British Idiom

British Idiom (foaled March 23, 2017) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Alcibiades Stakes and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in 2019, earning the title of Champion Two-Year-Old Filly for the year.

British Idiom
SireFlashback
GrandsireTapit
DamRose and Shine
DamsireMr. Sekiguchi
SexFilly
FoaledMarch 23, 2017[1]
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederHargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton and Silver Fern Farm
OwnerMichael Dubb, Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Bethlehem Stables
TrainerBrad Cox
Record3: 3-0-0
Earnings$1,381,250[2]
Major wins
Alcibiades Stakes (2019)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2019)

Background

British Idiom is a chestnut filly who was bred in Kentucky by Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton and Silver Fern Farm.[2] She is the first graded stakes winner for her sire Flashback, a stakes-winning son of leading sire Tapit. Her dam Rose and Shine was a stakes winner in Canada.[3]

British Idiom was sold for $40,000 at the Fasig-Tipton 2018 Yearling Sale. Her new owners, Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables and Bethlehem Stables, sent her into training with Brad Cox.[2] The same partnership campaigned Monomoy Girl, the champion three-year-old filly of 2018.[4]

Stuart Grant, one of her co-owners, said her name was inspired by some British friends of his. "Who doesn't love a great British Idiom?" he said.[5]

Racing career

British Idiom made her first start on August 15, 2019 at Saratoga in a maiden special weight race for horses that had been sold for $45,000 or less. She challenged the early pace and then edged away during the stretch to win by ​3 1⁄2 lengths.[6]

She made her stakes debut in the Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland on October 4. She rated in third behind the early pace set by Spitefulness while racing four wide, then made her move on the far turn. She drew away in the stretch for a ​6 1⁄2 length victory.[3]

That win earned her an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, held on November 1 at Santa Anita Park. She broke slowly and was bumped as the horses entered the first turn. She then settled while saving ground on the rail down the backstretch. On the far turn, she shifted to the outside and started closing ground. She gradually made up ground on Donna Veloce, and the two battled for the final furlong with British Idiom prevailing by a neck.[7]

"It was pretty rough in the first turn," said jockey Javier Castellano. "That was not the idea. The idea was a clear trip and stalking a little bit early. Unfortunately, that's the way it developed into the first turn. I took it from there and was very patient and confident because I had the best horse in the race. That's what she proved in the last part of the running."[8]

According to Jay Privman of the Daily Racing Form, the win will "undoubtedly" make British Idiom the Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 2019.[5]

Statistics
Date Age Distance Race Grade Track Odds Field Finish Winning Time Winning
(Losing)
Margin		 Jockey Ref
Aug 15, 2019 2 6 furlongs Maiden Special Weight Saratoga 3.50* 10 1 1:10.01 ​3 1⁄2 lengths Javier Castellano [6]
Oct 4, 2019 2 ​1 1⁄16 miles Alcibiades Stakes I Keeneland 3.60 11 1 1:45.80 ​6 1⁄2 lengths Javier Castellano [9]
Nov 1, 2019 2 ​1 1⁄16 miles Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies I Santa Anita 2.70 9 1 1:47.07 Neck Javier Castellano [7]

An asterisk after the odds means British Idiom was the post-time favorite.

Pedigree
Pedigree of British Idiom, filly, March 23, 2017
Sire
Flashback
2010		 Tapit
2001		 Pulpit A.P. Indy
Preach
Tap Your Heels Unbridled
Ruby Slippers
Rhumb Line
2000		 Mr. Greeley Gone West
Long Legend
Rose Rhapsody Pleasant Colony
Rosy Spectre
Dam
Rose and Shine
2009		 Mr. Sekiguchi
2003		 Storm Cat Storm Bird
Terlingua
Welcome Surprise Seeking the Gold
Weekend Surprise
Yellowenglishrose
1996		 Colonial Affair Pleasant Colony
Snuggle
Princess Baja Conquistador Cielo
Miss Baja (family: 23-b)[10]

British Idiom is inbred 4 × 4 to Pleasant Colony, meaning this stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of her pedigree.

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References
  1. "Pedigree of British Idiom". Equineline. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. "Profile of British Idiom". Equibase. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "British Idiom Soars Clear in Alcibiades". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "Flashback Filly Gets Up in Juvenile Fillies". Thoroughbred Daily News. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. "British Idiom wins stretch battle with Donna Veloce to take Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies". www.drf.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. "Chart for August 15, 2019, race 2 at Saratoga". Equibase. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. "Chart of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies". Equibase. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. "Flashback Filly Gets Up in Juvenile Fillies". Thoroughbred Daily News. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. "Chart for the Alcibiades Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  10. "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Turk Mare - Family 23-b". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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