Dr Fong | |
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Sire | Kris S |
Grandsire | Roberto |
Dam | Spring Flight |
Damsire | Miswaki |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 6 April 1995[1] |
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Prestonwood Farm Inc |
Owner | The Thoroughbred Corp. |
Trainer | Henry Cecil Neil Drysdale |
Record | 15: 5-2-0 |
Earnings | £384,169 |
Major wins | |
Autumn Stakes (1997) Newmarket Stakes (1998) St James's Palace Stakes (1998) Prix Eugène Adam (1998) | |
Awards | |
Top-rated British three-year-old (1998) |
Dr Fong (6 April 1995 – 25 August 2022) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was foaled in Kentucky but sold as a yearling to race in Europe where he was trained in England by Henry Cecil. He won both his races as a two-year-old including the Autumn Stakes and emerged as a potentially top-class performer in the following spring with a win in the Newmarket Stakes. After finishing fourth in the Dante Stakes and third in the Prix Jean Prat he recorded his biggest victory when defeating Desert Prince in the St James's Palace Stakes. He went on to win the Prix Eugène Adam in France but was beaten by Desert Prince in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Dr Fong was sent to race in the United States but failed to reproduce his best form and did not win again. Since his retirement from racing he has stood as a breeding stallion in Britain, France and Turkey and has sired several major winners.