Night of Thunder (horse)

Night of Thunder
Night of Thunder at the 2014 2000 Guineas.
Sire	Dubawi
Grandsire	Dubai Millennium
Dam	Forest Storm
Damsire	Galileo
Sex	Colt
Foaled	12 March, 2011
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Frank Dunne
Owner	Saeed Manana Godolphin
Trainer	Richard Hannon, Sr. Richard Hannon, Jr.
Record	11:4-3-1
Earnings	£872,361
Major wins
Doncaster Stakes (2013) 2000 Guineas (2014) Lockinge Stakes (2015)

Night of Thunder (foaled 12 March, 2011) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In May 2014, he won the 2000 Guineas. He failed to win again as a three-year-old but finished second in both the St James's Palace Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and third in the Prix du Moulin. On his four-year-old debut, he won the Lockinge Stakes.

Night of Thunder is a chestnut colt with a white star and two white socks bred in Ireland by Frank Dunne. He was sired by Dubawi, a top-class son of Dubai Millennium, whose wins included the Irish 2000 Guineas and the Prix Jacques Le Marois. At stud, Dubawi has been a highly successful breeding stallion, siring major winners such as Monterosso, Al Kazeem, Makfi, Lucky Nine, and Poet's Voice.

As a yearling, Night of Thunder was sent to the Tattersalls sales, where he was bought for 32,000 guineas by representatives of Rabbah Bloodstock. Night of Thunder entered into the ownership of Saeed Manana and was sent into training with Richard Hannon, Sr. at East Everleigh in Wiltshire.

Night of Thunder began his racing career in a six-furlong maiden race at Goodwood Racecourse on 13 October 2013 in which he was ridden by Richard Hughes and started the 9/2 favourite against eleven opponents. He took the lead two furlongs from the finish and drew clear in the closing stages to win by six lengths from Nakuti. Two weeks later, the colt started 6/4 favourite for the Listed Doncaster Stakes on soft ground at Doncaster Racecourse. Ridden again by Hughes, he took the lead a furlong from the finish and won "very readily" by three lengths from Aeolus.