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391:. The colt pulled hard when Reid attempted to restrain him in the early stages before taking the lead in the final quarter mile and accelerating clear of the field to win in "impressive" style by eight lengths from Luhuk. Turtle Island bypassed the 2000 Guineas, which was run on firm ground, and instead contested the
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Gimcrack Stakes in which he carried top weight of 131 pounds and started the 5/2 second favourite. He took the lead approaching the final furlong and stayed on "gamely" after being overtaken by the filly Unblest to regain the lead in the final strides and win by a head. The favourite
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in June. Starting the 3/1 second favourite he raced just behind the leaders before taking the lead a furlong out and winning by three and a half lengths from Gold Land. Turtle Island started odds-on favourite for the
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and started 5/4 favourite against eight opponents. Racing on heavy ground, Turtle Island took the lead inside the last quarter mile and drew away from the field to win by fifteen lengths from Guided Tour.
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on 8 May. He was held up in the early stages and was last of the eight runners on the final turn. He made progress in the straight, but was beaten a "short neck" by the locally trained
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Ireland
Shuttled in 1995-97 to Australia Shuttled in 1999 to New Zealand and made a very impressive start to his stud career, siring the 2000 Guineas winner
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949:"Racing: Island in splendid isolation: Chapple-Hyam's Turtle hurtles clear in Irish 2,000 Guineas to win by widest Classic margin in living memory"
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Turtle Island began his second season at
Newbury on 16 April, when he started 2/1 favourite for the Greenham Stakes, a trial race for the
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by Frank Barry. During his racing career, Turtle Island raced in the green and blue silks of Robert
Sangster and was trained by
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favourite in a field of eight runners. He took the lead approaching the final furlong and drew clear of the field by five
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Beeches Stud
Ireland.At stud in 2010-14 at the Allevamento Torre di Canicarao Italy.He died on 4 July 2014.
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On 8 August, Turtle Island was sent to
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Turtle Island was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion
Entered stud in 1995-2001 at
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184:(16 March 1991 – 4 July 2014) was an Irish-bred, British-trained
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winner Turtle Bow. He later established himself as a sire of
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On 14 June, Turtle Island started 15/8 favourite for the
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but he could not have produced a performance like this".
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and finished third of the sixteen runners behind the
767:"Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Brimmer Mare – Family 25"
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Pedigree of Turtle Island (IRE), bay stallion, 1991
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310:. The colt was then moved up in class for the
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439:. Turtle Island's last race was the
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227:bred in Ireland by Ron Con Ltd and
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816:"Beckhampton Maiden Stakes result"
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1019:Nancy Sexton (17 February 2009).
947:Richard Edmondson (16 May 1994).
789:"Doncaster Bloodstock Sales 1993"
16:Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
1000:. Racing Post. 15 February 2012
106:Ron Con Ltd and Swettenham Stud
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1030:– via The Free Library.
978:. Timeform. 24 September 1994
671:Madame Caroline (Family: 25)
818:. Racing Post. 16 April 1993
998:"Turtle Island Stud Record"
976:"Queen Elizabeth II Stakes"
926:"Irish 2000 Guineas result"
383:1994: three-year-old season
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1100:Irish Classic Race winners
1090:Racehorses bred in Ireland
884:. Timeform. 18 August 1993
393:Poule d'Essai des Poulains
1041:staff (26 January 2010).
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904:"Greenham Stakes result"
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742:"Fairy King Stud Record"
694:"Turtle Island pedigree"
421:St James's Palace Stakes
928:. Timeform. 15 May 1994
860:"Phoenix Stakes result"
838:"Norfolk Stakes result"
479:) and An Cathaoir Mor (
354:who went on to win the
344:Leopardstown Racecourse
1105:Thoroughbred family 25
254:In September 1992 the
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720:"Turtle Island image"
397:Longchamp Racecourse
325:Newmarket Racecourse
323:over six furlong at
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596:Sisania (GB)
555:Fairy Bridge
531:Lady Angela
475:) Scolardy (
461:Island Sands
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425:Distant View
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389:2000 Guineas
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356:1000 Guineas
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794:Racing Post
650:Round Table
561:Bold Reason
451:Stud record
410:Grand Lodge
348:Las Meninas
329:First Trump
321:July Stakes
316:Royal Ascot
312:Group Three
296:maiden race
1074:Categories
1059:8 February
1026:8 February
1004:8 February
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800:8 February
773:8 February
726:8 February
704:8 February
698:Equineline
678:References
656:Matriarch
646:Targowice
636:Madrilene
610:Derring-Do
504:Fairy King
485:Coolmore's
414:Dr Devious
401:Green Tune
219:Background
147:Major wins
33:Fairy King
549:Almahmoud
276:John Reid
272:Wiltshire
189:racehorse
39:Grandsire
626:Camenae
602:High Top
579:Special
520:Nearctic
491:Pedigree
437:Mehthaaf
377:Owington
256:yearling
237:Helissio
142:£416,083
139:Earnings
134:13:6-1-3
71:Stallion
61:High Top
537:Natalma
405:Curragh
308:lengths
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260:guineas
249:Red Rum
247:winner
121:Trainer
103:Breeder
88:Ireland
85:Country
57:Damsire
52:Sisania
615:Darius
589:Thong
525:Nearco
445:Maroof
333:pounds
268:Manton
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131:Record
93:Colour
77:Foaled
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606:1969
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583:Forli
573:Lalun
557:1975
516:1961
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111:Owner
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304:13/8
241:Oath
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