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14 Facts About Bahamian Bounty

1.

Bahamian Bounty was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Bahamian Bounty was named European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt at the 1996 Cartier Racing Awards.

3.

Bahamian Bounty was retired after two unsuccessful starts in 1997 and later stood as a stallion at the National Stud at Newmarket, Suffolk.

4.

Bahamian Bounty was bred in the United Kingdom by Clarents Racing Ltd.

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Bahamian Bounty's dam, Clarentia was a sprinter who won three races, all over the minimum distance of five furlongs.

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Bahamian Bounty was sold as a yearling for 45,000 gns to the Lucayan Stud, the name used for the horse racing interests of Edward St George.

7.

Bahamian Bounty was originally sent into training with David Loder at Newmarket.

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8.

Bahamian Bounty was ridden in five of his seven starts by Frankie Dettori.

9.

Bahamian Bounty idled after hitting the front and had to be driven out to beat Muchea by a head.

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On his final start of the season, Bahamian Bounty attempted to become the first Middle Park winner to add the seven-furlong Dewhurst Stakes since Diesis in 1982.

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In November 1996, Bahamian Bounty was named European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt at the Cartier Racing Awards, although the situation was somewhat confused, with the Grand Criterium winner Revoque being given the title of Champion Two-Year-Old.

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Bahamian Bounty was rated behind Revoque in the official International Classification.

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Bahamian Bounty was "shuttled" to stand at the Eliza Park Stud in Australia.

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Bahamian Bounty was retired from stud duties in 2015 and died on 2 March 2020 at the age of 26.