Rivet

Rivet (AKA Rivet Delight, foaled 3 April 2014、Chinese: 喜裝寶) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the leading European two-year-old colts of 2016 when he won three of his five races including the Champagne Stakes and the Racing Post Trophy. He failed to train on and was exported to Hong Kong where he had little success. Background Rivet is a bay colt with a small white star and three white socks bred in Ireland by Des Scott. During his racing career he has been owned by The Starship Partnership whose members include Lester Piggott. He was sent into training with Piggott's son-in-law William Haggas at his Somerville Lodge Stable at Newmarket, Suffolk. His sire, the Australian stallion Fastnet Rock, was a sprinter whose victories included the Lightning Stakes and the Oakleigh Plate. He sired many leading horses including Shoals and Atlantic Jewel in the Southern hemisphere before moving to the Coolmore Stud in Ireland. His European progeny have included Fascinating Rock and Qualify. Rivet's dam Starship showed good racing ability, winning three of her seven races including a handicap race over one mile at Newmarket Racecourse in 2006. As a broodmare she has also produced the Gallinule Stakes winner Alexander Pope. She was granddaughter of Dancing Rocks who was also the female-line ancestor of Footstepsinthesand and Power. Racing career