Sally Brown (horse)

Sally Brown
Sire	Posse
Grandsire	Forli
Dam	Unsuspected
Damsire	Above Suspicion
Sex	Mare
Foaled	14 March 1982
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Robert Cowell
Owner	Robert Cowell
Trainer	Michael Stoute
Record	6: 3-1-0
Major wins
Ribblesdale Stakes (1985) Yorkshire Oaks (1985)
Awards
Timeform rating 120 (1985)

Sally Brown (1982 – 2000) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was owned and bred by Robert Cowell and trained by Michael Stoute. She did not race as a juvenile but emerged as a top-class middle-distance performer in 1985, winning three of her six races including the Ribblesdale Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks. She was retired at the end of the season and had modest success as a broodmare.

Sally Brown was a "lengthy, angular" chestnut mare with a narrow white blaze and bred by her owner Robert Cowell at his Chevington Stud in Newmarket, Suffolk. She was one of the best horses sired by Posse, a Kentucky-bred stallion who won the St. James's Palace Stakes and Sussex Stakes in 1980. Posse's other progeny included the Coronation Cup winner Sheriff's Star. Sally Brown's dam Unsuspected was a successful racemare who won eight races between 1974 and 1976. As a broodmare she produced several other winners including Shoot Clear (Waterford Candelabra Stakes), Untold and Mohican Girl (Gala Stakes). She lived until the exceptionally advanced age (for a Thoroughbred) of 36, dying in June 2008.

The filly was sent into training with Michael Stoute at the Beech Hurst stable in Newmarket and was ridden in her major races by Walter Swinburn.

Unraced as a two-year-old, Sally Brown made her debut in a maiden race over ten furlongs at Sandown Park Racecourse in April and finished second to Northern Aspen (later to win the Prix d'Astarte and the Gamely Stakes). In May the filly was moved up in distance for a maiden at Haydock Park and recorded her first success as she won by three lengths from the colt Sharp Noble.

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