George Washington (horse)

George Washington
Racing silks of Susan Magnier
Sire	Danehill
Grandsire	Danzig
Dam	Bordighera
Damsire	Alysheba
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	2003
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Roy and Gretchen Jackson's Lael Stables
Owner	Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith
Trainer	Aidan O'Brien
Record	14: 6-1-4
Earnings	£805,977
Major wins
Railway Stakes (2005) Phoenix Stakes (2005) National Stakes (2005) 2,000 Guineas (2006) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2006)
Awards
European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (2005) European Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (2006)

George Washington (3 January 2003 – 27 October 2007) was a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Ireland by champion sire Danehill out of Bordighera, also the dam of the high-class colt Grandera. Bred by Roy and Gretchen Jackson, he was trained at Ballydoyle by Aidan O'Brien and owned by Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith. George Washington suffered a dislocated ankle fracture during the Breeders' Cup Classic at Monmouth Park on 27 October 2007, and was euthanized. The horse was nicknamed 'Gorgeous George' by his followers.

George Washington's debut was in a maiden race during the 2,000 Guineas meeting at Newmarket on 1 May 2005. He finished third behind League Champion over 5 furlongs (1,006 m).

Victory followed in his second race at the Curragh three weeks later, this time over 6 furlongs (1207 m). Another win came in the Group II Railway Stakes, again over 6 furlongs (1207 m) at the Curragh.

The Group I Phoenix Stakes was next on the agenda, and George Washington won by 8 lengths from his stablemate Amadeus Mozart, despite having been slightly hampered at the start.

His final race as a two-year-old was in the National Stakes in September, another Group 1, which he won by 2 lengths as a long odds-on favourite. Although he was declared to run in the Dewhurst Stakes the following month, he was withdrawn just minutes before the race after the ground was deemed unsuitable.