Rainbow View (USA)
May 21, 2006 – 2018
Dynaformer (USA) x No Matter What (USA), by Nureyev (USA)
Family 17-b
May 21, 2006 – 2018
Dynaformer (USA) x No Matter What (USA), by Nureyev (USA)
Family 17-b
Rainbow View was an easy choice as Europe’s best juvenile filly of 2008 after concluding a skein of three Group wins with an authoritative score in the Fillies’ Mile (ENG-G1) at Ascot. That her later career could be considered disappointing says something about the high expectations held for her as a daughter of Dynaformer, whose runners normally improved substantially with age. She trained on to be a Group 1 winner at 3 and a Grade 1-placed Grade 3 winner at 4 but enjoyed only a brief broodmare career before her premature death at age 12.
Race record
17 starts, 7 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, US$1,129,814 (includes converted English and Irish earnings)
2008:
2009:
2010:
Honors
Cartier Award, European champion 2-year-old filly (2008)
Assessments
Rated at 116 pounds in the Mile category on the 2009 World Thoroughbred Rankings, 20 pounds below overall highweight Sea the Stars (the European Horse of the Year) and 14 pounds below the top miler, Goldikova, who was also the top-rated filly or mare.
As an individual
A smooth-running bay mare, Rainbow View had a good turn of foot.
As a producer
Rainbow View produced four foals, of which two have started and won. Her winning daughter Ever Changing (by Tapit) is the dam of listed stakes winner Everland (by Arrogate).
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Rainbow View was bred and owned by George Strawbridge's Augustin Stable. She was trained by John Gosden at 2 and 3 and by Jonathan Sheppard during her North American campaign at age 4. She died after producing a dead foal in 2018.
Pedigree notes
Rainbow View is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to Stunning View, dam of 2020 Prix Quincey (FR-G3) winner Stunning Spirit (by Invincible Spirit). She is a half sister to 2009 Northern Dancer Breeders’ Cup Stakes (CAN-G1) winner Just as Well (by A.P. Indy), 2014 Longines Dixie Stakes (USA-G2) winner Utley (by Smart Strike), multiple Grade 3 winner Winter View (by Thunder Gulch), and 2019 Winter Derby (ENG-G3) winner Wissahickon (by Tapit).
No Matter What, the dam of Rainbow View, won the 2000 Del Mar Oaks (USA-G1). She is a half sister to multiple Grade 2 winner E Dubai (by Mr. Prospector) and to Vegas Night (by Coronado’s Quest), dam of 2017 Kisarigi Sho (JPN-G3) winner America’s Cup (by Manhattan Cafe) and 2024 Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai (JPN-G3) winner Corepetiteur (by Just a Way).
No Matter What, in turn, is out of multiple listed stakes winner Words of War, whose full sister Ascutney won the 1996 Miesque Stakes (USA-G3) and is the dam of 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic (USA-G1) winner Raven’s Pass (by Elusive Quality) and 2006 Miami Mile Breeders’ Cup Handicap (USA-G3) winner Gigawatt (by Wild Again) and the second dam 0f 2019 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas, FR-G1) winner Castle Lady (by Shamardal) and 2020 Scandinavian champion 3-year-old male Bullof Wall Street (by Tapizar). Produced from the Verbatim mare Right Word, Words of War is also a half sister to multiple stakes winner Word o’ Ransom (by Red Ransom), dam of 2008 Will Rogers Stakes (USA-G3) winner Polonius (by Broken Vow) and French listed stakes winner Witten (by Fusaichi Pegasus), second dam of Grade 2 winner Advice, and third dam of 2022 Jamaican champion 3-year-old colt Blue Vinyl and Grade 3 winner Barbados. In addition, Words of War is a half sister to Opentotheright (by Avatar), dam of Canadian stakes winner Rage Till Dawn (by Rhythm) and second dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Bright Thought, and to Right Spice (by Salt Lake), dam of stakes winner Flavor (by Elusive Quality) and second dam of Grade 2 winner Ete Indien.
Books and media
Footage of Rainbow View’s win in the 2008 Fillies’ Mile can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdn-dOwOvgM.
Fun facts
Photo credit
Photo taken by Jessica Morgan at Keeneland in 2010. Used by permission.
Last updated: December 21, 2024
Race record
17 starts, 7 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, US$1,129,814 (includes converted English and Irish earnings)
2008:
- Won Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile Stakes (ENG-G1, 8FT, Ascot)
- Won May Hill Stakes (ENG-G2, 8FT, Doncaster)
- Won Sweet Solera Stakes (ENG-G3, 7FT, Newmarket)
2009:
- Won Matron Stakes (IRE-G1, 8FT, Leopardstown)
- 2nd Nassau Stakes (ENG-G1, 10FT, Goodwood)
- 2nd E. P. Taylor Stakes (CAN-G1, 10FT, Woodbine)
- 3rd Coronation Stakes (ENG-G1, 8FT, Ascot)
2010:
- Won Gallorette Stakes (USA-G3, 8.5FT, Pimlico)
- 3rd Nassau Stakes (CAN-G2, 8FT, Woodbine)
Honors
Cartier Award, European champion 2-year-old filly (2008)
Assessments
Rated at 116 pounds in the Mile category on the 2009 World Thoroughbred Rankings, 20 pounds below overall highweight Sea the Stars (the European Horse of the Year) and 14 pounds below the top miler, Goldikova, who was also the top-rated filly or mare.
As an individual
A smooth-running bay mare, Rainbow View had a good turn of foot.
As a producer
Rainbow View produced four foals, of which two have started and won. Her winning daughter Ever Changing (by Tapit) is the dam of listed stakes winner Everland (by Arrogate).
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Rainbow View was bred and owned by George Strawbridge's Augustin Stable. She was trained by John Gosden at 2 and 3 and by Jonathan Sheppard during her North American campaign at age 4. She died after producing a dead foal in 2018.
Pedigree notes
Rainbow View is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to Stunning View, dam of 2020 Prix Quincey (FR-G3) winner Stunning Spirit (by Invincible Spirit). She is a half sister to 2009 Northern Dancer Breeders’ Cup Stakes (CAN-G1) winner Just as Well (by A.P. Indy), 2014 Longines Dixie Stakes (USA-G2) winner Utley (by Smart Strike), multiple Grade 3 winner Winter View (by Thunder Gulch), and 2019 Winter Derby (ENG-G3) winner Wissahickon (by Tapit).
No Matter What, the dam of Rainbow View, won the 2000 Del Mar Oaks (USA-G1). She is a half sister to multiple Grade 2 winner E Dubai (by Mr. Prospector) and to Vegas Night (by Coronado’s Quest), dam of 2017 Kisarigi Sho (JPN-G3) winner America’s Cup (by Manhattan Cafe) and 2024 Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai (JPN-G3) winner Corepetiteur (by Just a Way).
No Matter What, in turn, is out of multiple listed stakes winner Words of War, whose full sister Ascutney won the 1996 Miesque Stakes (USA-G3) and is the dam of 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic (USA-G1) winner Raven’s Pass (by Elusive Quality) and 2006 Miami Mile Breeders’ Cup Handicap (USA-G3) winner Gigawatt (by Wild Again) and the second dam 0f 2019 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas, FR-G1) winner Castle Lady (by Shamardal) and 2020 Scandinavian champion 3-year-old male Bullof Wall Street (by Tapizar). Produced from the Verbatim mare Right Word, Words of War is also a half sister to multiple stakes winner Word o’ Ransom (by Red Ransom), dam of 2008 Will Rogers Stakes (USA-G3) winner Polonius (by Broken Vow) and French listed stakes winner Witten (by Fusaichi Pegasus), second dam of Grade 2 winner Advice, and third dam of 2022 Jamaican champion 3-year-old colt Blue Vinyl and Grade 3 winner Barbados. In addition, Words of War is a half sister to Opentotheright (by Avatar), dam of Canadian stakes winner Rage Till Dawn (by Rhythm) and second dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Bright Thought, and to Right Spice (by Salt Lake), dam of stakes winner Flavor (by Elusive Quality) and second dam of Grade 2 winner Ete Indien.
Books and media
Footage of Rainbow View’s win in the 2008 Fillies’ Mile can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdn-dOwOvgM.
Fun facts
- Rainbow View and her half brother Just as Well were both rated at 116 pounds on the 2009 World Thoroughbred Ratings.
Photo credit
Photo taken by Jessica Morgan at Keeneland in 2010. Used by permission.
Last updated: December 21, 2024