Mr Brooks (horse)
| Mr Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Blazing Saddles |
| Grandsire | Todman |
| Dam | Double Finesse |
| Damsire | Double Jump |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 1987 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Mrs J R Rossdale |
| Owner | Kevin Connolly Paul Green |
| Trainer | Kevin Connolly Jim Bolger Richard Hannon, Sr. |
| Record | 22: 8-9-1 |
| Earnings | £423,435 |
| Major wins | |
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Gladness Stakes (1991) Ballyogan Stakes (1991) Concorde Stakes (1991) July Cup (1992) Grosser Preis von Berlin1 (1992) Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (1992) |
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| Awards | |
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European Champion Sprinter (1992) European Champion Older Horse (1992) |
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| Last updated on 27 December 2006 | |
Mr Brooks (7 April 1987 – 31 October 1992) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred in the United Kingdom and trained in both Ireland and England in a career that lasted from 1989 to 1992. A specialist sprinter, he was posthumously awarded the titles of European Champion Sprinter and European Champion Older Horse at the Cartier Racing Awards
Mr Brooks was bred in the United Kingdom by Mrs J R Rossdale. He was by some way the best son of his sire, the Australian-bred Blazing Saddles, and the only racehorse of any consequence produced by his dam Double Finesse. His only notable relative was the Champion Two-Year-Old First Trump, a son of his half-sister Valika He was named after Mel Brooks who wrote and directed the film Blazing Saddles after which Mr Brooks' sire was named. He was first trained in Ireland by his original owner Kevin Connolly, and then by Jim Bolger, for whose stable he won several important Irish sprint races. His greatest success came after he was transferred to the Wiltshire stable of Richard Hannon, Sr. in early 1992.
Mr Brooks won his only start as a two-year-old, taking a maiden race at Leopardstown by six lengths.
As a three-year-old he was campaigned at the highest level, over distances ranging from five furlongs to one and a half miles, but failed to win in five starts, including the 2,000 Guineas in which he finished fifth, and the Derby in which he came last of the eighteen starters behind Quest For Fame.
From the age of four, Mr Brooks was aimed at sprint distances, and proved more successful, finishing either first or second in fourteen of his remaining sixteen races. In 1991, racing exclusively in Ireland, he won three Group races, starting with a win over the good English filly Aldbourne in the Group III Gladness Stakes in April. In June he won the Group III Ballyogan Stakes at Leopardstown and the Group III Concorde Stakes at Tipperary ten days later. In all his races in 1990 and 1991, he was ridden by Pat Shanahan.
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