Thatch (horse)
| Thatch | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Forli |
| Grandsire | Aristophanes |
| Dam | Thong |
| Damsire | Nantallah |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 30 March 1970 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Claiborne Farm |
| Owner | J. A. Mulcahy |
| Trainer | Vincent O'Brien |
| Record | 9:7-0-0 |
| Earnings | £40,277 |
| Major wins | |
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Tyros Stakes (1972) Vauxhall Trial Stakes (1973) St. James's Palace Stakes (1973) July Cup (1973) Sussex Stakes (1973) |
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| Awards | |
| Top-rated Irish two-year-old (1972) Timeform Top-rated three-year-old (1973) Timeform rating 136 |
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Thatch (1970–1983) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from spring 1972 until July 1973 he ran nine times and won seven races. As a two-year-old he won three of his four races and was rated one of the best Irish juveniles of the season. In the following year he finished fourth on soft ground in the 2000 Guineas but in the summer he showed the form which led to him being rated the best European horse of his generation, winning the St. James's Palace Stakes, the July Cup and the Sussex Stakes. He was then retired to stud where he had some success as a sire of winners.
Thatch was a strongly-built bay horse, standing 16 hands high, with a white star and one white foot, bred by Claiborne Farm in Kentucky. His sire Forli was a champion in his native Argentina before becoming a successful breeding stallion in the United States. His best-known offspring was Thatch's contemporary Forego, the three-time American Horse of the Year. Thatch's dam Thong was a full sister to the 1965 American Horse of the Year Moccasin. After winning five races she was retired to stud where she became a highly influential broodmare. Her descendants included Fairy King, Nureyev and most importantly Sadler's Wells.
Thatch was bought privately by Jack Mulcahy and was sent to race in Europe. He proved to be the first top-class horse owned by the County Waterford born Mulcahy, whose racing colours of green, white an orange were derived from the Irish tricolour. Thatch was trained by Vincent O'Brien at his Ballydoyle stable in County Tipperary, Ireland.
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