Drum Taps (horse)

Drum Taps
SireDixieland Band
GrandsireNorthern Dancer
DamLavendula Rose
DamsireLe Levanstell
SexStallion
Foaled1986
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederWilliam Powell & Bates Newton
OwnerWilliam Stamps Farish III
Lord Carnarvon
Yoshio Asakawa
TrainerDick Hern
Neil Howard
Lord Huntingdon
Record31: 15-5-2[1]
Earnings£620,470
Major wins
W. L. McKnight Handicap (1990)
(1990)
Laurance Armour Handicap (1990)
Geoffrey Freer Stakes (1991)
Cumberland Lodge Stakes (1991)
Coppa d'Oro di Milano (1992, 1993)
Henry II Stakes (1992)
Ascot Gold Cup (1992, 1993)
Awards
European Champion Stayer (1992)
Last updated on August 25, 2007

Drum Taps was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a noted stayer, showing his best form over distances in excess of two miles, but was also successful over shorter distances. He won England's most important staying race, the Ascot Gold Cup in 1992 and 1993. In 1992 he was named European Champion Stayer of 1992 at the Cartier Racing Awards. He raced in seven countries in a career which lasted from 1989 to 1993.

  1. ^ "Drum Taps Horse Pedigree". Pedigreequery.com. 1986-03-24. Retrieved 2011-10-23.