Ballymore (horse)

Ballymore
Sire	Ragusa
Grandsire	Ribot
Dam	Paddy's Sister
Damsire	Ballyogan
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1969
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Ardenode Stud
Owner	Meg Mullion
Trainer	Paddy Prendergast
Record	5: 2-1-1
Major wins
Irish 2000 Guineas (1973) Nijinsky Stakes (1974)
Awards
Timeform rating 123 (1973, 1974)

Ballymore (1969 – 1986) was an Irish thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A talented although somewhat fragile horse, who was difficult to train, he made only five racecourse appearances but recorded two major victories. Unraced as a juvenile he made a notable racecourse debut by winning the Irish 2000 Guineas by three lengths in May 1972. He was beaten in a slowly-run edition of the Gallinule Stakes and then finished third in the Irish Derby before missing the rest of the season. He ran poorly on his first run as a four-year-old but then defeated Roberto at level weights in the Nijinsky Stakes in May. He never ran again and was retired from racing at the end of the year. He had some success as a breeding stallion in Ireland.

Ballymore was a bay horse with no white markings bred in Ireland by the Ardenode Stud, which was owned and managed by Jim and Meg Mullion. During his racing career, Ballymore raced in the colours of Meg Mullion and was trained by Paddy Prendergast.

He was sired by Ragusa, the winner of Irish Derby, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and St. Leger Stakesin 1963 and the Eclipse Stakes in the following year. His other notable progeny included the Epsom Derby winner Morston and the Ascot Gold Cup winner Ragstone. His dam Paddy's Sister was unbeaten in five starts as a juvenile including the Gimcrack Stakes against colts, but newer ran again after sustaining an injury. Although she was twelve years old when foaling Ballymore, she had produced only two previous live foals. One of these was Paddy's Flair who produced the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Ukraine Girl and was the female-line ancestor of the outstanding steeplechaser Bobs Worth.

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