Goldfinder (horse)

Goldfinder
Painting of Goldfinder
Sire	Snap
Grandsire	Snip
Dam	Blank mare
Damsire	Blank
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1764
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	John St Leger Douglas
Owner	Jenison Shafto Sir Charles Sedley
Record	11: 11-0-0
Major wins
1400 Guineas Stakes (1768) Ascot Stakes (1768) Newmarket Challenge Cup & Whip (1769, 1770)

Goldfinder (1764–1789) was an undefeated Thoroughbred racehorse. His wins included two Newmarket Challenge Cup and Whips. After retiring from racing he became a successful sire.

Goldfinder was a bay colt foaled in 1764. He was bred by John St Leger Douglas and was sired by the undefeated racehorse and Champion sire Snap. His dam was a daughter of Blank, another Champion sire.

Goldfinder made his racecourse debut at Newmarket on 5 April 1768, beating two opponents to win a sweepstakes of 200 guineas each (known as the 1400 Guineas). On 29 April he beat six rivals to win the Ascot Stakes. His next race came in October, where he beat five rivals (including Lord Bolingbroke's 4/5 favourite Sejanus) to win another sweepstakes of 200 guineas each. The next day he was due to race a filly belonging to Sir John Moore, but Moore paid a 300 guinea forfeit and withdrew his horse. In his last race as a four-year-old he won the Contribution Stakes, beating four other horses.

His first race as a five-year-old was on 31 March, where he beat four horses to win a 150 guineas race. In October he faced five rivals in the Newmarket Challenge Cup and Whip (known as 'the Cup'). In the betting the Duke of Ancaster's Jethro was the 2/1 favourite, with Goldfinder at 5/2, Sir Charles Bunbury's Bellario at 4/1, 5/1 and 6/1 against Marquis, with Sir Lawrence Dundas's A-la-greque and Lord Rockingham's Cosmo both at 8/1. Goldfinder won this race and then beat Jethro again to win a Subscription of 50 guineas each a few days later. In his final two races as a five-year-old he walked over for a 150 guineas race and the Contribution Stakes.