1. Elusive Kate was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse.
17 Facts About Elusive Kate
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Elusive Kate was one of the leading two-year-old fillies in Europe in 2011 when her wins included the Prix du Calvados and the Prix Marcel Boussac.
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Elusive Kate was a bay filly with a white stripe and a white sock on her right foreleg, bred in Kentucky by Clovelly Farms.
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Elusive Kate was sired by the leading American stallion Elusive Quality, whose other progeny have included Smarty Jones, Raven's Pass and Quality Road.
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Elusive Kate's dam, Gout de Terroir was a half-sister to the Breeders' Cup Classic winner Pleasantly Perfect.
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Elusive Kate made her racecourse debut on 4 June 2011 when she finished fourth of the eleven runners behind Falls of Lora in a maiden race at Doncaster Racecourse.
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Elusive Kate returned to Deauville three weeks later and was moved up in class to contest the Group Three Prix du Calvados over 1400 metres.
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Elusive Kate started favourite but finished eighth of the fourteen runners behind Stephanie's Kitten.
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Elusive Kate did not contest any of the British, French or Irish classic races in the early part of 2012 and did not reappear until the July meeting at Newmarket Racecourse.
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Elusive Kate led until the last 200 metres and finished third behind Excelebration and Cityscape, beaten one and a quarter lengths and a neck.
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Elusive Kate's chances were compromised when she stumbled exiting the stalls, but she recovered to finish second to Siyouma.
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On her final appearance of the season, Elusive Kate finished third to Excelebration and Cityscape in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot Racecourse.
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On her first appearance as a four-year-old, Elusive Kate contested the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on 18 June, a race for which the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom started favourite.
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Elusive Kate went on to win by one quarter of a length.
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Elusive Kate raced just behind the leaders, but after briefly taking the lead two furlongs from the finish she again hung badly to the left and finished fourth behind Sky Lantern, Integral and Duntle.
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Elusive Kate was retired from racing at the end of 2013 to begin her career a broodmare.
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Elusive Kate died when giving birth to her first foal in April 2015.