Wilwyn

Wilwyn
Sire	Pink Flower
Grandsire	Oleander
Dam	Saracen
Damsire	Donatello
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1948
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	not found
Owner	Robert C. Boucher
Trainer	George Colling John Waugh (assistant)
Record	35: 21-4-3
Earnings	US$71,582 (equivalent)
Major wins
Rous Memorial Stakes (1952) Great Yorkshire Stakes (1952) Washington, D.C. International Stakes (1952) Queen Anne's Plate (1953) John Porter Stakes (1953) Limekiln Stakes (1953)
Awards
Leading sire in South Africa (1964)

Wilwyn (foaled 1948 in England) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

Wilwyn was sired by Pink Flower, a son of one of Germany's great runners, Oleander, a three-time winner of the Grosser Preis von Baden and a two-time winner of the Grosser Preis von Berlin. His dam, Saracen, was a daughter of Federico Tesio's outstanding Italian runner, Donatello.

The horse was by Robert C. Boucher, a fruit farmer from Kent [1], and trained by George Colling.

He raced at age three with his best conditions race result a third in the Knights Royal Stakes.

In October 1952, assistant trainer John Waugh brought the four-year-old Wilwyn to the United States where he won his eleventh straight race by capturing the inaugural running of the Washington, D.C. International Stakes at the Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. [2] An outstanding race in which the lead changed hands six times, the success of the Washington, D.C. International Stakes would help spawn the Breeders' Cup.

The November 27, 1952 edition of the New York Times reported that an American syndicate was negotiating with owner Robert Boucher to buy Wilwyn. Boucher rejected an offer of US$100,000 and the deal did not go through. [3] [4]

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