The Panther
| The Panther | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Tracery |
| Grandsire | Rock Sand |
| Dam | Countess Zia |
| Damsire | Gallinule |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 8 February 1916 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | National Stud |
| Owner | Sir Alec Black |
| Trainer | George Manser |
| Record | 6:3-1-0 |
| Earnings | £5,736 |
| Major wins | |
| 2000 Guineas (1919) | |
| Awards | |
| Top-rated British Two-year-old (1918) | |
The Panther (8 February 1916 – October 1931) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from May 1918 to October 1919 he ran six times and won three races. Although he ran only three times in 1918, he was rated the best British two-year-old of the year on the strength of his win in the Autumn Stakes. The following spring he won the Classic 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. He started favourite for the Epsom Derby but finished unplaced after becoming distressed before the race. He failed to recover his form in two subsequent races and was retired to a stud career in Argentina. He was returned to Britain shortly before his death in 1931.
The Panther was a brown horse officially bred by the British National Stud. He was sired by August Belmont, Jr's American-bred St Leger winner Tracery out of Countess Zia, a mare owned by Lord Wavertree. In 1915, Wavertree donated all his bloodstock, including the pregnant Countess Zia, to the British Government, and The Panther was foaled the following spring at the National Stud. In 1916, the yearling colt was sent to the sales at Newmarket, Suffolk where his striking appearance made him the subject of considerable interest before he was bought by the shipping magnate Sir Alec Black for 3,600 guineas, the highest price paid for a yearling that year. Black sent the colt to his private trainer George Manser at his Warren House stables at Newmarket.
The Panther made his first racecourse appearance at Newmarket in May 1918. He showed promise in finishing a close second to Galloper Light, a colt who went on to win the Grand Prix de Paris. At the next Newmarket meeting he recorded his first win when he beat a field of thirty opponents very easily by eight lengths in the Bartlow Plate.
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