Meditate (IRE)

Meditate began her career by winning her first four career starts as a 2-year-old for trainer Aidan O’Brien. She broke her maiden at the Curragh on April 10, 2022 and followed that up with a Group 3 win in the Naas Fillies Sprint Stakes at six furlongs on grass on May 15.

Mediate was sent to Royal Ascot and emerged victorious in her third lifetime outing in the Group 3 Albany Stakes on June 17, beating a 16-horse field at six furlongs to win by 1 ¾ lengths. After Royal Ascot she returned to the Curragh and won her fourth race in four starts in the Group 2 Debutante Stakes at seven furlongs on Aug. 20.

Meditate finished second in a pair of Group 1 races in September. Her first career defeat was a runner-up finish in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on Sept. 11. She also finished second again at Newmarket on Sept. 24 in the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes.

Meditate earned her first career Grade/Group 1 win when she was shipped to Keeneland in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Sent off as the 2-1 favorite in a 14-horse field, Meditate ran toward the rear much of the race and moved into striking position in the stretch under jockey Ryan Moore. Meditate then made a decisive move to burst through to the lead in the final furlong and drew clear to a 2 ½-length victory in a time of 1:35.38 for the mile on firm turf.

Meditate was bred in Ireland by the sire No Nay Never out of the mare Pembina by Dalakhani.