Generous (horse)

Generous
Racing silks of Fahd Salman
Sire	Caerleon
Grandsire	Nijinsky
Dam	Doff The Derby
Damsire	Master Derby
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	8 February 1988
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Barronstown Stud
Owner	Fahd bin Salman
Trainer	Paul Cole
Record	11: 6-1-1
Earnings	£1,119,944
Major wins
Dewhurst Stakes (1990) Epsom Derby (1991) Irish Derby (1991) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1991)
Awards
Timeform rating: 139
Honours
British Horse of the Year (1991) Irish Horse of the Year (1991) Timeform top-rated horse (1991)
Last updated on 26 February 2007

Generous (8 February 1988 – 15 January 2013) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1991 won both the Epsom and the Irish Derby. As a two-year-old he won three of his six races, most notably the Dewhurst Stakes as a 50/1 outsider. He finished fourth in the 2000 Guineas on his three-year-old debut, but showed vastly improved form when moved up to longer distances in summer. In a period of seven weeks he won the Derby by five lengths, the Irish Derby by three lengths and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes by a record seven lengths. His performances established him as one of the outstanding British racehorses of his era. After running poorly in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe he was retired to stud, where his record was disappointing.

Generous was a flaxen chestnut horse with a white star and snip bred by the Barronstown Stud in County Wicklow, Ireland. He was foaled on 8 February 1988.

Generous was sired by Caerleon, an American-bred colt who won the Prix du Jockey Club and the Benson and Hedges Gold Cup in 1983 when trained in Ireland by Vincent O'Brien. Caerleon sired many other good winners including Marienbard, Lady Carla, Cape Verdi and Warrsan. The success of Generous enabled Caerleon to claim his only British sires' championship in 1991. Generous' dam, Doff The Derby a daughter of the Preakness Stakes winner Master Derby who was a son of the 1970 Kentucky Derby winner, Dust Commander. Doff the Derby later produced the Epsom Oaks winner Imagine. As a daughter of Margarethen, Doff The Derby was closely related to the outstanding racemares Trillion and Triptych.