Wind and Wuthering (horse)
| Wind and Wuthering | |
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| Sire | No Robbery |
| Grandsire | Swaps |
| Dam | J A's Joy |
| Damsire | John's Joy |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 4 March 1979 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | N Mitchell, M Mooney, & D Johnson. |
| Owner | Richard Cyzer & Charles Cyzer |
| Trainer | Henry Candy |
| Record | 12: 4-2-0 |
| Major wins | |
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Somerville Tattersall Stakes (1981) Dewhurst Stakes (1981) |
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| Awards | |
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Timeform rating: 132 (1981), 127 (1982) Top-rated British-trained two-year-old (1981) Timeform top-rated two-year-old (1981) |
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Wind and Wuthering (4 March 1979 – 1998) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was the leading British-trained two-year-old of his generation when he won the Dewhurst Stakes by seven lengths. In the following season he was narrowly beaten in the 2000 Guineas but ran poorly in his two subsequent races. He was then retired to stud but made little impact as a breeding stallion. He was named after the Genesis album of the same name.
Wind and Wuthering was a "tall, quite attractive, lengthy", dark brown horse with no white markings bred in Kentucky by N Mitchell, M Mooney, & D Johnson. He was sired by No Robbery, an American stallion who won the 1963 Wood Memorial Stakes. He became a successful sire in the United States, but was relatively unknown in Europe until the emergence of Wind and Wuthering. Wind and Wuthering's dam J A's Joy failed to win a race, but as a broodmare she produced several other winners.
As a foal, the colt was sent to the sales at Keeneland and was sold for $22,000. In the following year he entered the sales ring again at the Houghton Sales at Newmarket, Suffolk where he was sold for 10,500 guineas. The colt entered the ownership of the brothers Richard and Charles Cyzer and was sent into training with Henry Candy at Kingstone Warren in Oxfordshire.
Wind and Wuthering began his racing career at Sandown Park Racecourse in April, winning a five furlong maiden race by one and a half lengths. A month later he ran in the Kris takes over the same distance at Newbury Racecourse and won by four lengths from Better Portion. He was then moved up in class for the Coventry Stakes over six furlongs at Royal Ascot. He started favourite but finished tenth behind the Guy Harwood-trained Red Sunset. Candy was initially unable to explain the colt's performance, but on the following day Wind and Wuthering was found to be lame and a veterinary examination revealed a muscle injury.
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