Double Form | |
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Sire | Habitat |
Grandsire | Sir Gaylord |
Dam | Fanghorn |
Damsire | Crocket |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 14 February 1975[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Baroness Thyssen |
Owner | Baroness Thyssen |
Trainer | Fulke Johnson Houghton |
Record | 19:7-4-5 |
Major wins | |
Temple Stakes (1979) King's Stand Stakes (1979) Haydock Sprint Cup (1979) Prix de l'Abbaye (1979) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating 110p (1977), 123 (1978), 130 (1979) Gilbey Champion Sprinter (1979) |
Double Form (14 February 1975 – 22 April 1983) was an Irish-bred British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist sprinter, he showed promise as a two-year-old in 1977, and improved to become a high-class performer in 1978. He won only one race as a three-year-old but was placed in several major sprints. In 1979 he improved again to become the highest-rated sprinter in the United Kingdom, winning the Temple Stakes, King's Stand Stakes and Haydock Sprint Cup in England and the Prix de l'Abbaye in France. He was the first horse to win both the King's Stand Stakes and the Prix de l'Abbaye. He was retired to stud where he was an immediate success but died on 22 April 1983.