El Gran Senor
| El Gran Senor | |
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| Sire | Northern Dancer |
| Grandsire | Nearctic |
| Dam | Sex Appeal |
| Damsire | Buckpasser |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 21 April 1981 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | E. P. Taylor, Vincent O'Brien, John Magnier, Robert Sangster |
| Owner | Robert Sangster |
| Trainer | Vincent O'Brien |
| Record | 8: 7-1-0 |
| Earnings | $502,969 |
| Major wins | |
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Railway Stakes (1983) National Stakes (1983) Dewhurst Stakes (1983) Gladness Stakes (1984) 2,000 Guineas (1984) Irish Derby Stakes (1984) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform top-rated two-year-old colt (1983) Top-rated European two-year-old colt (1983) Timeform top-rated three-year-old colt (1984) Top-rated European three-year-old colt (1984) Timeform rating 136 (1984) |
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| Last updated on December 31, 2009 | |
El Gran Senor (21 April 1981 – October 2006) was an American-bred Thoroughbred race horse, foaled at Winfield Farms in Maryland. He was the best horse of his generation in Europe at both two and three years of age, ahead of an outstanding group of contemporaries which included Chief Singer, Darshaan, Rainbow Quest, Sadler's Wells, Lashkari, Pebbles, Commanche Run and Northern Trick. His only defeat in eight races came when he was beaten a short head by Secreto in the 1984 Epsom Derby. El Gran Senor received a Timeform rated 136. He also enjoyed notable success at stud, had been pensioned at Ashford Stud in Kentucky since 2000, and was 25 years old when he died on October 18, 2006.
He was born in 1981 and was bred at Windfields Farm (Maryland) by Windfields' owner E. P. Taylor in partnership with Vincent O'Brien, John Magnier, and Robert Sangster. [1] He had a pronounced parrot mouth, which he often passed on to his progeny.His name comes from the nickname of Horatio Luro, Northern Dancer's trainer. El Gran Senor went to Ireland to be trained by Dr Vincent O'Brien, who had trained numerous major winners for Sangster.
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