Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted July 13, 2020 Journalists Share Posted July 13, 2020 Godolphin’s Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal) exploded with speed in the last furlong of Sunday’s G1 Prix Jean Prat in Deauville, as is appropriate for a horse named after a volcano. Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines “is most notorious for its VEI-Level 6 (max is 8) eruption on June 15, 1991, the second largest one of the 20th century,” according to Wikipedia. The dam of Pinatubo is Lava Flow (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}), and the granddam is Mount Elbrus (GB) (Barathea {Ire}), which is the name of a dormant volcano in Southern Russia. Remarkable theme consistency in the pedigree (vein-naming) made for this ingenious and appealing name. Sunday, Deauville, France QATAR PRIX JEAN PRAT-G1, €240,000, Deauville, 7-12, 3yo, c/f, 7fT, 1:23.03, g/s. 1–PINATUBO (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Shamardal 1st Dam: Lava Flow (Ire) (SW-Fr), by Dalakhani (Ire) 2nd Dam: Mount Elbrus (GB), by Barathea (Ire) 3rd Dam: El Jazirah (GB), by Kris (GB) O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. €137,136. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 2yo Colt-Eur, Eng & Fr, G1SW-Eng & Ire, 9-7-1-1, €1,031,896. The post What’s in a Name: Pinatubo appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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