Grundy (horse)

Grundy
Grundy & Pat Eddery prior to the Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh in May 1975
Sire	Great Nephew
Grandsire	Honeyway
Dam	Word From Lundy
Damsire	Worden
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1972
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Overbury Stud
Owner	Carlo Vittadini
Trainer	Peter Walwyn
Record	11: 8-2-0
Earnings	£326,421
Major wins
Sirenia Stakes (1974) Champagne Stakes (1974) Dewhurst Stakes (1974) Irish Derby (1975) Irish 2,000 Guineas (1975) Epsom Derby (1975) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1975)
Awards
British Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1974, Free Handicap) Timeform Top-rated two-year-old (1974) Timeform Top-rated Horse (1975) Timeform Horse of the Year (1975) British Horse of the Year (1975) Timeform rating: 137

Grundy (1972–1992) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from July 1974 until August 1975 he ran eleven times and won eight races. He was the leading British two-year-old of 1974 when his wins included the Champagne Stakes and the Dewhurst Stakes. In 1975 he was narrowly beaten in the 2000 Guineas but went on to win the Irish 2000 Guineas and the Epsom and Irish derbies. He is best remembered however, for his win over Bustino in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, which has been described as Britain's "Race of the Century". He was retired to stud at the end of 1975 and had some success as a sire of winners. He was exported to Japan where he died in 1992.

Grundy was a chestnut horse with a white blaze and flaxen mane and tail. bred by Overbury Stud near Tewkesbury, in Gloucestershire, England. He was a son of Great Nephew who also sired Epsom Derby winner Shergar and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame filly, Carotene. His dam, Word From Lundy, was a daughter of the French runner Worden, whose wins included Italy's Premio Roma and the 1953 Washington, D.C. International Stakes in the United States. Word From Lundy won over two miles, but was from a family which was noted for its speed, having produced the leading sprinter Tower Walk.