Pappa Fourway

Pappa Fourway
Sire	Pappageno II
Grandsire	Prince Rose
Dam	Oola Hills
Damsire	Denturius
Sex	Colt
Foaled	1952
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Ballykisteen Stud
Owner	Mrs E. Goldson
Trainer	Bill Dutton
Record	15: 12-1-1
Earnings	£9,889
Major wins
King's Stand Stakes (1955) July Cup (1955) Diadem Stakes (1955)
Awards
Timeform Top-rated horse (1955) Timeform rating: 139
Last updated on January 1, 2008

Pappa Fourway (1952–1978) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the outstanding specialist sprinters of the twentieth century and one of the best horses trained in the North of England. After winning four times as a two-year-old in 1954 he was the dominant European sprinter of 1955 when he was undefeated in eight races including the King's Stand Stakes, July Cup and Diadem Stakes. He was retired to stud in the United States where he had modest success as a sire of winners.

Pappa Fourway was a powerfully built bay horse standing 16 hands high bred in County Tipperary, Ireland by the Ballykisteen Stud. He was sired by Pappageno, a stallion best known as a sire of stayers and National Hunt horses including the Scottish Grand National winner Pappageno's Cottage. His dam was a mare named Oola Hills, who was the ancestor of Park Top, Lyric Fantasy and Royal Applause. As a yearling, Pappa Fourway was sent to the sales, where he was purchased for 150 guineas and entered into the ownership of Mrs Elaine Goldson. The colt went into training at William Parker "Bill" Dutton's Grove Cottage stable at Malton, North Yorkshire. Dutton (1901–1958) had been a successful amateur jockey, winning the 1928 Grand National on Tipperary Tim before training major winners in both flat and jump racing. He trained another outstanding sprinter in Right Boy and won the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Limber Hill.

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