Nikoli (horse)

Nikoli
Sire	Great Nephew
Grandsire	Honeyway
Dam	Aliceva
Damsire	Alcide
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	8 March 1977
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	McGrath Trust Co.
Owner	Lord Iveagh
Trainer	Paddy Prendergast Kevin Prendergast
Record	5: 3-0-0
Major wins
McCairns Trial Stakes (1976) Irish 2000 Guineas (1977)
Awards
Timeform rating 96p (1979), 125 (1980) Top-rated Irish-trained three-year-old (1980)

Nikoli (foaled 8 March 1977) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning his only race as a juvenile he won the McCairns Trial Stakes on his three-year-old bebut and then recorded his biggest win in the Irish 2000 Guineas. He started favourite for the 1980 Epsom Derby but finished seventh and ran poorly on his only subsequent start. After his retirement from racing he stood as a breeding stallion in the United States and Uruguay but had little success as a sire of winners.

Nikoli was a "stong, most attractive" bay horse with no white markings bred in Ireland by the McGrath Trust Co. at the Brownstown Stud. As a yearling he was put up for auction and sold for 52,000 guineas. He entered the ownership of Lord Iveagh and was sent into training with the veteran Paddy Prendergast.

He was sired by Great Nephew, a British stallion who won the Prix du Moulin in 1967 before becoming an outstanding sire whose other progeny included Grundy, Mrs Penny, Shergar, Tolmi and Carotene. His dam Aliceva made little impact as a racehorse but produced several other winners including Captain James (Waterford Crystal Mile) and Sutton Place (Coronation Stakes). She was a half-sister to Feemoss, the dam of Levmoss, Le Moss and Sweet Mimosa (Prix de Diane).

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