Ormonde (horse)
| Ormonde | |
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| Sire | Bend Or |
| Grandsire | Doncaster |
| Dam | Lily Agnes |
| Damsire | Macaroni |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 18 March 1883 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster |
| Owner | Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster |
| Trainer | John Porter |
| Jockey |
Fred Archer George Barrett Tom Cannon |
| Record | 16: 16–0–0 |
| Earnings | £28,465 |
| Major wins | |
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Dewhurst Plate (1885) 2000 Guineas (1886) Epsom Derby (1886) St. James's Palace Stakes (1886) Hardwicke Stakes (1886, 1887) St. Leger Stakes (1886) Great Foal Stakes (1886) Champion Stakes (1886) Rous Memorial Stakes (1887) Imperial Gold Cup (1887) |
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| Awards | |
| 4th U.K. Triple Crown Winner | |
| Honours | |
| Ormonde Stakes at Chester Racecourse | |
| Last updated on 28 August 2012 | |
Ormonde (1883–1904) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse who won the English Triple Crown in 1886 and retired undefeated. He also won the St. James's Palace Stakes, Champion Stakes and the Hardwicke Stakes twice. At the time he was often labelled as the 'horse of the century'. Ormonde was trained at Kingsclere by John Porter for the 1st Duke of Westminster. His regular jockeys were Fred Archer and Tom Cannon. After retiring from racing he suffered fertility problems, but still sired Orme, who won the Eclipse Stakes twice.
Ormonde was a bay colt, bred by Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and foaled in 1883 at Eaton Stud in Cheshire. Ormonde's sire was the Epsom Derby and Champion Stakes winner Bend Or, also bred by the Duke. Bend Or was a successful stallion, his progeny included Kendal, Ossory, Orbit, Orion, Orvieto, Bona Vista and Laveno.
Ormonde's dam was Doncaster Cup winner Lily Agnes. She was sired by another Derby winner, Macaroni. Lily Agnes began to experience problems with her lungs as a four-year-old, to the extent that jockey John Osborne said he could hear her approaching before he saw her. The problem did not interfere with her racing ability as she continued to win at four and five. She then became a top broodmare also foaling 1000 Guineas winner Farewell, Ormonde's full-brother Ossory and another full-brother Ornament, who produced the outstanding Sceptre, the only racehorse to win four British Classic Races outright.
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