Canyon (horse)

Canyon
Sire	Chaucer
Grandsire	St Simon
Dam	Glasalt
Damsire	Isinglass
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1913
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	17th Earl of Derby
Owner	17th Earl of Derby
Trainer	George Lambton
Record	9: 4-2-0
Major wins
1000 Guineas (1916)

Canyon (1913 – April 1939) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. As a two-year-old in 1915 she won three races including the Bedford Stakes and the Bretby Stakes as well as finishing second in the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following spring she recorded her biggest win when defeating Fifinella in the 1000 Guineas. Canyon failed to win again but after her retirement from racing she became a very successful boodmare, whose offspring included Colorado and two other major winners.

Canyon was a bay mare bred and owned by Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby. She was trained throughout his career by Lord Derby’s private trainer George Lambton at the Stanley House stable at Newmarket, Suffolk. She stood 15 2½ hands high and in appearance was described as showing "superb quality", "great length" and "immense power".

Her sire Chaucer won the Gimcrack Stakes as a juvenile in 1902, and later proved himself a high-class performer in handicap races. As a breeding stallion he sired the 1000 Guineas winner Pillion and was the damsire of Fairway, Hyperion, Pharos and Sickle. Canyon's dam Glatisant was an influential boodmare whose other descendants included Toboggan, Citation and Gate Dancer.

Canyon's racing career took place during World War I. Many racecourses were closed for the duration of the conflict and all five of traditional British Classic Races were run at Newmarket.

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