Homing (horse)

Homing
Sire	Habitat
Grandsire	Sir Gaylord
Dam	Heavenly Thought
Damsire	St. Paddy
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	25 March 1975
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Lord Rotherwick
Owner	Lord Rotherwick
Trainer	Dick Hern
Record	14:6-2-1
Major wins
Prix du Rond Point (1978) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1978)
Awards
Timeform rating 105p (1977), 130 (1978) Timeform best miler (1978)

Homing (foaled 1975) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Although he never won at Group One race, he established himself as the leading horse in Europe over one mile in 1978. His early form was moderate, but in the autumn of his three-year-old season he made dramatic improvement to record wide margin victories in the Prix du Rond Point and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. He was retired from racing at the end of the season, having won six of his fourteen races, and had modest success as a breeding stallion.

Homing was a bay horse with a white star and a white sock on his right hind leg bred by his owner Lord Rotherwick. He was sired by Habitat, an American-bred, British-raced miler who became one of the leading European stallions of the 1970s and 1980s. His other progeny included Habibti, Marwell, Rose Bowl, Flying Water and Sigy and he was the British Champion broodmare sire on three occasions. Homing's dam, Heavenly Thought was a successful racemare who won the Princess Royal Stakes in 1970 and later produced Water Mill who won the Glorious Stakes and finished second when favourite for the 1980 St Leger. Heavenly Thought was a granddaughter of the 1000 Guineas and Oaks winner Musidora who was also the ancestor of the St Leger winner Snurge.

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