Tenebrism

Tenebrism (foaled 11 March 2019) is an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2021 she won a minor race on her debut and then returned from a lengthy absence to take the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes. Background Tenebrism is a bay filly with a white star and snip bred in Kentucky by Merriebelle Stables in association with Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt, a breeding company linked to the Coolmore Stud. She was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle. She is owned in partnership by Merriebelle, Coolmore and Georg von Opel. She was from the first crop of foals sired by Caravaggio, a sprinter whose wins included the Phoenix Stakes and Commonwealth Cup. Tenebrism's dam Immortal Verse was an outstanding racemare who won the Coronation Stakes and the Prix Jacques le Marois in 2011. Immortal Verse's dam Side of Paradise won the listed Prix La Camargo at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in 2001, and was a half-sister to Last Tycoon and the Goldene Peitsche winner Astronef. She was a granddaughter of the influential broodmare Irish Lass, whose other descendants have included Assert, Bikala, Irish Ball (Irish Derby), Tie Black (Poule d'Essai des Pouliches), Eurobird and Valentine Waltz. Racing career