Cellini (horse)
| Cellini | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Round Table |
| Grandsire | Princequillo |
| Dam | Gamely |
| Damsire | Bold Ruler |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 10 April 1971 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Claiborne Farm |
| Owner | Charles St George William Stamps Farish III |
| Trainer |
Vincent O'Brien Del W. Carroll |
| Record | 12: 6-1-1 |
| Major wins | |
|
National Stakes (1973) Dewhurst Stakes (1973) Vauxhall Trial Stakes (1974) Tetrarch Stakes (1974) |
|
| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 125 p (1973), 118 (1974) | |
Cellini (foaled 10 April 1971) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Bred in Kentucky he was sold for $240,000 as a yearling and sent to race in Europe. In 1973 he was one of the best colts of his generation in Britain and Ireland, winning all three of his races including the National Stakes and the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following spring he won the Vauxhall Trial Stakes and the Tetrarch Stakes but was beaten when favourite for both the Irish 2000 Guineas and the St James's Palace Stakes. He was then retired to stud but proved infertile and was returned to the track, winning one minor race in 1976.
Cellini was a "strongly-made, medium-sized" bay horse with white socks on his hind feet bred in Kentucky by Claiborne Farm. His sire Round Table was one of the most successful grass specialists in American racing history, winning forty-three races and being named Horse of the Year in 1958. He became a highly successful breeding stallion, being the Leading sire in North America in 1972. Cellini's dam Gamely was an outstanding racemare who was rated the best of her generation in the United States at the ages of three, four and five. She was one of numerous major winners to be descended from the British-bred broodmare Rough Shod.
On the death of Claiborne Farm's owner Arthur B. Hancock, Jr. in 1972 Cellini was offered for auction. He attracted strong interest from bidders including Alec Head and Bernard van Cutsem but was bought for $240,000 by the British Bloodstock Agency on behalf of Charles St George. The colt was sent to race in Europe and was sent into training with Vincent O'Brien at Ballydoyle. He was named after the sixteenth-century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.
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