Blue Peter (British horse)
| Blue Peter | |
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| Sire | Fairway |
| Grandsire | Phalaris |
| Dam | Fancy Free |
| Damsire | Stefan the Great |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1936 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Mentmore Stud |
| Owner | Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery |
| Trainer | Jack Jarvis |
| Record | 6: 4-1-0 |
| Earnings | £31,964 |
| Major wins | |
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Blue Riband Trial Stakes (1939) 2,000 Guineas (1939) Epsom Derby (1939) Eclipse Stakes (1939) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland (1954) | |
| Honours | |
| Blue Peter locomotive #60532 | |
| Last updated on 22 September 2010 | |
Blue Peter (1936–1957) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse whose career was cut short by the outbreak of World War II. He won the Epsom Derby and was later a Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland.
Bred and owned by Lord Rosebery, his sire was the good racehorse, Fairway and his dam Fancy Free was by Stefan the Great, a son of The Tetrarch.
At age two, Blue Peter raced twice without winning. He was unplaced in one outing and second in the Middle Park Stakes behind the top-rated British two-year-old, Foxbrough.
In 1939, three-year-old Blue Peter went undefeated in all four of his races. He captured the Blue Riband Trial Stakes, a prep race for the ensuing Triple Crown series. In May, the colt won the 2,000 Guineas and then June's Epsom Derby, defeating Heliopolis by four lengths. While Blue Peter was clearly the best three-year-old in Britain in 1939. The onset of World War II ended his chance to win the Triple Crown as the St. Leger Stakes was cancelled. Cancelled as well, was a planned match race against the brilliant French colt Pharis who had won the Prix du Jockey Club and France's most important race at the time, the Grand Prix de Paris.
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