Desert Crown

Desert Crown
Desert Crown
Sire	Nathaniel
Grandsire	Galileo
Dam	Desert Berry
Damsire	Green Desert
Sex	Colt
Foaled	2 March 2019; Teversham, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	23 October 2023 (aged 4); Newmarket Equine Hospital; Newmarket, Suffolk, England
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Strawberry Fields Stud
Owner	Saeed Suhail
Trainer	Michael Stoute
Record	4: 3-1-0
Earnings	£1,031,201[citation needed]
Major wins
	Dante Stakes (2022); Epsom Derby (2022); Timeform rating: 129;
	Last updated on 24 October 2023

Desert Crown (2 March 2019 – 23 October 2023) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. After winning his only race as a juvenile in 2021, he took the Dante Stakes on his three-year-old debut and then maintained his unbeaten record by winning the Epsom Derby. He ran only once more due to injury and was euthanised in October 2023 after failing to recover from a serious leg injury earlier that season.

^ TDN, The (23 October 2023). "'Everything Was Done to Try To Save Him': Derby Hero Desert Crown Euthanised". Thoroughbred Daily News. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[1] TDN, The (23 October 2023). "'Everything Was Done to Try To Save Him': Derby Hero Desert Crown Euthanised". Thoroughbred Daily News. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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