Kashmir (horse)
| Kashmir | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Tudor Melody |
| Grandsire | Tudor Minstrel |
| Dam | Queen of Speed |
| Damsire | Blue Train |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1963 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Dark Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | Jane Levins Moore |
| Owner | Peter Butler |
| Trainer | Mick Bartholomew |
| Record | 10:5-2-2 |
| Earnings | £30,596 in Britain 314,345 NF in France |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Robert Papin (1965) Prix Djebel (1965) 2000 Guineas (1966) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 125 | |
Kashmir (1963 – after 1980) was an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1966. Kashmir was one of the leading French-trained two-year-olds of 1965 when he won the Prix Robert Papin and was placed in both the Prix Morny and the Prix de la Forêt. In the following spring he won the Prix Djebel and then defeated twenty-four opponents in the 2000 Guineas. He was beaten in his two subsequent races and was retired to stud where he had considerable success as a sire of winners. When racing in Britain, the horse was known as Kashmir II.
Kashmir was bred in Ireland by Jane Levins Moore. His coat colour was variously described as being either "black" "bay" or "brown". He was sired by Moore's stallion Tudor Melody, the top-rated British two-year-old of his generation, and later a successful sire. His other progeny included Magic Flute (Coronation Stakes), Welsh Pageant (Queen Elizabeth II Stakes) and Tudor Music (July Cup). Kashmir's dam Queen of Speed won two minor races and also produced Nick of Time, the dam of the Ascot Gold Cup winner Erimo Hawk.
As a yearling, Kashmir was sent to the sales at Newmarket where he was bought for 8,600 guineas by a representative of Peter Butler. The colt was sent into training with Mick Bartholomew in France.
In the early part of 1965, Kashmir proved himself to be a fast and precocious colt, winning the Prix du Début over 800 metres at Saint-Cloud and the Prix de Martinvast over 1000 metres at Longchamp. In July, the colt was moved up in class to contest the prestigiousPrix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse. Ridden by the British jockey Lester Piggott he won from Barbare, with Soleil in third. In the following month Kashmir finished third to Soleil in the Prix Morny at Deauville Racecourse and in September he was runner-up to Silver Shark in the Prix La Rochette. Silver Shark went on to defeat older sprinters in that year's Prix de l'Abbaye. On his final appearance of the season, Kashmir was also tried against older horses in the 1400 metre Prix de la Forêt at Longchamp and finished second to the five-year-old Red Slipper.
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