Blue Wind was a dark chestnut mare with a white sock on her left hind leg bred in Ireland by Betty Laidlaw.

Lord Gayle's other winning progeny included Carroll House, Desirable, Gay Lemur (Jockey Club Stakes) and the leading hurdler Pollardstown.

In September she was moved up in class and distance for the Group Three Silken Glider Stakes over one mile at Leopardstown Racecourse and won by 2+1⁄2 lengths from the Dermot Weld-trained Overplay.

[3] Blue Wind made her first appearance as a three-year-old at Phoenix Park Racecourse in April when she won the Edenderry Stakes over one mile.

Leap Lively went into the lead from the start and set such a strong pace that most of the other runners were struggling before half distance and with three furlongs left to run only Blue Wind and Madam Gay were still in touch with the leader.

Ridden by Wally Swinburn, snr, she was made 4/6 favourite against nine opponents headed by Arctique Royale and the Musidora Stakes winner Condessa.

Blue Wind's form was boosted by the performances of Madam Gay who won the Prix de Diane, and finished second to Shergar (beaten four lengths) in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

[6] Blue Wind was rested for two months before returning in the Joe McGrath Memorial Stakes over ten furlongs at Leopardstown Racecourse in which she was matched against colts and older horses.

[7] In 1980, the independent Timeform origination gave Blue Wind a rating of 110, fourteen pounds below their top-rated two-year-old filly Marwell.