Luxembourg

Luxembourg (foaled 24 March 2019) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the best European two-year-olds in 2021 when he was unbeaten in three races, including the Beresford Stakes in Ireland and the Group One Vertem Futurity Trophy in England. As a three-year-old, the horse won the Group One Irish Champion Stakes. Background Luxembourg is a bay colt with a white star and white socks on his hind legs bred in Ireland by Ben Sangster. As a yearling in October 2020 he was consigned to the Tattersalls sale and was bought for 150,000 guineas by Michael Magnier on behalf of his father, John Magnier's Coolmore Stud organisation. He was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle. He is owned by the Coolmore partners Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith in partnership with Georg von Opel. He was from the fifth crop of foals sired by Camelot who won the 2000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby in 2012. His other foals have included Even So, Sir Dragonet (Cox Plate) and Santa Barbara (Beverly D. Stakes). Luxembourg's dam Attire showed little racing ability, failing to win in seven attempts, but did better as a broodmare, producing the Mooresbridge Stakes winner Leo de Fury. She was a granddaughter of the French broodmare Albertine, whose other descendants have included Arcangues, Aquarelliste and Cape Verdi. Racing career