Grand Flaneur

Grand Flaneur
Sire	Yattendon (AUS)
Grandsire	Sir Hercules (AUS)
Dam	First Lady (GB)
Damsire	St. Albans (GB)
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1877
Country	Australia
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Edward K. Cox MLC, Fernhill Stud
Owner	William Alexander Long
Trainer	Tom Brown
Record	9 starts, 9 wins
Earnings	£8,105
Major wins
AJC Derby (1880) Melbourne Cup (1880) AJC Mares Produce Stakes (1880) VRC Mares Produce Stakes (1880) Victoria Derby (1880) VRC St Leger Stakes (1881)
Awards
1895 Leading sire in Australia
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2007)
Last updated on 20 July 2011

Grand Flaneur was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who won nine successive races, including the AJC Derby, the Victoria Derby and the Melbourne Cup, before he retired undefeated. He had won races over distances ranging from five furlongs to three miles. He was the Leading sire in Australia in 1895 and was close to the top of the list for a decade.

He was bred by Edward K. Cox at his Fernhill Stud near Mulgoa, New South Wales. Grand Flaneur was by the good racehorse and sire, Yattendon (sire of Chester, who was also bred by Cox), his dam was the imported First Lady (by St. Albans) who traced directly to the noted mare, Banter.

After an injury Grand Flaneur was retired to Andrew Town’s Hobartville Stud at Richmond, New South Wales. Grand Flaneur sired the Melbourne Cup winner, Bravo, in his first crop. He was the leading Australian sire in 1894-95 and was then standing at Long’s Chipping Norton Stud. Grand Flaneur sired 23 stakes winners for 45 stakes wins and more than ₤50,000, including, Hopscotch (AJC Epsom Handicap etc.), Merman (GB Ascot Gold Cup and GB Goodwood Cup), Parthian (AJC St Leger Stakes, VRC St Leger Stakes etc.) and Patron (Melbourne Cup).

Grand Flaneur died in 1900 at the Chipping Norton Stud, near Liverpool, New South Wales where he is buried.

In 2007 Grand Flaneur was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

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