Lake Coniston

Lake Coniston
Sire	Bluebird
Grandsire	Storm Bird
Dam	Persian Polly
Damsire	Persian Bold
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	21 February 1991
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	J P McManus
Owner	Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd
Trainer	Geoff Lewis
Record	16: 7-3-0
Earnings	£225,161
Major wins
Hackwood Stakes (1994) Prix de Meautry (1994) Diadem Stakes (1994) Abernant Stakes (1995) Duke of York Stakes (1995) July Cup (1995)
Awards
Timeform rating=131

Lake Coniston (21 February 1991 – May 2014) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After being sold as a yearling for 22,000 guineas he was sent to be trained in England by Geoff Lewis. Unraced as a juvenile, he established himself as a top-class sprinter as a three-year-old with wins in the Hackwood Stakes, Prix de Meautry and Diadem Stakes. He was even better at four, winning the Abernant Stakes, Duke of York Stakes and July Cup. His performance in the last-named race saw him regarded as one of the best British sprinters of modern times. He stood as a breeding stallion in Ireland, England, Australia, New Zealand, Italy and South Africa with limited success. He died in South Africa in 2014 at the age of 23.

Lake Coniston was a bay horse with a small white star bred in Ireland by J P McManus. He was sired by Bluebird, a Kentucky-bred, Irish-trained sprinter who won the King's Stand Stakes in 1987. The best of his other progeny included Fly to the Stars, Swallow Flight (Sandown Mile), Dolphin Street (Prix de la Foret), Twilight Blues (Duke of York Stakes), Bluegrass Prince (Diomed Stakes), Macaw (Elkhorn Stakes), Aube Indienne (Yellow Ribbon Stakes) and Delilah (Park Hill Stakes). Lake Coniston's dam Persian Polly showed some racing ability and was placed at Group Three level as a two-year-old.

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