Illinois (2021) Horse
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About
Illinois is a 5yo bay colt trained by A P O'Brien. He is by Galileo out of Danedrop. Having won at Group 2 level and earning $2,067,885, he is considered a highly skilled racehorse. On 19 June 2024 at Royal Ascot, ridden by R L Moore, Illinois claimed his biggest victory, taking the $150,282 Queen’s Vase (G2) over Highbury.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Curragh 19-Jul-26 2820m GOOD R6 CL1 $3,900 (of $130,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:58.300, SP: 3.75 1st Trustyourinstinct ( D Mcdonogh 137 ) 2nd Happy Pharoah ( P Harnett 137 ) 0.75L 3rd Al Riffa ( D B Mcmonagle 137 ) 1.50L 5th Illinois ( R L Moore 137 ) 7.75L See full results | R L Moore 62.1kg 7.75L | 5 (8) |
| Ascot 20-Jun-26 4355m GOOD R7 CL2 $64,800 (of $118,044) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 04:45.570, SP: 2.75 1st Illinois ( R L Moore 130 ) 2nd French Master ( J Doyle 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Mr Hollywood ( B Loughnane 130 ) 2.75L See full results | R L Moore 59kg | 1 (13) |
| Epsom Downs 06-Jun-26 2420m SOFT R3 CL1 $13,400 (of $983,700) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:40.080, SP: 34.00 1st Bay City Roller ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Jan Brueghel ( R L Moore 128 ) 10.00L 3rd Lambourn ( W Lordan 128 ) 15.50L 6th Illinois ( R Whelan 128 ) 141.50L See full results | R Whelan 58.1kg 64.2kgL | 6 (6) |
| Epsom 06-Jun-26 2420m SOFT (of $677,842), SP: 34.00 1st Bay City Roller ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Jan Brueghel ( R L Moore 128 ) 10.00L 3rd Lambourn ( W Lordan 128 ) 5.50L 6th Illinois ( R Whelan 128 ) 0.00L | R Whelan 58.1kg 0.00L | 6 |
| Chester 07-May-26 2692m GOOD R4 CL1 $16,140 (of $147,555) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:48.260, SP: 5.50 1st Jan Brueghel ( R L Moore 128 ) 2nd Mount Atlas ( O Murphy 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Illinois ( W Lordan 128 ) 5.25L See full results | W Lordan 58.1kg 5.25L | 3 (8) |