Quadrilateral (horse)

Quadrilateral (foaled 11 April 2017) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. She was one of the best two-year-old fillies in Europe in 2019 when she was unbeaten in three races including the Group 1 Fillies' Mile.

Quadrilateral
Racing silks of Khalid Abdullah
SireFrankel
GrandsireGalileo
DamMandela
DamsireMizzen Mast
SexFilly
Foaled11 April 2017[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourChestnut
BreederJuddmonte Farm
OwnerKhalid Abdullah
TrainerRoger Charlton
Record3: 3-0-2
Earnings£391,439
Major wins
Fillies' Mile (2019)

Background

Quadrilateral is a chestnut filly bred in England by her owner Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farm. She was sent into training with Roger Charlton at Beckhampton in Wiltshire.

She was from the fourth crop of foals sired by Frankel, an undefeated racehorse whose other progeny have included Cracksman, Anapurna, Soul Stirring and Without Parole.[2] Quadrilateral's dam Nimble Thimble showed modest ability on the track, winning one minor race from three starts.[3] Her dam Skiable was a half-sister to the outstanding broodmare Hasili.[4]

Racing career

2019: two-year-old season

Quadrilateral was ridden in all of her races as a two-year-old by Jason Watson. The filly began her racecourse career in a maiden race over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse on 16 August when she started the 7/2 second favourite in a ten-runner field. After racing in mid-division she made steady progress in the last quarter mile, took the lead in the closing stages and won by a neck from the colt Mambo Nights.[5] Five weeks later, over the same course and distance, Quadrilateral contested a minor fillies' race in which she tarted the 7/4 second favourite behind the Michael Stoute-trained Melnikova. She was restrained by Watson at the rear of the seven-runner field before moving up to take the lead approaching the final furlong and drawing away from her opponents to win in "impressive" style by eight lengths.[6]

On 11 October at Newmarket Racecourse Quadrilateral was stepped up is class and started the 9/4 favourite for the Group 1 Fillies' Mile. Her eight opponents included Love (Moyglare Stud Stakes), Cayenne Pepper (Flame Of Tara Stakes), Powerful Breeze (May Hill Stakes), Boomer (Prestige Stakes) and West End Girl (Sweet Solera Stakes). She settled behind the leaders as West End Girl set the pace, before making progress in the last quarter mile. Quadirlateral maintained her run, overtook Powerful Breeze in the final strides and won by a head with a length and a half back to Love in third place.[7] After the race Charlton said "She kept responding and I thought she did really well to get there. She fought like a good’un and handled the track, it was a great effort really... that was a proper test and she did it 100%."[8]

2020: three-year-old season

The flat racing season in England was disrupted by the COVID-19 Pandemic and the 1000 Guineas was run a month later than usual on 7 June over the Rowley mile at Newmarket. Quadrilateral headed the betting at odds of 11/4 in a fifteen-runner. With Watson in the saddle she was in contention from the start and kept on well in the closing stages but never looked likely to win and came home third, beaten two and a half quarter lengths and a head by Love and Cloak of Spirits.[9] Thirteen days later, the filly started favourite for Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot and finished third behind Alpine Star and Sharing, beaten six lengths by the winner.[10]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Quadrilateral (GB), chestnut filly, 2017[1]
Sire
Frankel (GB)
2008		 Galileo (IRE)
1998		 Sadler's Wells (USA) Northern Dancer (CAN)
Fairy Bridge
Urban Sea (USA) Miswaki
Allegretta (GB)
Kind (IRE)
2001		 Danehill (USA) Danzig
Razyana
Rainbow Lake (GB) Rainbow Quest (USA)
Rockfest (USA)
Dam
Nimble Thimble (USA)
2009		 Mizzen Mast (USA)
1998		 Cozzene Caro (IRE)
Ride The Trails
Kinema Graustark
Mrs Peterkin
Skiable (IRE)
1990		 Niniski (USA) Nijinsky (CAN)
Virginia Hills
Kerali (GB) High Line
Sookera (USA) (Family: 11)[4]
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References
  1. "Quadrilateral pedigree". Equineline.
  2. "Frankel - Progeny". Racing Post.
  3. "Nimble Thimble Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
  4. "Sedbury Royal Mare - Family 11". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  5. "Unibet EBF Maiden Stakes result". Racing Post. 16 August 2019.
  6. "Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises British EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes result". Racing Post. 20 September 2019.
  7. "Fillies' Mile result". Racing Post. 11 October 2019.
  8. Wood, Greg (11 October 2019). "Quadrilateral digs deep to maintain unbeaten record in Fillies' Mile" – via The Guardian.
  9. "1000 Guineas result". Racing Post. 7 June 2020.
  10. "Coronation Stakes result". Racing Post. 20 June 2020.
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