Bushranger is a bay horse with no white markings bred in Ireland by the County Westmeath-based Tally-Ho Stud.
Bushranger was sired by Danetime, a high-class sprinter who recorded his biggest win when taking the Stewards' Cup as a three-year-old in 1997.
Ridden by Wayne Lordan he raced close behind the leaders before overtaking Nubar Lady in the final strides and winning by a neck.
With Lordan again in the saddle he started the 7/2 second favourite behind the O'Brien-trained Westphalia whilst the other five runners included Intense Focus and Heart of Fire, the winner of the Listed Rochestown Stakes.
[11] Murtagh again took the ride when Bushranger started the 15/8 favourite for the Group One Middle Park Stakes over six furlong at Newmarket Racecourse on 2 October.
"[13] On his final race of the year Bushranger was sent to California for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile on the synthetic Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita Park and was made the 5.5/1 fourth choice in the betting.
On his seasonal debut he contested the Greenlands Stakes over six furlongs at the Curragh and finished fourth behind the five-year-old gelding Utmost Respect.
[15] In the 2008 European Thoroughbred Rankings, Bushranger was given a rating of 121, making him the second-best juvenile of the year, one pound behind Mastercraftsman.
[16] After his retirement from racing, Bushranger returned to his birthplace to become a breeding stallion at the Tally-Ho Stud in Ireland before being exported to Turkey in 2016.