Supreme Court (horse)
| Supreme Court | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Precipitation |
| Grandsire | Hurry On |
| Dam | Forecourt |
| Damsire | Fair Trial |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1948 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Thomas Lilley |
| Owner | Vera Lilley |
| Trainer | Evan Williams |
| Earnings | £36,949 |
| Major wins | |
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Horris Hill Stakes (1950) Chester Vase (1951) King Edward VII Stakes (1951) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1951) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 135 | |
Supreme Court (1948–1962) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning the Horris Hill Stakes as a two-year-old, Supreme Court was undefeated in four races as a three-year-old in 1951, taking the Chester Vase and King Edward VII Stakes before beating a strong international field to win the inaugural King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Following his win in the most valuable race ever run in Britain, Supreme Court was retired to stud, where he had some success as a sire of winners.
Supreme Court was a brown horse with a white star and two white feet bred in Britain by Tom Lilley. His dam, Forecourt, won one race for her owner-breeder Giles Loder and was sold for 8,100 guineas to Lilley in 1947. The mare was pregnant at the time, having been covered by two stallions, Persian Gulf and Precipitation earlier that year, and she produced a colt foal, later named Supreme Court in 1948. It was generally assumed that Precipitation, the 1937 Ascot Gold Cup winner was Supreme Court's father, although the horse was officially registered as being "by Persian Gulf or Precipitation".
As a yearling, Supreme Court was sent to the sales, but failed to reach his reserve price of 2,000 guineas. Lilley therefore gave the horse to his wife Vera as a wedding anniversary present, and Supreme Court was sent into training with Marcus Marsh at his Egerton House stables at Newmarket, Suffolk. When the Aga Khan sent a number of horses to Marsh in 1950, Supreme Court was forced to leave to make room for the new arrivals and the colt was then sent to be trained by Evan Williams at Kingsclere, in Berkshire. He was ridden in most of his races by the veteran jockey Charlie Elliott.
Racing as a two-year-old in 1950, Supreme Court won the Horris Hill Stakes over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse at odds of 5/2. The colt was not entered in the 1951 British Classic Races and with no supplementary entries allowed at the time, he was unable to contest the Triple Crown. In spring 1951, Supreme Court won the White Lodge Stakes at Hurst Park and then took the Chester Vase, a race which usually serves as an important trial race for the Epsom Derby. In June, Supreme Court was sent to Royal Ascot for the King Edward VII Stakes. He started the 6/4 favourite and won from Sybil's Nephew, a colt who had finished runner-up in the Derby.
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