North Stoke (horse)

North Stoke
Sire	Northfields
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Mother
Damsire	Whistler
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	4 April 1974
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Owner	Mrs Marcel Lequieme
Trainer	John Dunlop
Record	11: 8-0-2
Major wins
Trafalgar House Stakes (1977) Bass Clubmans Handicap (1977) Grand Prix de Bruxelles (1977) Land of Burns Stakes (1977) Fürstenberg-Rennen (1977) Joe McGrath Memorial Stakes (1977)
Awards
Timeform rating 105 (1976), 130 (1977)

North Stoke (4 April 1974 – 1979) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed promise when winning two of his three races as a two-year-old in 1976. In the following year he was campaigned internationally and made consistent improvement to emerge as one of the leading middle-distance colts of the year with six consecutive victories. After two wins in handicap races in England he took the Grand Prix de Bruxelles in Belgium, the Land of Burns Stakes in Scotland, the Fürstenberg-Rennen in Germany and the Joe McGrath Memorial Stakes in Ireland. Despite a defeat in the Champion Stakes he was rated the best British-trained colt of his generation by Timeform. North Stoke had little opportunity to make his mark as a breeding stallion, dying after one season at stud.

North Stoke was a "rangy" chestnut horse with no white markings bred in Ireland. He was sired by Northfields, an American horse whose biggest win came in the Louisiana Derby in 1971, before spending most of his stud career in Europe. His other winners included Northjet, Oats, Northern Treasure and No Pass No Sale (Poule d'Essai des Poulains). North Stoke's dam, Mother, won over five furlongs as a two-year-old and went on to become a successful broodmare, producing at least three other winners including Anfield (Railway Stakes, Desmond Stakes). Mother was a great-granddaughter of Majideh, a very influential broodmare whose other descendants included Masaka, Gallant Man, Kahyasi, Lashkari, Law Society, Milan and Son of Love.

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