Friar's Balsam (horse)
| Friar's Balsam | |
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| Sire | Hermit |
| Grandsire | Newminster |
| Dam | Flower of Dorset |
| Damsire | Breadalbane |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1885 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington |
| Owner | Lord Alington Sir Frederick Johnstone |
| Trainer | John Porter |
| Major wins | |
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New Stakes (1887) July Stakes (1887) Richmond Stakes (1887) Middle Park Plate (1887) Dewhurst Plate (1887) Champion Stakes (1888) |
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| Last updated on 7 August 2012 | |
Friar's Balsam (1885–1899) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the outstanding British two-year-old of 1887, when he was unbeaten in seven races. He was a sick horse when a beaten favourite in the following year's 2000 Guineas, but returned in the autumn to beat Minting in the Champion Stakes. Friar's Balsam was retired to stud where he had some success as a sire of winners. He was trained at Kingsclere by John Porter for Lord Alington and Sir Frederick Johnstone.
Friar's Balsam was a chestnut colt foaled in 1885. His conformation was not perfect, as he was described as being "very much over at the knee". Friar's Balsam's sire was the Epsom Derby winner Hermit. His dam, Flower of Dorset, was sired by Breadalbane out of the Park Hill Stakes winner Imperatrice, the founder of Thoroughbred family 2-k.
Friar's Balsam began his racing career in the New Stakes at Ascot. In a field of seven that included Seabreeze and Ayrshire he won easily. After this race his owners Alington and Johnston refused an offer of £10,000 for him. He followed the New Stakes up with a win in the Hurstborne Stakes at Stockbridge. His next start came in the July Stakes, where he beat Seabreeze by ¾ length. His registered his fourth successive win in the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, carrying a ten-pound weight penalty. At the same meeting he also won the Molecombe Stakes in a walkover. After a break won the Middle Park Plate beating a field that again included Seabreeze. His seventh and final start of the season came in the Dewhurst Plate, where he won carrying a ten-pound penalty.
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