Highclere (horse)

Highclere
Sire	Queen's Hussar
Grandsire	March Past
Dam	Highlight
Damsire	Borealis
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1971
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Queen Elizabeth II
Owner	Queen Elizabeth II
Trainer	Dick Hern
Record	8: 3-3-0
Major wins
1000 Guineas (1974) Prix de Diane (1974)
Honours
Timeform rating: 129

Highclere (1971–1992) was a British thoroughbred racehorse owned by Queen Elizabeth II. In a racing career lasting from summer 1973 until October 1974 she ran eight times and won three races. Highclere won one minor race as a two-year-old but improved to win the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse and Prix de Diane at Chantilly. She later finished second to Dahlia in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. She retired at the end of the season to become a highly successful and influential broodmare.

Highclere was a bay filly, bred in England by her owner, Queen Elizabeth II. She was sired by the Sussex Stakes winner Queen's Hussar, whose reputation as a stallion had previously rested almost entirely on the fact that he was the sire of Brigadier Gerard. Her dam Highlight won two minor races and was a daughter of Hypericum, who won the 1000 Guineas for King George VI in 1946. As a descendant of the broodmare Feola, Highclere came from the same branch of Thoroughbred family 2-f which produced Round Table, Pebbles and Aureole.

The filly was named after Highclere Castle, the home of the Queen's racing manager, Lord Carnarnvon. Highclere was sent into training with Dick Hern at his stables in West Ilsley in Berkshire. Her regular jockey was Joe Mercer.

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