Oscar Schindler (horse)
| Oscar Schindler | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Royal Academy |
| Grandsire | Nijinsky |
| Dam | Saraday |
| Damsire | Northfields |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 4 February 1992 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Oliver Lehane |
| Owner | Oliver Lehane |
| Trainer | Kevin Prendergast |
| Record | 20: 5-3-4 |
| Earnings | £281,864 |
| Major wins | |
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Ormonde Stakes (1996) Hardwicke Stakes (1996) Irish St Leger (1996, 1997) |
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Oscar Schindler (4 February 1992 – after 2005) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion best known for being the first horse to win two runnings of the Irish St Leger. In a racing career which lasted from October 1994 until November 1997 he competed in five different countries and won five of his twenty starts.
After winning his only race as a two-year-old in 1994, he failed to win in the following year but ran prominently in several major races. He reached his peak as a four-year-old in 1996, winning the Ormonde Stakes, Hardwicke Stakes and Irish St Leger as well a finishing third in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. In the following year he won a second Irish St Leger and finished fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He remained in training as a six-year-old but had injury problems and was retired from racing.
Oscar Schindler was not a successful breeding stallion but he did sire some winners under National Hunt rules.
Oscar Schindler was a "giant" chestnut horse with a white blaze bred in Ireland by his owner Oliver Lehane. During his track career he was trained at the Curragh by the Kevin Prendergast.
His sire, Royal Academy won the July Cup at Newmarket and the Breeders' Cup Mile in 1990. At stud, the best of his other winners included the Sussex Stakes winner Ali-Royal and the Hong Kong champion Bullish Luck. Oscar Schindler's dam Saraday was a granddaughter of the broodmare Place d'Etoile whose other descendants have included Northern Treasure and Arabian Queen.
Oscar Schindler began his racing career in a seven furlong race at Fairyhouse on 1 October 1994 in which he was ridden by Willie Supple. He started the 5/4 favourite and won by four lengths from the filly Venusia.
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