Canterbury Pilgrim

Canterbury Pilgrim
Sire	Tristan
Grandsire	Hermit
Dam	Pilgrimage
Damsire	The Earl or The Palmer
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1893
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Caroline, Duchess of Montrose
Owner	Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
Trainer	George Lambton
Record	10: 4-0-1
Major wins
Oaks Stakes (1896) Liverpool Summer Cup (1896) Park Hill Stakes (1896) Jockey Club Cup (1896)

Canterbury Pilgrim (1893–1917) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed some ability as a juvenile but failed to win a race. She won the Oaks Stakes on her first run as a three-year-old and went on to win the Liverpool Summer Cup, Park Hill Stakes and Jockey Club Cup before being retired at the end of the year. As a broodmare the best of her offpring was Swynford, a top-class racehorse who was even better as a breeding stallion. She also produced the influential sire Chaucer and several good broodmares. She has been described as "one of the most influential horses, stallion or mare, of the Twentieth Century".

Canterbury Pilgrim was a chestnut mare bred in at the Sefton Stud in Newmarket, Suffolk by Caroline, Duchess of Montrose, the widow of James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose. When the Duchess died in 1894, the yearling filly was put up for sale in July and bought for 1,800 guineas by Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby. She was trained throughout her racing career by George Lambton at Bedford Lodge stables in Newmarket, Suffolk.

She was one of the best horses sired by Tristan, a brilliant and durable but highly temperamental performer whose wins included the July Cup, Ascot Gold Cup and three editions of the Champion Stakes. Her dam Pilgrimage was a top-class performer who completed a rare double when winning both the 1000 Guineas and 2000 Guineas in 1878. As a broodmare he produced several other good winners including the Epsom Derby winner Jeddah.

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