SERIOUS CONTENDER Thoroughbred



Serious Contender is a thoroughbred horse born in Ireland in 2022. Race horse Serious Contender is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Lugnaquilla (IRE) , trained by Aidan O'brien. Serious Contender form is available here. Owned by D.SMITH/ J.MAGNIER/M.TABOR.


Pedigree :
Sire WOOTTON BASSETT (GB) 2008
Dam LUGNAQUILLA (IRE) 2017
Dam Sire GALILEO (IRE) 1998

About the horse :
Foal Date 15 Apr 2022
Description 3yo B Colt
Trainer Aidan O'brien
Owner D.Smith/ J.Magnier/M.Tabor
Career 2 Wins (33%) - 3 Placings (83%) - 6 starts
Wins 1609m (1), 2011m (1)
PM Ireland : EUR €267,910
United Kingdom : GBP £26,587



Starts:

6

Win Rate:

33%

Place Rate:

83%










Serious Contender Past Races

2 of 10, 29 Jun 2025, R6 DUBAI DUTY FREE IRISH DERBY (GROUP 1) 1m4f | EUR € 1,150,000 | 58.0kg | J: G M RYAN | T: A O'BRIEN | | 2:29.18 | Winner: LAMBOURN
2 of 19, 19 Jun 2025, R2 KING GEORGE V STAKES (HERITAGE HANDICAP) (GBBPLUS RACE) 1m3f211y | GBP £ 110,000 | 60.0kg | J: R L MOORE | T: A O'BRIEN | Led-Claimed late | 2:29.44 | Winner: MERCHANT
2 of 10, 06 Oct 2024, R1 IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF MAIDEN 1m1f | EUR € 16,920 | 60.5kg | J: W M LORDAN | T: A O'BRIEN | | 2:04.67 | Winner: EMIT



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
W M LORDAN 1 33% 1 33% 3 $28,893 -10 33
RYAN MOORE 1 50% 1 50% 2 $76,268 12 112
GAVIN RYAN 0 0% 1 100% 1 $438,192 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
LEOPARDSTOWN 2 100% 0 0% 2 $46,808 32 162
TIPPERARY 0 0% 1 100% 1 $6,310 -10 0
ASCOT 0 0% 1 100% 1 $49,054 -10 0
CURRAGH 0 0% 1 100% 1 $438,192 -10 0
NAAS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $2,989 -10 0