Diesis (horse)
| Diesis | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sharpen Up |
| Grandsire | Atan |
| Dam | Doubly Sure |
| Damsire | Reliance |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 23 April 1980 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Lord Howard de Walden |
| Owner | Lord Howard de Walden |
| Trainer | Henry Cecil |
| Record | 5: 3 - 1 - 0 |
| Major wins | |
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Middle Park Stakes (1982) Dewhurst Stakes (1982) |
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| Awards | |
| Top-rated European two-year-old (1982) Timeform top-rated two-year-old (1982) Timeform rating: 133 |
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| Last updated on January 19, 2008 | |
Diesis (23 April 1980 – 18 November 2006) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. An outstanding two-year-old in 1982, he failed to live up to expectations at three, but went on to become an extremely successful breeding stallion, based in the United States.
Diesis was a chestnut horse with a white star and three white socks bred in England by his owner 9th Baron Howard de Walden. He was sired by Sharpen Up out of the noted broodmare Doubly Sure, making him a full brother to the champion miler Kris, and a half-brother to several other good winners including Rudimentary (Sandown Mile). The colt was named after the printer's symbol "‡" also known as a "double dagger". He was trained by Henry Cecil at his Warren Place stable in Newmarket, Suffolk.
As a juvenile, Diesis won three races from four starts. After running fifth in a maiden race on his debut he won the Rhys-Jenkins and Standing Stakes by seven lengths. He was then moved up in class and won the Group One Middle Park Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse in October. Later that month he returned to Newmarket for the Dewhurst Stakes over seven furlongs, in which he was matched against Gorytus an unbeaten colt from the Dick Hern stable with an exceptional reputation. Gorytus ran very poorly (he was widely believed to have been drugged) and Diesis won his second Group One race very easily. He was the highest rated European two-year-old in the 1982 International Classification, a collaboration between the official handicappers of Britain, France and Ireland. Diesis was also rated the best two-year-old of the season by the independent Timeform organisation.
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