| Airborne | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Precipitation |
| Grandsire | Hurry On |
| Dam | Bouquet |
| Damsire | Buchan |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1943 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | Harold Boyd-Rochfort |
| Owner | John Ferguson |
| Trainer | Richard Perryman |
| Record | 11: 4½-0-2[1] |
| Earnings | £20,345¾[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Epsom Derby (1946) Princess of Wales's Stakes (1946) St Leger (1946) | |
| Last updated on 13 November 2011 | |
Airborne (1943 – 11 September 1962) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After showing little worthwhile form as a two-year-old, Airborne improved to become one of the leading three-year-olds in Britain in 1946. He won five successive races including two Classics: the Derby at Epsom and the St Leger at Doncaster. He was the most recent of four greys to have won the Epsom Classic.[2] Airborne went on to have a stud career of limited success.
- ^ a b Birch, Franklin E., Pedigrees of Leading Winners 1912-1959, The Thoroughbred Breeders Assoc., London, 1960
- ^ "Derby History". EpsomDowns.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2011.