Galtee More
| Galtee More | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Kendal |
| Grandsire | Bend Or |
| Dam | Morganette |
| Damsire | Springfied |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1894 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | John Gubbins |
| Owner | John Gubbins |
| Trainer | Sam Darling |
| Record | 13: 11-1-0 |
| Earnings | £27,019 |
| Major wins | |
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Molecomb Stakes (1896) Middle Park Plate (1896) 2000 Guineas (1897) Epsom Derby (1897) Prince of Wales's Stakes (1897) St Leger (1897) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading sire in Germany (1910) | |
Galtee More (1894–1917) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1896 to 1897 he ran thirteen times and won eleven races. As a three-year-old in 1897 he became the seventh horse to win the English Triple Crown by winning the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, the Derby at Epsom and the St Leger at Doncaster. At the end of the season he was sold to the Russian government and went on to have a successful stud career in Russia and Germany. He died following an accident in 1917.
Galtee More, a big bay horse of “almost faultless conformation” was bred by his owner John Gubbins at his Knockany Stud near Bruree, County Limerick. His sire Kendal had been a leading two-year-old in 1885 before his racing career was ended by injury. He went on to become a leading sire in both Britain and Argentina: thanks to Galtee More’s exploits he was British Champion Sire in 1897. Galtee More’s dam, Morganette, was of little use as a racehorse but became an outstanding broodmare, producing a second Derby winner in Ard Patrick. Gubbins named the colt after Galtymore (Cnoc Mór na nGaibhlte), a mountain on the border of Limerick and County Tipperary.
Galtee More was sent to England to be trained by Sam Darling at Beckhampton, Wiltshire. He was ridden in his Triple Crown races by Charles Wood who won the Championship in 1887. Wood was a controversial figure who was “warned off” (banned from racing) for almost nine years before returning to partner Galtee More. After his successes in 1897, Wood was asked to explain what things were needed to win a Derby: he replied, "a saddle, a bridle and a good horse."
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