![]() As a descendant of the broodmare Bourtai, Sleepytime and Alidiva came from the same branch of Thoroughbred family 9-f which produced Big Spruce and Coastal. In addition to Sleepytime produced the Group One winners Taipan ( Preis von Europa, Premio Roma) and Ali-Royal ( Sussex Stakes). Sleepytime's dam, Alidiva, who was probably the best horse sired by Chief Singer, won at Listed level and was a half-sister to the Prix d'Ispahan winner Croco Rouge. Leger winner Oscar Schindler and the Hong Kong champion Bullish Luck. At stud, his best winners have included the double Irish St. Her sire, Royal Academy won the July Cup at Newmarket and the Breeders' Cup Mile in 1990. As a two-year-old, Sleepytime was described as having a dragster-like physique, with a "slender, delicate front" and "hugely powerful" hind quarters. Wacker III and raced in the colours of Wacker's Greenbay Stables. Sleepytime, a dark-coated bay filly with a white star, was bred by Charles H. ![]() After one unsuccessful run in 1998 she was retired from racing to become a successful broodmare. On her only subsequent appearance that year she finished third in the Coronation Stakes. On her three-year-old debut she was beaten in the Fred Darling Stakes at Newbury but then won the Classic 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse. In two races as a two-year-old she won one race, and finished third in the Group One Fillies' Mile at Ascot. In a racing career which lasted from September 1996 to April 1998 she ran six times and won two races. Sleepytime (foaled 20 February 1994) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. For other uses, see Sleepy time (disambiguation).
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