Reverence (horse)

Reverence
Sire	Mark of Esteem
Grandsire	Darshaan
Dam	Imperial Bailiwick
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	23 March 2001
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook
Owner	Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook
Trainer	Eric Alston
Record	42: 10-4-3
Earnings	£ 542,609
Major wins
Temple Stakes (2006) Nunthorpe Stakes (2006) Haydock Sprint Cup (2006) Flying Five Stakes (2009)
Awards
European Champion Sprinter (2006)
Last updated on August 25, 2007

Reverence is a British champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a specialist sprinter who was especially effective over five furlongs (1000m), recording all but one of his wins over the distance. Most unusually for a modern thoroughbred racehorse Reverence did not appear on a racecourse until he was four years old. In a career that has lasted from May 2005 until August 2011 he ran forty-two times and won ten races. In 2006 he won two Group One races- the Nunthorpe Stakes at York and the Sprint Cup at Haydock- and was named European Champion Sprinter at the Cartier Racing Awards. Reverence ran his last race in August 2011.

Reverence, a chestnut gelding with a narrow white stripe, was bred by his owners, the husband-and-wife team of Gary and Lesley Middlebrook at their Wood Farm Stud near Lake Windermere in Cumbria. Reverence was sired by Mark of Esteem an “outstanding” miler who won the 2000 Guineas and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in 1996. He went on to become a successful stallion, siring the Classic winners Sir Percy (Epsom Derby) and Ameerat (1000 Guineas). Reverence’s dam, Imperial Bailiwick was a successful sprinter, winning the Flying Childers Stakes in 1993. In addition to Reverence, she has produced the Chesham Stakes winner Helm Bank.

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