Carrozza
| Carrozza | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Dante |
| Grandsire | Nearco |
| Dam | Calash |
| Damsire | Hyperion |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1954 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Dark bay or brown |
| Breeder | National Stud |
| Owner | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Trainer | Noel Murless |
| Record | 7: 3-0-0 |
| Major wins | |
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Princess Elizabeth Stakes (1957) Epsom Oaks (1957) |
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Carrozza (foaled 1954) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career lasting from May 1956 until July 1957, the filly ran seven times and won three races for her owner Queen Elizabeth II. As a three-year-old she finished fourth in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket before winning Oaks at Epsom. She was retired to stud after one further race and had some success as a broodmare.
Carrozza was a dark-coated bay or brown filly bred by the British national Stud and leased for racing purposes to the British monarch, Elizabeth II. The filly was sired by Dante the winner of the 1945 Epsom Derby out of the mare Calash, a daughter of Hyperion. Calash was a sister of the outstanding racemare Sun Chariot who won three Classics for King George VI in 1942, and of Sister Sarah, the grandam of Santa Claus.
The Queen sent her filly into training with Noel Murless at his Warren Place stables in Newmarket.
Carrozza began her racing career in May 1956 when she won the Rosemary Plate at Hurst Park Racecourse. The filly missed most of the season after falling in a training accident and injuring her back so severely that she was confined to her box for six weeks. Carrozza did not reappear until October, when she finished fourth in the Prendergast Stakes and fourth again in the Criterion Stakes at the same course two weeks later.
On her three-year-old debut, Carrozza contested the Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom in April. She won the race, a trial for the fillies Classics, by defeating the highly regarded French filly Rose Royale by half a length. In the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket less than two weeks later, Carrozza started favourite at odds of 4/1 and finished fourth of the twenty runners behind Rose Royale, Sensualita and Angelet.
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