Blue Point (horse)

[4] Blue Point's dam Scarlett Rose demonstrated little racing ability, failing to win in thirteen starts,[5] but did better as a broodmare, producing the Railway Stakes winner Formosina.

[7] On 14 July, with James McDonald in the saddle, the colt started odds-on favourite for a similar event at Doncaster Racecourse and won impressively, coming home eleven lengths clear of his five opponents.

[9] On 24 September Blue Point stepped up to Group 1 class for the Middle Park Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse and started the 11/10 favourite against nine opponents.

At the same track two weeks later, the colt was moved up to seven furlongs for the Dewhurst Stakes and finished third behind Churchill and Lancaster Bomber, with Thunder Snow and Rivet in fourth and fifth.

In the official European Classification of two-year-olds for 2016 Blue Point was given a rating of 116, making him the fifth best juvenile colt of the season, six pounds behind the top-rated Churchill.

Ridden by James Doyle, he raced in second place for most of the way but was outpaced in the closing stages and came home fourth behind Harry Angel, Tasleet and The Tin Man.

For his final start of the season, Blue Point was dropped back in class for the Group 3 Bengough Stakes at Ascot in October and went off the even money favourite.

He was then sent to Hong Kong for the Chairman's Sprint Prize at Sha Tin Racecourse in April but made little impact and came home last of the nine runner behind Ivictory.

On his first appearance of the year in Europe Blue Point was one of fourteen sprinters to contest the Group 1 King's Stand take over five furlongs at Royal Ascot on 19 June and went off the 6/1 third choice in the betting behind Lady Aurelia and Battaash.

After tracking the leaders Blue Point moved up alongside the front-running Battaash a furlong out before gaining the advantage in the closing stages and drawing ahead to win by one and three quarter lengths.

"[17] In the July Cup over six furlongs at Newmarket Blue Point started the 5/2 favourite but never looked likely to win and came home seventh of the thirteen runners, beaten four and three quarter lengths behind the winner U S Navy Flag.

The colt was brought back in distance for the Nunthorpe Stakes over five furlongs at York in August and produced a much better performance to finish third behind Alpha Delphini and Mabs Cross.

[20] On 30 March Blue Point contested the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint and was made the 4/6 favourite ahead of twelve opponents including Brave Smash (Manikato Stakes), Sands of Mali, Stormy Liberal, Ekhtiyaar and The Right Man (winner of the race in 2017).

[22] On 18 June at Royal Ascot, Blue Point was ridden by Doyle as he attempted to repeat his 2018 success in the King's Stand Stakes and started the 5/2 second favourite behind his old rival Battaash.

In a race run in heavy rain Blue Point was always among the leaders, went to the front two furlongs out and kept on "gamely" to win by one and a quarter lengths from Battaash, with Soldier's Call taking third place ahead of Mabs Cross.

"[24] Four days later Blue Point attempted to become the first horse since Choisir to win Royal Ascot's two big weight-for-age sprint races when he started favourite for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes over six furlongs.