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The ONLY active sire to produce winners of the English, Irish & French Oaks this century.
And 1 of ONLY 3 active sires to produce winners of the Epsom Derby & Oaks.
His only 2yo son to win a Group race at two. Plus a Classic 3yo miler finishing second by a short head in the French 2,000 Guineas.
2020 Night Of Thunder ex Kentucky Belle
First season 2025.
| Super 2yo | |
|---|---|
| Won | Superlative Stakes Gr.2, Newmarket, 7f, like his grandsire Dubawi, & City Of Troy, Native Trail, etc. |
| Won | Maiden Stakes, Newbury, 6½f, on racecourse debut by 3½l, kept on strongly and won going away from the field. |
| Classic 3yo miler | |
|---|---|
| Won | Greenham Stakes Gr.3, Newbury, 7f, comfortably by 3l making all, from a field that included multiple Gr.1 winner Charyn & Chaldean. |
| 2nd | Poule d’Essai des Poulains Gr.1, ParisLongchamp, 1m, by just a short head to Marhaba Ya Sanafi, beating subsequent Gr.1 winner Good Guess & multiple Gr.1 performer Breizh Sky. |
| 2nd | Lennox Stakes Gr.2, Goodwood, 7f, to multiple Gr.1 winner Kinross, by a neck |
| 2nd | Prix Daniel Wildenstein Gr.2, Longchamp, 1m to Poker Face, beating Gr.1 winner Belbek |
| 4th | St James’s Palace Stakes Gr.1, Royal Ascot, 1m, to Paddington |
“Isaac Shelby is one of the smartest horses I’ve ever trained. He oozed style and class throughout his racing career. His win in the Superlative Stakes was impressive, but his performance in the Greenham was sublime. His greatest attribute was his tenacity and his will to win.”
Brian Meehan, trainer
Isaac Shelby wins the Gr.2 Superlative Stakes as a 2yo on his second start
Isaac Shelby (left) finishes second in the French 2,000 Guineas by just a short head
“Isaac Shelby was a hugely talented horse who so nearly got Wathnan off to a dream Gr.1 start when second in the French Guineas – the very first runner in the Wathnan silks. He's a fine horse by a very special young stallion and we'll be very keen to see his offspring when they come to market.”
Richard Brown, Wathnan’s Racing Manager
“Isaac Shelby was even better than his sire at two, and a proper Guineas horse too. He's great-looking, very athletic and has a wonderful temperament. We’ll be strongly supporting him.”
Julian Dollar, Newsells Park Stud’s General Manager
(2020) A Chesnut Stallion
| Night Of Thunder (IRE) | Dubawi (IRE) | Dubai Millennuim (GB) |
| Zomaradah (GB) | ||
| Forest Storm (GB) | Galileo (IRE) | |
| Quiet Storm (IRE) | ||
| Kentucky Belle (USA) | Heliostatic (IRE) | Galileo (IRE) |
| Affianced (IRE) | ||
| Mine Inning (USA) | Mining (USA) | |
| Weed It Out (USA) |
| Sire Line | |
|---|---|
NIGHT OF THUNDER (by Dubawi (IRE)) Winner of the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket and Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes at Newbury. Plus second in the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes, Gr.3 Greenham Stakes, and third Gr.1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. Dubawi’s finest proven stallion son. 24% Stakes winners to runners from his first crop, which include Gr.1 winners HIGHFIELD PRINCESS, KUKERACHA and THUNDERING NIGHTS. Further crops include ISAAC SHELBY, and 2024 Gr.1 Irish Champion hero ECONOMICS plus juveniles Gr.1 Fillies’ Mile winner DESERT FLOWER and Royal Ascot Gr.3 Albany winner FAIRY GODMOTHER. |
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| Dam Line | |
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| 1st Dam |
1st Dam
KENTUCKY BELLE (IRE), unraced; dam of 2 winners from 4 runners and 4 foals of racing age including – ISAAC SHELBY (GB), (2020 c. by Night Of Thunder (IRE)), (subject stallion). She also has a 2023 filly by Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) and a 2024 colt by Pinatubo (IRE). |
| 2nd Dam |
2nd Dam
Mine Inning (USA), won 1 race at 2 years in USA, third in Prom Stakes, Meadowlands; RAMAZUTTI (USA) (g. by Honor Grades (USA)), won 4 races in U.S.A. including Diarmida Hcp, Gulfstream, Gr.2, second in Louisville Hcp, Churchill Downs, Gr.3, Pan American Hcp, Gulfstream, Gr.3, Wicapi Stakes, Calder, JRA Stakes, Laurel and third in W L McKnight Handicap, Calder, Gr.2 and Louisville Handicap, Churchill Downs, Gr.3. My Best Ten (USA), ran in U.S.A. at 3 years; dam of winners. VOW TO RECOVER (USA), won Honey Ryder Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes, Gulfstream Park West, R., second in Sanibel Island Stakes, Gulfstream, L., third in Sunshine Millions Fillies and Mares Turf, Gulfstream Park, R. |
| 3rd Dam |
3rd Dam
Weed It Out (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. second Revidere Stakes, Monmouth Park dam of 8 winners from 10 runners and 13 foals of racing age including- One Tough Cat (USA), won 1 race at 3 years in U.S.A. and placed third in Ellis Park Debutante Stakes, Ellis Park, L.; dam of winners. Sub Rosa (USA), won 7 races in U.S.A., second in Magnolia Stakes, Ellis; dam of winners WILDCAT PRINCESS (USA), won 1 race at 4 years in U.S.A.; dam of winners. ANNIE’S CANDY (USA), won Oak Tree Sprint Stakes, Pleasanton, Journal Handicap, Northlands Park, placed third in Best Pal Stakes, Del Mar, Gr.2. HERMAN’S WILDCAT (USA), winner in U.S.A.; dam of WICKED RUNNER (USA), won Clasico George Washington, L., Clasico Angel T Cordero Jr, L. GARDEN GLOVES (USA), won 1 race at 3 years in U.S.A.; dam of winners. THEALLIGATORHUNTER (USA), won Minnesota Derby, Canterbury Park, R., Wally’s Choice Stakes, Canterbury Park, R. (twice), Minnesota Sprint Championship, Canterbury Park, R., Victor S Myers Stakes, Canterbury Park, R. SHE’S MY WARRIOR (USA), won Debutante Stakes, Canterbury Park, R., Glitter Star Stakes, Canterbury Park, R.,Bella Notte Distaff Sprint Championship, R. B T DELITE (USA), won 1 race at 3 years in U.S.A.; dam of winners. MISS DELITE (USA), won Catcharisingstar Stakes, Calder.
The next dam Jungle Princess (USA), won 4 races at 2 to 4 years in U.S.A. and placed second in Oneonta Handicap, Santa Anita, Senorita Stakes, Hollywood Park and third in Hollywood Oaks, Hollywood Park, Gr.2 and Belmont Handicap, Bay Meadows; dam of 11 winners from 12 runners and 13 foals of racing age including- POCKET ZIPPER (USA), won 9 races in U.S.A. including American Derby, Arlington, Gr.1, Fairmount Derby, Fairmount, second in Olympia Stakes, Arlington, Thomas D Nash Memorial Hcp, Sportsmans Park, fourth in Ben Ali Hcp, Keeneland, Gr.3; sire. JUNGLE BLADE (USA), won 12 races in U.S.A. including Sheridan Stakes, Arlington, Gr.2, Lafayette Stakes, Keeneland, fourth in Fall Highweight Hcp, Belmont, Gr.2; sire. PRINCE FORLI (USA), won 10 races in U.S.A. including National Jockey Club Handicap, Sportsmans Park, Gr.3, Jack R Johnston Memorial Handicap, Sportsmans Park, placed second in Violet Handicap, Sportsmans Park; sire. POCKETFUL IN VAIL (USA), won 2 races at 3 years in U.S.A. including Volante Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.3, placed second in Oceanside Stakes, Del Mar, R.; sire. LE CRYSTAL (USA), won 1 race at 3 years in U.S.A.; dam of winners. Smidgin (AUS), winner in Australia, second in The Great Western, Flemington, L., Gwyn Nursery Stakes, Sandown, L.; dam of IL SAGGIATORE (AUS), won Gold Circle Derby, Clairwood, Gr.2, second in Cape Derby, Kenilworth, Gr.1. |
Isaac Shelby Pedigree Notes – Coming Soon