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Full Sail (horse)
Full Sail (1934-1953) was a British Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse best known for being a leading sire in Argentina and major influence on South American breeding. Background Full Sail was bred and owned throughout his racing career by the Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, 6th Earl of Rosebery. He was foaled March 14, 1934. Fairway (horse), Fairway, Full Sail's sire, was a successful racehorse, having won many important stakes races and been a champion every year he raced. He also proved to be a successful sire, eventually leading the British general sire list four times. Fancy Free, Full Sail's dam, was a winner on the track, but was more notable for her breeding career. Two years after Full Sail, she foaled a full brother to him in Blue Peter (British horse), Blue Peter, who would go on to be a leading three-year-old, winning four of four races that year, including the 2000 Guineas Stakes, 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, and Eclipse Stakes. Full Sail was considered to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairway (horse)
Fairway (1925–1948) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, sire. Fairway was the best horse of his generation in Britain at two, three and four years old, winning the St Leger Stakes, the Champion Stakes (twice) and the Eclipse Stakes. He retired as a five-year-old in 1930 and went on to become a successful and influential sire., pp.206 Background Fairway was bred in England by his owner Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, Lord Derby who also bred both of his parents. His sire Phalaris (horse), Phalaris was an outstanding sprinter who went on to become the most influential stallion of the 20th century. His dam, Scapa Flow, also produced Fairway's sister Fair Isle (horse), Fair Isle who won the 1000 Guineas and his brother Pharos (horse), Pharos who finished second in Epsom Derby, The Derby and sired Nearco. As a two-year-old, Fairway was trained by George Lambton at Lord Derby's Stanley House stable at Newmarket, Suffolk. When Lambton became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dosage Index
The Dosage Index is a mathematical figure used by breeders of Thoroughbred race horses, and sometimes by bettors handicapping horse races, to quantify a horse's ability, or inability, to negotiate the various distances at which horse races are run. It is calculated based on an analysis of the horse's pedigree. History Interest in determining which sires of race horses transmit raw speed, and which sires transmit stamina (defined as the ability to successfully compete at longer distances) to their progeny dates back to the early 20th century, when a French researcher, Lt. Col. J. J. Vuillier, published a study on the subject (called Dosage), which was subsequently modified by an Italian breeding expert, Dr. Franco Varola, in two books he authored, entitled ''Typology Of The Race Horse'' and ''The Functional Development Of The Thoroughbred''. However, these observations attracted little interest from the general public until 1981, when '' Daily Racing Form'' breeding columnist L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Premio Nacional (Argentina)
The Gran Premio Nacional, or Argentine Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Argentina open to three-year-olds run over a distance of at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. It is the third race in the Argentinian Triple Crown and is one of the oldest and most influential races in Latin American racing. History The Gran Premio Nacional has been run at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo annually since 1884. By 1923, the year the Uruguayan entry Sisley won, the purse was worth $40,000. In 1933, the favorite Hasta Hoy was attacked by masked men the night before the race. His attendant was held at gunpoint while Hasta Hoy's abdomen was stabbed. Hasta Hoy was left unable to run, leaving Requiebro and Támesis to dead heat for first in a field of ten, the smallest in the race up to that point. In 2022, SIS (Sports Information Services) began sponsoring the race. Records since 1988 Speed record: * 2:31.65 – Chullo (1997) Largest margin of victory: * 15 lengths – Great Escape ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seductor
Seductor (28 August 1943–1966?) was an Argentine thoroughbred racehorse and leading sire. Background Seductor was bred by Haras Argentino. Seductor was a light bay stallion with a heavy build. His hind legs were strongly built, especially his gaskins and quarters, and he had excellent shoulders. Racing career Seductor was considered one of the leading racehorses of his generation in Argentina. In the Gran Premio Jockey Club, Seductor was ridden by the famous jockey Irineo Leguisamo. In the stretch, he passed the front-running favorite and winner of the Polla de Potrillos, Remo, to win by three-quarters of a length in a final time of 2:03 for the 2000 meters. The win was the sixth Gran Premio Jockey Club win for Leguisamo and the second for Seductor's sire, Full Sail. The Gran Premio Nacional attracted the largest crowd to Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo since the match race between Botafogo and Grey Fox in 1918. That day's card set a record for betting handle in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Premio Polla De Potrancas (Argentina)
The Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas Group 1 flat horse race in Argentina open to three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1,600 metres (0.99 mi) at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. It is the first race in the Argentinian Filly Triple Crown, and equivalent to the English 1000 Guineas Stakes The 1000 Guineas Stakes is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old Filly, fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mi .... It is considered one of the principle races in defining the champion three-year-old filly, and generally occurs in September, near the beginning of a horse's three-year-old season. History The Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas was first run in 1895. For three years in a row, from 1991 to 1993, the winner was owned and bred by Haras La Quebrada, trained by Carlos Alberto Zarlengo, and ridden by Jacinto Rafael Herrera. Records since 1988 Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez
The Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez is a Group I flat race for three-year-olds and up, run over a distance of 2400 metres every January 6 in Hipódromo Nacional de Maroñas racetrack in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is considered the most important horse race in Uruguay and is one of the oldest in South America. History The Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez was first run in 1889 under the name Gran Premio Internacional. This name lasted until the 1915 edition, at which point it received its current name, after one of the founders of the Jockey Club of Uruguay. From 1889 to 1904 and from 1921 to today, the race is run under weight-for-age conditions; between 1905 and 1920, it was run as a handicap. The Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez has been an internationally recognized Group One race since 2004. In 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez couldn't be run on its usual date of January 6. Records Speed record: (at current distance of 2400 meters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Prêmio Brasil
The Grande Prêmio Brasil is a Group 1 stakes race at Hipódromo da Gávea, at the city of Rio de Janeiro. The race is run left-handed on a turf track, for thoroughbreds three-years-old and up (3yo+), and is the main race in the Brazilian racing calendar. History The Grand Prêmio Brasil was first run on August 1, 1933, a Sunday. The race brought together the best Brazilian racehorses of the time, the idea of Linneo de Paula Machado, president of the then newly formed Jockey Club Brasileiro. The first running was won by the Brazilian-bred Mossoró, sired by Kitchner, foaled at the Pernambuco state, and ridden by Justiniano Mesquita. Six horses have won the race twice: Albatroz (1943, 1944), Helíaco (1947, 1948), Gualicho (1952, 1953), Zenabre (1965, 1966), Villach King (1991, 1993), and George Washington (2019, 2021). The race was first run at a distance of 3000 meters (approximately miles or 15 furlongs). Since 1972, it has been run at a distance of 2400 meters (approximate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Premio Jockey Club (Argentina)
The Gran Premio Jockey Club (previously Premio Jockey Club, Gran Premio Productos Argentinos) is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat horse race in Argentina open to three-year-olds run over a distance of at Hipódromo de San Isidro. It is the second race in the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Argentina, Argentinian Triple Crown and is the oldest stakes race on the Argentinian calendar. History The Gran Premio Jockey Club was first run in 1883 as the principal race organized by the Jockey Club de Buenos Aires. That first year it was restricted to fillies only, being opened to all horses the following year. It was originally run at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. The race was moved to Hipódromo de San Isidro in 1955. From 1883 to 1921, the race was known as the Premio Jockey Club. It was first run as the Gran Premio Jockey Club in 1922, and has been run under that name since then, except for 1953–1955, when it was run as the Gran Premio Productos Argentinos. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
The Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini is the most prestigious horse race in Argentina. It is run in December at the Hipódromo de San Isidro, near Buenos Aires. The race was tied for the 93rd highest rated Group/Grade 1 Race for three-year-olds and upwards in the 2020 Longines World Rankings, with a rating of 115.75. The Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini is the fourth race in the Argentinian Quadruple Crown, and is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, with the winner gaining an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Turf. History The Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini was first run in 1887, under the name of the Gran Premio Internacional. It was renamed the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini in 1941, with the name then changing between the two until 1979, when it was run as the Gran Premio República Argentina. Since 1980, the race has been run as the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini or Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional. The location has also varied over time, being first run at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Premio Jockey Club (Uruguay)
The Gran Premio Jockey Club is a Group I flat race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2000 metres every October in Maroñas racetrack in Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A .... It is the second leg of the Uruguayan Triple Crown for three year-olds. Bibliography Results of the G. P. Jockey Club Horse races in Uruguay Flat horse races for three-year-olds {{horseracing-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
