Attraction (horse)

[2] Unlike the overwhelming majority of racehorses, Attraction's female family cannot be traced back to one of the originally accepted Thoroughbred foundation mares.

She followed up with wins in a small event at Thirsk and the Listed Hilary Needler Trophy at Beverley,[4] before being sent south for the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.

[5] Three weeks later she was hampered at the start on the Cherry Hinton Stakes at Newmarket, but the interference made no difference to the result as she took the lead a furlong out and pulled away to win by five lengths.

"[9] Her unbeaten run, however, came to an end in her next race, and there were no excuses as she was beaten by the European Champion Older Horse Soviet Song in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket.

She then ran the first bad race of her career, failing to cope with the soft ground and being virtually pulled up in the Prix Jacques Le Marois.

The Matron Stakes at Leopardstown, saw a rematch with Soviet Song, and Attraction once again had to give best to the older filly, although the margin was significantly closer than it had been at Newmarket.

Attraction was to have ended her season with a run in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes but was withdrawn by Mark Johnston, who was unhappy with the state of the ground.

[10] Instead, Attraction was re-routed to the Sun Chariot Stakes, and was able to end her year with a win,[11] scoring by a neck from the Celebration Mile winner Chic with Nebraska Tornado in third.