Brown Panther | |
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Sire | Shirocco |
Grandsire | Monsun |
Dam | Treble Heights |
Damsire | Unfuwain |
Sex | Colt |
Foaled | 3 March 2008[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Owen Promotions Ltd |
Owner | Andrew Black & Owen Promotions Ltd |
Trainer | Tom Dascombe |
Record | 28: 11-5-3 |
Earnings | £1,114,425 |
Major wins | |
King George V Stakes (2011) Pontefract Castle Stakes (2012, 2013) Goodwood Cup (2013) Ormonde Stakes (2014) Henry II Stakes (2014) Irish St. Leger (2014) Dubai Gold Cup (2015) |
Brown Panther (3 March 2008 – 13 September 2015) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. During a racing career which lasted from November 2010 until September 2014 he won eleven of his twenty-eight races and competed in seven countries, namely Britain, Germany, Ireland, France, Australia, the US and the UAE: he would have raced in an eighth, Canada, but bolted before the start of the Canadian International Stakes. He attracted media attention both because of his racing achievements and because he was bred and owned by the England footballer Michael Owen.
After winning his only race as a two-year-old he won two minor races in the spring of 2011 before recording his first notable success in the King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot and went on to finish second in the St Leger. In 2012 he won the Pontefract Castle Stakes and finished a close third in the Irish St. Leger. As a five-year-old he won a second Pontefract Castle Stakes and recorded his biggest win up to that time when winning the Goodwood Cup. In the following season he had his most successful campaign, winning the Ormonde Stakes, Henry II Stakes and Irish St. Leger. He recorded his final victory in the Dubai Gold Cup in March 2015. He was fatally injured in the Irish St. Leger on 13 September 2015.