Refuse To Bend

Refuse To Bend
Sire	Sadler's Wells
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Market Slide
Damsire	Gulch
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	17 March 2000
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Moyglare Stud Farm
Owner	Moyglare Stud Farm Godolphin Racing (2004)
Trainer	Dermot K. Weld Saeed bin Suroor (2004)
Record	15: 7-0-1
Earnings	£780,896
Major wins
National Stakes (2002) Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial (2003) 2000 Guineas (2003) Desmond Stakes (2003) Queen Anne Stakes (2004) Eclipse Stakes (2004)
Last updated on 7 September 2007

Refuse To Bend (17 March 2000 – 10 February 2012) was Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

Refuse To Bend was a bay horse with a white star and white socks on his hind legs bred by his owner the Swiss businessman Walter Haefner at his Moyglare Stud Farm near the town of Maynooth, County Kildare, in Ireland. He was sired by the Champion Sire Sadler's Wells. His dam, Market Slide was a daughter of Gulch, the 1988 U.S. Champion Sprint Horse. Market Slide had previously produced the Melbourne Cup winner, Media Puzzle,

Refuse To Bend made his debut in August 2002 in Gowran, Ireland at Gowran Park, winning a Maiden race by four lengths. He then moved up to compete against top-level colts in the National Stakes at the Curragh Racecourse. A win in that race and another in the following spring's 2,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown Racecourse made him a contender for the 2003 British Classic Races.