Hurricane Run
Motivator is one on many top-class middle-distance horses and stayers sired by Montjeu. Others include the Derby winners Authorized and Pour Moi, the St Leger winners Scorpion and Masked Marvel and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Hurricane Run. Motivator, Hurricane Run and Scorpion were all from Montjeus first crop of foals, and were important in establishing him as a sire. Motivator is out of the American-bred mare Out West, making him a half-brother of the Hardwicke Stakes winner Macarthur, and the Listed race winner Imperial Star.