Derring-Do
| Derring-Do | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Darius |
| Grandsire | Dante |
| Dam | Sipsey Bridge |
| Damsire | Abernant |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1961 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Burton Agnes Stud |
| Owner | Mrs H H Renshaw |
| Trainer | Arthur Budgett |
| Record | 14:6-3-1 (incomplete) |
| Major wins | |
| Imperial Stakes (1963) Cornwallis Stakes (1963) Hungerford Stakes (1964) Valdoe Stakes (1965) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1965) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 131 | |
Derring-Do (1961– January 1978) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was one of the leading British two-year-olds of 1963 when he won two of his three races including the Cornwallis Stakes. In the next two seasons, he developed into a top class racehorse over distances between seven and ten furlongs with his most important wins coming in the Hungerford Stakes, Valdoe Stakes, and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. He was retired to stud at the end of his four-year-old season and became a successful breeding stallion.
Derring-Do was a bay horse with no white markings bred by the Burton Agnes Stud in East Yorkshire. He was sired by Darius who won the 2000 Guineas in 1954 and the Eclipse Stakes a year later. Darius's other progeny included the Epsom Oaks winner Pia and the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Pola Bella. Derring-Do's dam Sipsey Bridge won two minor races and was a granddaughter of Nearly, a broodmare whose other descendants included Doyoun and Alexandrova.
As a yearling, Derring-Do was offered for sale and bought for 1,200 guineas by representatives of Mrs H Renshaw. The colt was sent into training with Arthur Budgett at Whatcombe in Oxfordshire. He was ridden in mot of his race by the Australian jockey Scobie Breasley.
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