Master Willie
| Master Willie | |
|---|---|
| Sire | High Line |
| Grandsire | High Hat |
| Dam | Fair Winter |
| Damsire | Set Fair |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 12 April 1977 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | William & Robert Barnett |
| Owner | William & Robert Barnett |
| Trainer | Henry Candy |
| Record | 18: 7-6-1 |
| Major wins | |
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Easter Stakes (1980) Benson and Hedges Gold Cup (1980) Jockey Club Stakes (1981) Coronation Cup (1981) Eclipse Stakes (1981) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating: 129 | |
Master Willie (12 April 1977 – October 2001) was a British racehorse and sire. As a three-year-old in 1980 he finished second in the Epsom Derby and won the Group One Benson and Hedges Gold Cup. In the following year he added victories in the Coronation Cup and Eclipse Stakes before being retired to stud. He stood as a breeding stallion in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany with mixed results before his death in 2001.
Master Willie was a chestnut horse with a white blaze and four white socks bred by William and Robert Barnett. He was sired by High Line, a stayer who won three consecutive runnings of the Jockey Club Cup. His dam, Fair Winter, was a top class racemare whose wins included the Nassau Stakes. Like all the Barnett's horses, the colt was trained by Henry Candy at Kingstone Warren in Oxfordshire. He was ridden in most of his races by Candy's stable jockey Philip Waldron.
Master Willie ran four times as a two-year-old in 1979, winning two races. He also finished first in the Acomb Stakes but was disqualified and relegated to second place.
Master Willie began his three-year-old season by winning the Easter Stakes at Kempton Park Racecourse before finishing fourth in his next race. At York in May, Master Willie finished second to the Henry Cecil-trained Hello Gorgeous in the Dante Stakes, a major trial race for the Epsom Derby.
At Epsom Downs Racecourse in June, Master Willie was one of twenty-four colts to contest the 201st running of the Epsom Derby. Starting as a 22/1 outsider he was settled in mid-division before producing a strong late run to finish second, three quarters of a length behind the winner Henbit. Master Willie started favourite for the Irish Derby at the end of June but was unsuited by the very soft ("gluepot") ground and finished fifth behind Tyrnavos.
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