Abernant (horse)
| Abernant | |
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| Sire | Owen Tudor |
| Grandsire | Hyperion |
| Dam | Rustom Mahal (FR) |
| Damsire | Rustom Pasha |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1946 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | Catherine Macdonald-Buchanan |
| Owner | Reginald Macdonald-Buchanan |
| Trainer | Noel Murless |
| Record | 17: 14-2-0 |
| Earnings | £26,394 |
| Major wins | |
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Chesham Stakes (1948) Middle Park Stakes (1948) Champagne Stakes (1948) National Breeders' Produce Stakes (1948) King's Stand Stakes (1949) July Cup (1949 & 1950) Nunthorpe Stakes (1949 & 1950) King George Stakes (1949 & 1950) |
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| Awards | |
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Timeform rating: 142 Timeform top-rated two-year-old colt (1948) Timeform top-rated three-year-old colt (1949) Timeform top-rated older male (1950) Timeform top-rated horse (1949, 1950) |
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| Honours | |
| Abernant Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse | |
| Last updated on 6 November 2009 | |
Abernant (1946–1970) was British Thoroughbred racehorse who is "considered by many as the greatest British sprinter of the 20th century," according to Godolphin Racing. In a racing career which lasted from May 1948 until 1950 he ran seventeen times and won fourteen races. He was the best British two-year-old of 1948 and returned from a narrow defeat in the 2000 Guineas to become the dominant sprinter in England in 1949 and 1950.
Abernant was a grey horse who was bred by Catherine Macdonald-Buchanan and raced in the colours of her husband Reginald Macdonald-Buchanan. He was sired by the Epsom Derby winner Owen Tudor, by Hyperion, a son of the English Triple Crown winner, Gainsborough. Abernant's dam, Rustam Mahal, was a non-winning daughter of Rustom Pasha and the very important broodmare Mumtaz Mahal who in turn was sired by The Tetrarch. Abernant was a half brother to Kurdistan (by Tehran) who was a successful sire in New Zealand, siring among others, Baghdad Note, a winner of the Melbourne Cup. Abernant was a dark-grey horse during his racing career although like many grey horses, his coat lightened as he aged. Abernant was sent into training with Noel Murless at Beckhampton in Wiltshire.
Abernant was beaten on his debut in a race at Lingfield, but won his remaining five races in 1948. He won the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot, the National Breeders' Produce Stakes at Sandown, the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster (beating Nimbus by six lengths) and the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket. His only serious challenge came in the National Stakes in which he had to be ridden out by Richards to beat Star King.
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