Ethical Diamond
Ethical Diamond was a big-priced winner, returned at a starting price of 20/1. Former winner Rebel's Romance (2024) was among the beaten runners, finishing second. The win was worth €2,767,800 to the winner.
United States of America
Del Mar · 01.11.25
Watch the racePurse€4,393,400
To the winner€2,767,800
Distance2414 metres
Winning time2m 25.45s
SurfaceTurf · Firm
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners14
Stories of this Result
Ethical Diamond
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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentaryResult
14 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stEthical Diamond5yo gelding by Awtaad × Pearl DiamondDylan Browne McMonagleWillie Mullins€2,767,800
14thRashabar3yo colt by Holy Roman Emperor × AmazonkaJoe LeavyB J Meehan
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 01.11.25Ethical Diamond
AwtaadSire
Pearl DiamondDamby Areion
DamPearl Diamond
Ethical Diamond is out of Pearl Diamond (Areion), a winner, and is her only starter and only winner to date. Pearl Diamond is a half-sister to Precious Boy (Big Shuffle), a highweight in Germany and multiple Group 2 winner who won the Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen (German 2000 Guineas), then a Group 2, and was second in the Gr.1 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, and to the group-placed Prema (Big Shuffle).
Second damPretty Su
Second dam Pretty Su (Surumu) won twice and bred seven other winners, among them Precious Boy and Prema, who was placed at Group 3 level and is the dam of the Listed-placed Preciously and grandam of Crystal Cliffs, a Grade 2 winner in Canada.
Third damPretty Procida
Third dam Pretty Procida (Procida) was a winner and had three other winners. She is the grandam of Ballymount Boy (Camacho), a Listed winner placed at Group 2 level, and of Jel Pepper (Inns Of Court), third in the Gr.2 July S. this year.
Next generation
Pearl Diamond foaled a full-brother to Ethical Diamond on 7 February.
Connections
All winners since 2021
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rebel's RomanceDubawi × Minidress | Charlie ApplebyWilliam Buick | Godolphin, LlcGodolphin | ||
| 2021 | YibirDubawi × Rumh | Charlie ApplebyWilliam Buick | GodolphinGodolphin |
History since 1984
Breeders' Cup Turf42Editions since 1984
3Multiple winnersHigh Chaparral, Conduit, Rebel's Romance
12%Won by fillies or mares5 of 43 · 3 of the last 20
2:22.83Fastest winning timeLittle Mike · 2012
Record holders
Most wins since 19841Aidan O'BrienTrainer · 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023 …7 wins
2Coolmore GroupOwner · 2003, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2023 …6 wins
3Frankie DettoriJockey · 1999, 2001, 2006, 2010, 20185 wins
3Ryan MooreJockey · 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 20235 wins
5Sadler's WellsSire · 1990, 1995, 2002, 20034 wins
5GalileoSire · 2006, 2013, 2015, 20164 wins
5Aga Khan StudsBreeder · 1984, 1999, 2000, 20204 wins
8Sadler's WellsDamsire · 2008, 2009, 20183 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than onceShow all 43 winners since 1984Hide the list
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ethical DiamondAwtaad × Pearl Diamond | Willie MullinsDylan Browne McMonagle | H O S SyndicateW J Kennedy | 21.00 | |
| 2024 | Rebel's RomanceDubawi × Minidress | Charlie ApplebyWilliam Buick | GodolphinGodolphin | 3.50 | |
| 2023 | Auguste RodinDeep Impact × Rhododendron | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Coolmore GroupCoolmore | 3.25 | |
| 2022 | Rebel's RomanceDubawi × Minidress | Charlie ApplebyJames Doyle | GodolphinGodolphin | 6.50 | |
| 2021 | YibirDubawi × Rumh | Charlie ApplebyWilliam Buick | GodolphinGodolphin | 9.50 | |
| 2020 | TarnawaShamardal × Tarana | Dermot WeldColin Keane | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs | 4.00 | |
| 2019 | Bricks and MortarGiant's Causeway × Beyond the Waves | Chad C BrownIrad Ortiz Jr | Klaravich Stables & William LawrenceGeorge W. Strawbridge Jr. | 2.38 | |
| 2018 | EnableNathaniel × Concentric | John GosdenFrankie Dettori | Khalid ibn AbdullahJuddmonte | 1.62 | |
| 2017 | TalismanicMedaglia d'Oro × Magic Mission | André FabreMickael Barzalona | GodolphinDarley | 15.00 | |
| 2016 | Highland ReelGalileo × Hveger | Aidan O'BrienSeamie Heffernan | Coolmore GroupHveger Syndicate | 4.50 | |
| 2015 | FoundGalileo × Red Evie | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Coolmore GroupRoncon, Wynatt & Chelston | 5.00 | |
| 2014 | Main SequenceAldebaran × Ikat | Graham MotionJohn R Velazquez | Flaxman HoldingsFlaxman Holdings | 8.00 | |
| 2013 | MagicianGalileo × Absolutelyfabulous | Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore | Derrick SmithAbsolutelyfabulous Syndicate | 8.00 | |
| 2012 | Little MikeSpanish Steps × Hay Jude | Dale RomansRamon Domínguez | Priscilla VaccarezzaCarlo E. Vaccarezza | 26.00 | |
| 2011 | St Nicholas AbbeyMontjeu × Leaping Water | Aidan O'BrienJoseph O'Brien | Coolmore GroupBarton Bloodstock & Villiers Synd | ||
| 2010 | Dangerous MidgeLion Heart × Adored Slew | Brian MeehanFrankie Dettori | Iraj ParviziTony Holmes & Walter Zent | 6.00 | |
| 2009 | ConduitDalakhani × Well Head | Sir Michael StouteRyan Moore | Ballymacoll FarmBallymacoll Stud | 1.91 | |
| 2008 | ConduitDalakhani × Well Head | Sir Michael StouteRyan Moore | Ballymacoll FarmBallymacoll Stud | 18.20 | |
| 2007 | English ChannelSmart Strike × Belva | Todd PletcherJohn R Velazquez | James T. ScatuorchioKeene Ridge Farm | 4.00 | |
| 2006 | Red RocksGalileo × Pharmacist | Brian MeehanFrankie Dettori | J. Paul ReddamBallylinch Stud | 9.00 | |
| 2005 | ShiroccoMonsun × So Sedulous | André FabreChristophe Soumillon | Georg von UllmannGeorg von Ullmann | ||
| 2004 | Better Talk NowTalkin Man × Bendita | Graham MotionRamon Domínguez | Bushwood StablesWimborne Farm | ||
| 2003 | JoharGone West × Windsharp | Richard MandellaAlex Solis | The Thoroughbred Corp.The Thoroughbred Corp. | 21.00 | |
| 2003 | High ChaparralSadler's Wells × Kasora | Aidan O'BrienMichael Kinane | Coolmore GroupSean & Anne Coughlan | ||
| 2002 | High ChaparralSadler's Wells × Kasora | Aidan O'BrienMichael Kinane | Coolmore GroupSean & Anne Coughlan | 2.00 | |
| 2001 | Fantastic LightRahy × Jood | Saeed bin SuroorFrankie Dettori | GodolphinGainsborough Farm | ||
| 2000 | KalanisiDoyoun × Kalamba | Sir Michael StouteJohnny Murtagh | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs | ||
| 1999 | DaylamiDoyoun × Daltawa | Saeed bin SuroorFrankie Dettori | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs | ||
| 1998 | Buck's BoyBucksplasher × Molly's Colleen | P. Noel HickeyShane Sellers | Quarter B Farm (George Bunn)Irish Acres Farm | ||
| 1997 | Chief BearhartChief's Crown × Amelia Bearhart | Mark FrostadJosé Santos | Sam-Son FarmRichard D. Maynard | ||
| 1996 | PilsudskiPolish Precedent × Cocotte | Sir Michael StouteWalter Swinburn | Lord WeinstockBallymacoll Stud | ||
| 1995 | Northern SpurSadler's Wells × Fruition | Ron McAnallyChris McCarron | Charles J. CellaSwettenham Stud | ||
| 1994 | TikkanenCozzene × Reiko | Jonathan PeaseMike E Smith | Augustin StableGeorge W. Strawbridge Jr. | ||
| 1993 | KotashaanDarshaan × Haute Autorite | Richard MandellaKent Desormeaux | La Presle FarmWertheimer et Frère | 2.50 | |
| 1992 | FraiseStrawberry Road × Zalataia | Bill MottPat Valenzuela | Madeleine PaulsonAllen E. Paulson | 15.00 | |
| 1991 | Miss AllegedAlleged × Miss Tusculum | Pascal BaryÉric Legrix | Fares FarmCarl M. Freeman | ||
| 1990 | In the WingsSadler's Wells × High Hawk | André FabreGary Stevens | Sheikh MohammedSheikh Mohammed | ||
| 1989 | PrizedKris S. × My Turbulent Miss | Neil DrysdaleEd Delahoussaye | Clover Racing/MeadowbrookMeadowbrook Farm | ||
| 1988 | Great CommunicatorKey to the Kingdom × Blaheen | Thad AckelRay Sibille | Class Act Farm (George Ackel)James B. Watriss | ||
| 1987 | TheatricalNureyev × Tree Of Knowledge | Bill MottPat Day | Allen E. PaulsonBertram & Diana Firestone | ||
| 1986 | ManilaLyphard × Dona Ysidra | LeRoy JolleyJosé Santos | Bradley M. ShannonEduardo Cojuangco, Jr. | ||
| 1985 | PebblesSharpen Up × La Dolce | Clive BrittainPat Eddery | Sheikh MohammedMarcos Lemos | ||
| 1984 | LashkariMill Reef × Larannda | Alain de Royer-DupréYves Saint-Martin | Aga Khan StudsAga Khan Studs |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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