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587:(USA)
585:Lomond
581:1985
569:(IRE)
517:gelded
496:Keltos
449:Maroof
356:Listed
267:Limato
249:, the
192:gelded
165:(2001)
141:Record
91:Colour
73:Foaled
50:Sumoto
663:1983
624:Mtoto
620:1990
545:1975
537:1990
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