He reverted to sprint distances to record impressive wins in the July Cup and the Nunthorpe Stakes, earning the title of European Champion Sprinter.

Apart from Stravinsky, Nureyev was the sire of the winners of at least forty-five Group One/Grade I including Peintre Celebre, Spinning World, Zilzal, Fasliyev and Wolfhound.

[3] Stravinsky's dam Fire The Groom won the Grade I Beverly D. Stakes in 1991 and was a half sister of the Haydock Sprint Cup winner Dowsing.

[4] Stravinsky was sent to the Keeneland Sales as a yearling in July 1997, where he was bought for $625,000 by the bloodstock agent Dermot "Demi" O'Byrne, acting on behalf of John Magnier and his Coolmore organisation.

He moved clear and in the words of The Independent "blew away"[17] the opposition to win by a length and a half from the French-trained filly Sainte Marine.

[18] On his final racecourse appearance, Stravinsky was sent to the United States for the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Gulfstream Park, although O'Brien had also considered running him in the Mile.

[19] Racing on dirt for the first time after a two-and-a-half month break, Stravinsky was prominent in the early stages but finished sixth of the fourteen runners, four lengths behind Artax.

In the official International Classification of European two-year-old for 1998, Stavinsky was given a rating of 118, five pounds below the Mujahid, making him the seventh best colt of the year.

Stravinsky had stood as a stallion for Coolmore Stud in Ireland and the United States and had also been shuttled to stand in Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season.

[22] His best performers in Europe have been the Group One winning sprinters Benbaun (Prix de l'Abbaye) and Soldier's Tale,[23] while he had sired the VRC Oaks winner Serenade Rose in Australia.