Twice Over
| Twice Over | |
|---|---|
 Racing colours of Khalid Abdullah | |
| Sire | Observatory |
| Dam | Double Crossed |
| Damsire | Caerleon |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Juddmonte Farms |
| Owner | Prince Khalid Abdullah |
| Trainer | Henry Cecil |
| Record | 31: 12-4-7 |
| Earnings | £2,027,173[1] |
| Major wins | |
|
Craven Stakes (2008) Prix Eugène Adam (2008) Champion Stakes (2009, 2010) Eclipse Stakes (2010) International Stakes (2011) | |
| Last updated on 3 May 2012 | |
Twice Over (foaled 16 May 2005) is a thoroughbred racehorse trained by Henry Cecil and owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah of Juddmonte Farms. Twice Over was bred in Great Britain.
2008 season
On 17 April 2008 Twice Over won the Group III Craven Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse. Future Breeders' Cup Classic champion Raven's Pass finished second in this race.
On 27 July 2008 Twice Over won the Group II Prix Eugène Adam at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse.
2009 season
On 17 October 2009 Twice Over won the Group I 2009 Emirates Champion Stakes.
On 7 November 2009 Twice Over finished third in the Grade I 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic, behind Zenyatta.
2010 season
On 27 March 2010 Twice Over came 10th of 16 behind Gloria De Campeao in the Dubai World Cup.
On 16 June 2010 Twice Over ran second to Byword in the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes on the second day of Royal Ascot.
On 3 July 2010 Twice Over won the Group I Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park Racecourse.
On 17 August 2010 Twice Over finished second to Rip Van Winkle in the Group I Juddmonte International Stakes at York Racecourse.[2]
On 16 October 2010 Twice Over won the Group I Champion Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse
2011 season
On 3 March 2011 Twice Over won the Group 2 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 at Meydan Racecourse. He was subsequently well beaten in the Dubai World Cup and at the start of the British turf season he finished 6th behind Canford Cliffs in the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes. After this defeat Twice Over finished 5th behind Rewilding in the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes on the second day of Royal Ascot. He earned his second win of 2011 when beating stable-companion Midday in the International Stakes at York in August before finishing 10th in the Qipco Champion Stakes in October.
2012
On 19 April Twice Over began his 2012 campaign running second to the John Gosden trained Questioning in the Group 3 Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket over 9 furlongs. Starting the 6/5 favourite Twice Over was headed on the post to be beaten by a head with a 1 and 3/4 length gap to Beatrice Aurore back in third. 9 days later Twice Over started 6/4 favourite for the Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown Park on ground recorded as heavy. Jockey Tom Queally kept the horse in touch when edged right 3 furlongs out and kept on to finish third of the 6 runners. Twice Over finished 9 lengths behind eventual winner Colombian, another John Gosden trained horse, and 6 lengths behind the second, Poet. Bearing in mind the horse was never happy on the muddy ground many discounted this run and Twice Over's official rating was dropped from 125 to 119. After a break of 70 days Twice Over was sent of 16/1 for the Coral Eclipse Stakes, a Group 1 race he won 2 years earlier. Held up in mid-field in a handy position throughout Tom Queally brought Twice Over through with a forward run and took third with about 2 furlongs left to run. Despite running into some traffic problems the horse finished third of the 9 runners finishing 3 and 1/4 lengths behind subsequent winner Nathaniel (another John Gosden trained horse), who won the previous years King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. This was dubbed Twice Over's best race of the season so far and is scheduled to have his next run in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York Racecourse on the 22nd of August for the race he won last year. Twice Over subsequently finished 13 lengths 4th in the Juddmonte International behind stable-mate Frankel who himself (ridden by Tom Queally) finished 7 lengths in front of the second in brilliant fashion. Twice Over was retired straight after the race and was sent to stud in South Africa. Twice Over finished his last season having just 4 starts coming second, third twice and fourth once. 2012 was subsequently the only season of Twice Over's career where he failed to win a race but given his age and tough career one could overlook these facts.
Race record
- 2007 - 2: 2-0-0
- 2008 - 6: 2-1-2
- 2009 - 8: 3-0-3
- 2010 - 6: 2-2-1
- 2011 - 6: 3-0-0
- 2012 - 4: 0-1-2
References
- ↑ http://www.pedigreequery.com/twice+over3 Twice Over pedigree
- ↑ "Twice Over wins Coral-Eclipse for trainer Henry Cecil". BBC Sport. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-07-12.