Longboat (horse)
| Longboat | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Welsh Pageant |
| Grandsire | Tudor Melody |
| Dam | Pirogue |
| Damsire | Reliance |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 24 March 1981 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Richard Hollingsworth |
| Owner | Richard Hollingsworth |
| Trainer | Dick Hern |
| Record | 18: 9-3-3 |
| Major wins | |
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Alycidon Stakes (1984) Sagaro Stakes (1985) Henry II Stakes (1986) Ascot Gold Cup (1986) Goodwood Cup (1986) Doncaster Cup (1986) |
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| Awards | |
| Top-rated older stayer in Europe (1986) Timeform ratings: 97p (1983), 117 (1984, 1985), 120 (1986) |
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Longboat (24 March 1981 – ca. 1997) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. A specialist over extreme distances, who produced his best form on fast ground, he completed the "Stayers' Triple Crown" in 1986 when he won the Ascot Gold Cup, Goodwood Cup and Doncaster Cup. In all he won nine of his eighteen races between October 1983 and September 1986, with his other major wins coming in the Alycidon Stakes, Sagaro Stakes and Henry II Stakes. He was exported to Australia where he was retired from racing following an injury. He proved a failure as a breeding stallion.
Longboat was a "lengthy, attractive" bay horse with no white markings bred by his owner Richard Dunbavin "Dick" Hollingsworth at his Arches Hall Stud in Hertfordshire. He was sired by Welsh Pageant, a one-mile specialist whose wins included the Lockinge Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Longboat's dam Pirogue was a granddaughter of the Hollingsworth family's influential broodmare Felucca, whose other descendants included Bireme, Cut Above (St Leger Stakes), Sharp Edge (Irish 2000 Guineas), Bolas (Irish Oaks), Dash for Cash (Australian Guineas) and Daffodil (AJC Oaks). Pirogue herself also produced Sailor's Dance who won the Scottish Champion Hurdle.
The colt was sent into training with Dick Hern at West Ilsley in Berkshire, and was ridden in most of his races by the Scottish jockey Willie Carson.
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