Selkirk (horse)

Selkirk
Selkirk during his stud retirement in the 1990s. (Courtesy of Lanwades Stud)
Sire	Sharpen Up
Grandsire	Atan
Dam	Annie Edge
Damsire	Nebbiolo
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	February 19, 1988
Country	United States (bred) Europe (raced)
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	George W. Strawbridge, Jr.
Owner	George W. Strawbridge, Jr.
Trainer	Ian Balding
Jockey	John Reid Ray Cochrane
Record	15:6-2-3
Earnings	USD$843,661 £519080.15
Major wins
Stardom Stakes (1990) Fortune Stakes (1991) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1991) Celebration Mile (1992) Lockinge Stakes (1992) Challenge Stakes (1992)
Honours
Timeform's European champion miler (1991, 1992)

Selkirk (February 19, 1988 – January 3, 2013) was an American-bred Thoroughbred race horse and sire who raced mainly in Europe. Bred in Pennsylvania and owned by American philanthropist businessman George W. Strawbridge, Jr., he was trained by Ian Balding. At the end of 1991, his third year, he had a record of 3-1-2 out of seven starts. In total, he had won six of his 15 starts. He retired from racing in 1993 and began his stud career at Kirsten Rausing's Lanwades stud farm in Newmarket, England, where he sired 92 stakes winners from 987 foals. He died on January 3, 2013 at the age of 25.

Selkirk was a chestnut horse with a white blaze and long white socks on his hind legs, bred in Pennsylvania by his owner George Strawbridge. He was sired by Sharpen Up, a British racehorse who won the Middle Park Stakes in 1971 before becoming a successful breeding stallion. His other progeny included Pebbles, Kris and Diesis. Selkirk's dam, Annie Edge was a successful racemare for Strawbridge on both sides of the Atlantic, winning the Park Stakes in 1983, and the New York Stakes a year later. Strawbridge sent his colt to be raced in Europe and trained at Ian Balding's Kingsclere training facility near Watership Down, Hampshire, England.