Minoru (horse)
| Minoru | |
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Minoru as depicted in Vanity Fair, September 1909
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| Sire | Cyllene |
| Grandsire | Bona Vista |
| Dam | Mother Siegel |
| Damsire | Friar's Balsam |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1906 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | William Hall-Walker |
| Owner | King Edward VII |
| Trainer | Richard Marsh |
| Record | 13: 7-2-2, |
| Earnings | £16,180 |
| Major wins | |
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Greenham Stakes (1909) 2,000 Guineas (1909) Epsom Derby (1909) |
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| Honours | |
| Minoru - British Rail Locomotive #60062 | |
Greenham Stakes (1909)
St. James's Palace Stakes (1909)
Sussex Stakes (1909)
Minoru (1906 – circa 1917) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who won two British Classic Races. In a career which lasted from June 1908 to April 1910 he ran thirteen times and won seven races. After showing moderate form as a two-year-old he improved to become one of the best colts in England in the early part of 1909. He won his first five races including the 2000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby. His win at Epsom Downs Racecourse made his owner King Edward VII the first reigning British monarch to win a Derby and was greeted with unprecedented celebration. Minoru's bid to win the British Triple Crown ended when he was beaten by Bayardo in the St Leger. He was retired to stud in 1910 and was soon afterwards exported to Russia, where he disappeared during the Revolution in 1917.
A then popular game of chance, which simulates a horse race en miniature, had been named after Minoru.
Minoru was a bay horse bred by Colonel William Hall-Walker (later Lord Wavertree) at his stud farm at Tully in County Kildare which today is the Irish National Stud. Minoru was a son of Cyllene, winner of the 1899 Ascot Gold Cup who sired three other Epsom Derby winners, but was exported to Argentina in January 1908, before his true quality as a stallion became evident. His dam was Mother Siegel, a daughter of the highly regarded multiple stakes winner, Friar's Balsam. The colt was leased by his breeder to King Edward VII along with five other yearlings. Minoru was trained by Richard Marsh at his Egerton House stable at Newmarket, Suffolk: Marsh was the established "Royal" trainer, having prepared both Persimmon and Diamond Jubilee to win the Derby for Edward when he was Prince of Wales.
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