Racing Pedigree

Grenadier Guards (JPN)

Grenadier Guards (JPN); Bay Colt 2018 [Frankel-Wavell Avenue]

Grenadier Guards won the 2020 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes in a track record time of 1:32.30.

His stakeswinning dam, Wavell Avenue (CAN) is by Harlington (USA); (G2 Gulfstream Park Handicap 1900m). Grenadier Guard's bred from a female line with sound racing credentials. Wavell Avenue won a major event at four years and trained on to perform well as a five year old (G1 Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Sprint 1400m, Listed Shine Again Stakes 1400m). His second dam, Lucas Street (CAN) was a stakes placegetter while third dam, Ruby Park (CAN) showed precocious speed, winning her restricted two year old event (Shady Well Stakes 1100m).

Grenadier Guards' sire is Frankel (GB) who had an unblemished race record accompanied by the highest ever Timeform rating of 147 (G1 Dewhurst Stakes 1400m, G1 Sussex Stakes 1600m, G1 2000 Guinea Stakes, G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes 1600m, G1 St James's Palace Stakes 1600m, G1 Juddmonte International Stakes 2100m, G1 Champion Stakes 2000m, G1 Queen Anne Stakes 1600m, Sussex Stakes 1600m, G1 Lockinge Stakes 1600m, G2 Royal Lodge Stakes 1600m, G3 Greenham Stakes). Whether Frankel can repeat this success as a sire remains to be proven but to date his winners include Cracksman (GB); (G1 Champion Stakes 2000m twice, G1 Prix Ganay 2100m, G1 Coronation Cup 2400m, G2 Prix Niel 2400m, G2 Great Voltigeur Stakes 2400m), Elarqam (GB); (G2 York Stakes 2100m, G3 Somerville Stakes 1400m, G3 Legacy Cup 2200m, Listed Festival Stakes 2000m, Listed Gala Stakes 2000m), Without Parole GB; (St. Jamess Palace Stakes 1600m, Listed Heron Stakes 1600m), Logician (GB); (G1 St Leger 2900m, G2 Great Voltigeur Stakes 2400m), Master of Reality (IRE); (G3 Vintage Crop Stakes 2800m, Listed Her Majesty's Plate 2800m), Monarchs Glen (GB); (G3 Darley Stakes 1800m, Listed Foundation Stakes 2000m, Listed Wolferton Stakes 2000m); Eminent (IRE); (G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano 1800m, G3 Craven Stakes 1600m), Mirage Dancer (GB); (G1 ATC Metropolitan Handicap 2400m, G3 Glorious Stakes 2400m, Listed Tapster Stakes 2400m twice) Nelson (IRE); (G3 Juvenile Turf Trial Stakes 1600m, G3 Ballysax Stakes 2000m), Soul Stirring (JPN); (G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies 1600m, G1 Yushun Himba 2400m, G3 Tulip Sho 1600m), and Call the Wind (GB); (G1 Prix du Cadran 4000m, G2 Prix Kergolay 3000m, G3 Prix de Barbeville 3000m).

Grenadier Guards' pedigree contains a 4m x 5m duplication of Northern Dancer (CAN), 5m x 5m x 5f of Mr Prospector (USA), and 5m x 5m Blushing Groom (FR).