# Blue Prize

Blue Prize (foaled August 26, 2013) is a retired Argentinian Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Breeders' Cup Distaff.

## Career

Blue Prize's first race and only start as a two-year-old was on May 30, 2016, at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo, where she came in first.
Blue Prize finished second in her first two starts at age three. On October 10, 2016, she won the Grade-1 Argentinian Gran Premio Seleccion. She was named Argentina's champion three-year-old filly.
She was sold to Merriebelle Stable in 2017 and was relocated to the United States where she made her first start on June 11 with a second-place finish at Churchill Downs. She then came in second place three more times in a row.
On October 8, 2017, she came in third place at the Grade-1 Spinster Stakes. She finally captured her first American graded win by winning the Grade-2 Falls City Handicap on November 23 to close out her 2017 season.
She had a strong 2018 season. She won the Top Flight Handicap, the Fleur de Lis Handicap, the Locust Grove Handicap and the Grade-1 Spinster Stakes. She closed the season out with a 4th-place finish at the Grade-1 Breeders' Cup Distaff on November 13.
Blue Prize started her 2019 season with a third-place finish in the La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 3. She tried to defend her Fleur de Lis Handicap crown in June, but came in second. She then finished third in the July 13 Delaware Handicap.
Blue Prize's 2019 season picked up though in August with a win at the Summer Colony Stakes at Saratoga. This was the first of a three-race winning streak. Her next win came on October 6 when she successfully defended her Spinster Stakes title at Keeneland. On November 2, she finished out the 2019 season with a win at the Grade-1 Breeders' Cup Distaff, beating Midnight Bisou.
Blue Prize was sold for $5,000,000 and retired in November 2019. She will be bred to Into Mischief.

## Racing statistics

Blue Prize's Career Statistics :
| Date | Age | Distance | Surface | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Time | Field | Finish | Margin | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| May 30, 2016 | 2 | 1600 meters | Dirt | Especial Juan P. Artiga | Maiden Special Weight | Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo | 16.30 | 1:40.19 | 12 | 1 | 1⁄2 neck | Fabricio Raul Barroso | Jorge A. Mayansky Neer | La Manija |
| Aug 6, 2016 | 3 | 1600 meters | Dirt | Gran Premio Gral. Luis Maria Campos | G2 | Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo | 1.60 | 1:34.69 | 8 | 2 | (1⁄2 length) | Pablro Gustavo Falero | Jorge A. Mayansky Neer | La Manija |
| Sep 3, 2016 | 3 | 1600 meters | Dirt | Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas | G1 | Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo | 4.35 | 1:33.64 | 9 | 2 | (Neck) | Goncalves F. Fernandes | Jorge A. Mayansky Neer | La Manija |
| Oct 10, 2016 | 3 | 2000 meters | Dirt | Gran Premio Seleccion - Copa Lalcec | G1 | Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo | 4.35 | 2:01.15 | 7 | 1 | 1⁄2 neck | Goncalves F. Fernandes | Jorge A. Mayansky Neer | La Manija |
| Jun 11, 2017 | 3 | 11⁄16 miles | Dirt | Allowance | Allowance Optional Claiming | Churchill Downs | 3.60 | 1:44.36 | 6 | 2 | (1 length) | James Graham | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Jul 24, 2017 | 4 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Allowance | Allowance Optional Claiming | Saratoga Race Course | 1.40* | 1:53.91 | 7 | 2 | (4 lengths) | Joel Rosario | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Aug 20, 2017 | 4 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Summer Colony Stakes | Ungraded stakes | Saratoga Race Course | 6.60 | 1:50.53 | 6 | 2 | (Nose) | James Graham | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Sep 16, 2017 | 4 | 11⁄16 miles | Dirt | Locust Grove Stakes | G3 | Churchill Downs | 1.50* | 1:43.91 | 7 | 2 | (11⁄4 lengths) | James Graham | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Oct 8, 2017 | 4 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Juddmonte Spinster Stakes | G1 | Keeneland | 10.70 | 1:49.70 | 9 | 3 | (71⁄2 lengths) | James Graham | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Nov 23, 2017 | 4 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Falls City Handicap | G2 | Churchill Downs | 3.00 | 1:49.30 | 6 | 1 | 81⁄2 lengths | James Graham | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Mar 17, 2018 | 4 | 11⁄16 miles | Dirt | Azeri Stakes | G2 | Churchill Downs | 5.10 | 1:42.95 | 8 | 7 | (81⁄2 lengths) | James Graham | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Apr 15, 2018 | 4 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Top Flight Invitational Stakes | Listed stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | 1.45 | 1:51.48 | 6 | 1 | Neck | José Ortiz | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| May 18, 2018 | 4 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Allaire du Pont Distaff Stakes | G3 | Pimlico Race Course | 1.10* | 1:51.10 | 8 | 2 | (1⁄2 length) | José Ortiz | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Jun 16, 2018 | 4 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Fleur de Lis Handicap | G2 | Churchill Downs | 2.30* | 1:50.02 | 9 | 1 | 11⁄2 lengths | José Ortiz | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 5 | 11⁄16 miles | Dirt | Locust Grove Stakes | G3 | Churchill Downs | 0.90* | 1:43.69 | 9 | 1 | Nose | Julien Leparoux | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Oct 7, 2018 | 5 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Juddmonte Spinster Stakes | G1 | Keeneland | 4.50 | 1:50.02 | 11 | 1 | 3⁄4 length | Joe Bravo | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 5 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff | G1 | Churchill Downs | 8.10 | 1:49.79 | 11 | 4 | (11⁄2 lengths) | Joe Bravo | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| May 3, 2019 | 5 | 11⁄16 miles | Dirt | La Troienne Stakes presented by Inside Access from Chase | G2 | Churchill Downs | 2.30* | 1:43.58 | 9 | 3 | (41⁄2 lengths) | Joe Bravo | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Jun 15, 2019 | 5 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Fleur de Lis Handicap | G2 | Churchill Downs | 3.40 | 1:50.33 | 6 | 2 | (11⁄2 lengths) | Javier Castellano | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Jul 13, 2019 | 6 | 11⁄4 miles | Dirt | Delaware Handicap | G2 | Delaware Park | 3.60 | 2:02.51 | 9 | 3 | (41⁄2 lengths) | Joe Bravo | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Aug 18, 2019 | 6 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Summer Colony Stakes | Listed stakes | Saratoga Race Course | 0.60* | 1:48.58 | 7 | 1 | Neck | José Ortiz | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Oct 6, 2019 | 6 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Juddmonte Spinster Stakes | G1 | Keeneland | 7.60 | 1:50.30 | 5 | 1 | (1⁄2 length) | Joe Bravo | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 6 | 11⁄8 miles | Dirt | Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff | G1 | Santa Anita Park | 8.90 | 1:50.50 | 11 | 1 | 11⁄2 lengths | Joe Bravo | Ignacio Correas, IV | Merriebelle Stable LLC |
An asterisk after the odds means Blue Prize was the post time favorite

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Blue Prize (ARG), 2013 :
| Sire Pure Prize (USA) 1998 | Storm Cat (USA) 1983 | Storm Bird | Northern Dancer |
| Sire Pure Prize (USA) 1998 | Storm Cat (USA) 1983 | Storm Bird | South Ocean |
| Sire Pure Prize (USA) 1998 | Storm Cat (USA) 1983 | Terlingua | Secretariat |
| Sire Pure Prize (USA) 1998 | Storm Cat (USA) 1983 | Terlingua | Crimson Saint |
| Sire Pure Prize (USA) 1998 | Heavenly Prize (USA) 1991 | Seeking The Gold | Mr. Prospector |
| Sire Pure Prize (USA) 1998 | Heavenly Prize (USA) 1991 | Seeking The Gold | Con Game |
| Sire Pure Prize (USA) 1998 | Heavenly Prize (USA) 1991 | Oh What A Dance | Nijinsky |
| Sire Pure Prize (USA) 1998 | Heavenly Prize (USA) 1991 | Oh What A Dance | Blitey |
| Dam Blues For Sale (ARG) 2003 | Not For Sale (ARG) 1994 | Parade Marshal | Caro |
| Dam Blues For Sale (ARG) 2003 | Not For Sale (ARG) 1994 | Parade Marshal | Stepping High |
| Dam Blues For Sale (ARG) 2003 | Not For Sale (ARG) 1994 | Love For Sale | Laramie Trail |
| Dam Blues For Sale (ARG) 2003 | Not For Sale (ARG) 1994 | Love For Sale | Museliere |
| Dam Blues For Sale (ARG) 2003 | Key Cure (USA) 1996 | Cure The Blues | Stop The Music |
| Dam Blues For Sale (ARG) 2003 | Key Cure (USA) 1996 | Cure The Blues | Quick Cure |
| Dam Blues For Sale (ARG) 2003 | Key Cure (USA) 1996 | Dancers Key | Key to the Mint |
| Dam Blues For Sale (ARG) 2003 | Key Cure (USA) 1996 | Dancers Key | Dancers Saga |