First Island | |
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Sire | Dominion |
Grandsire | Derring-Do |
Dam | Caymana |
Damsire | Bellypha |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 21 February 1992[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Citadel Stud |
Owner | Mollers Racing |
Trainer | Geoff Wragg |
Record | 20:8-4-3 |
Earnings | £709,989 |
Major wins | |
Doncaster Mile Stakes (1996) Prince of Wales's Stakes (1996) Sussex Stakes (1996) Hong Kong Cup (1996) Lockinge Stakes (1997) |
First Island (21 February 1992 – June 1997) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He showed unexceptional form in his early racing career but emerged as a top-class racehorse as a four-year-old in 1996, winning the Prince of Wales's Stakes and Sussex Stakes before becoming the first European-trained horse to win the Hong Kong Cup. He returned in 1997 to win the Lockinge Stakes, but died a month later at the age of five. In all, he won eight times and was placed on a further seven occasions in a career of twenty races.