Atlantic (horse)

Atlantic
Atlantic, contemporary painting
Sire	Thormanby
Grandsire	Windhound
Dam	Hurricane
Damsire	Wild Dayrell
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1871
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth
Owner	Lord Falmouth
Trainer	Mathew Dawson
Record	12:6-3-1
Major wins
2000 Guineas (1874) Ascot Derby (1874)

Atlantic (1871–1891) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from July 1873 to September 1874 he ran twelve times and won six races. After a promising, but unremarkable two-year-old season in 1873 he improved to become one of the best British colts of his generation, winning the 2000 Guineas and finishing third in the Epsom Derby. His success was achieved despite his racing career being adversely affected by his tendency to break blood vessels in his races. Atlantic was the first Classic winner ridden by Fred Archer. After his retirement, Atlantic was exported to France, where he became a successful and influential sire of winners.

Atlantic was a "lightly-framed" chestnut horse with a "mean" temperament, bred by his owner, Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth. He was sired by the 1860 Derby winner Thormanby, a direct descendant of the Byerley Turk, out of the mare Hurricane, who had won the 1000 Guineas for Lord Falmouth in 1862. Falmouth sent the colt into training with Mathew Dawson at Heath House stables in Newmarket, Suffolk.

Atlantic began his career at Goodwood in July when he contested the Ham Produce Stakes. He won easily by three lengths from the future Grand National winner Regal with the filly Apology who went on to win the Fillies' Triple Crown in third place. In August Atlantic finished second in the Convivial Produce Stakes at York, beaten a head by Tipster.