Starborough

Starborough
Sire	Soviet Star
Grandsire	Nureyev
Dam	Flamenco Wave
Damsire	Desert Wine
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	15 May 1994
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Sheikh Mohammed
Owner	Sheikh Mohammed Godolphin
Trainer	David Loder Saeed bin Suroor
Record	12: 4-1-1
Earnings	£269,803
Major wins
Prix Jean Prat (1997) St James's Palace Stakes (1997)

Starborough (15 May 1994 – December 2006) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He usually led from the start of his races and was best at distances of around one mile. Bred and owned by Sheikh Mohammed and trained in England by David Loder he showed promising form as a two-year-old in 1996, winning on his debut and finishing third and fourth against better opposition in his other two races. In the following year he finished fourth in the 2000 Guineas before recording Group One victories in the Prix Jean Prat and the St James's Palace Stakes, beating a particularly strong field in the latter race. Later that summer he finished second in the Sussex Stakes and fourth in the Prix Jacques le Marois. He moved to the Godolphin stable in 1998 but his form deteriorated and he failed to win in three races. After he retired from racing he stood as a breeding stallion in France and had some success as a sire of winners.

Starborough was a "well-made, medium-size" chestnut horse with a white blaze and a white sock on his right hind leg bred in England by his owner Sheikh Mohammed. He was sired by Soviet Star, an outstanding sprinter-miler whose wins included the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Sussex Stakes, Prix de la Foret, July Cup and Prix du Moulin. Soviet Star later became a very successful breeding stallion, siring major winners including Freedom Cry (Prix d'Harcourt), Starcraft, Ashkalani (Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix du Moulin), Soviet Line (Lockinge Stakes), Limpid (Grand Prix de Paris) and Pressing (Premio Roma).

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