Sir Gallahad (1920–1949) was a French

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racehorse and an extremely important sire in the United States.

Racing career

Racing at age two in France for his British breeder/owner, Jefferson Davis Cohn, Sir Gallahad earned victory in three of his five starts but was overshadowed by the 1922 Champion colt, Epinard. At age three, he won four races, most notably the French 2,000 Guineas (Poule d'Essai des Poulains). At four, he won three important races in France and in

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won the Lincolnshire Handicap. That year, he also went head-to-head with Epinard, winning a 6½ furlong event.

Leading Sire

Sir Gallahad was retired after his four-year-old season to stand at

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in Alençon. In 1926, owner Jefferson Davis Cohn sold him to an American syndicate made up of Robert A. Fairbairn, William Woodward, Sr., Marshall Field III, and Arthur B. Hancock. In the United States, he was recorded as Sir Gallahad III for registration clarification. Although he was sent to the various breeding farms of his four owners, he stood primarily at Woodward's

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and at Hancock's Claiborne Farm in

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. Sir Gallahad sired 65

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winners and was the United States Champion Sire four times. In addition, Sir Gallahad was the U.S. Champion Broodmare Sire a record 12 times, with his daughters producing 139 stakes winners including two

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members: Challedon and Gallorette. Sir Gallahad died at Claiborne Farm in 1949 and is buried in its equine cemetery.

Pedigree

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References

Sir Gallahad's pedigree and racing stats

* [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/LeadingSires.html List of Leading Sires] at the National Sporting Library's Thoroughbred Heritage website 1920 racehorse births 1949 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in France Racehorses trained in France United States Champion Thoroughbred Sires American Champion Thoroughbred broodmare sires Thoroughbred family 16-a Chefs-de-Race