Kingsway | |
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Sire | Fairway |
Grandsire | Phalaris |
Dam | Yenna |
Damsire | Ksar |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1940 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness |
Owner | Alfred Saunders |
Trainer | William Smyth Joseph Lawson |
Record | 12: 8-1-0 (incomplete) |
Major wins | |
2000 Guineas Stakes (1943) |
Kingsway (foaled 1940) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1943. After being bought for 1,000 guineas in 1941 he showed promise by winning two of his three races as a two-year-old in 1942. Following a change of trainer he won on his debut in 1943 and then recorded an upset win over a strong field in the 2000 Guineas. He was beaten when tried over longer distances in the New Derby and the New St Leger before finishing second to Nasrullah in the Champion Stakes. He won four times as a four-year-old before being retired to stud. He had little success as a breeding stallion in Europe but sired two major winners in the United States.