La Cucaracha | |
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Sire | Piccolo |
Grandsire | Warning |
Dam | Peggy Spencer |
Damsire | Formidable |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 26 March 2001[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Guy Reed |
Owner | Guy Reed |
Trainer | Barry Hills |
Record | 15: 7-3-1 |
Earnings | £326,568 |
Major wins | |
Cammidge Trophy (2005) Ballyogan Stakes (2005) Nunthorpe Stakes (2005) King George Stakes (2006) |
La Cucaracha (26 March 2001 – 9 February 2014) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Bred and owned by the Yorkshire businessman Guy Reed she was trained by Barry Hills at Lambourn. She was a specialist sprinter, who won both of her races as a juvenile but injury restricted her career to five races in two years until she emerged as a top class sprinter as a four-year-old. In 2005 she won four of her seven races including the Cammidge Trophy and Ballyogan Stakes before recording her biggest win in the Nunthorpe Stakes. La Cucaracha remained in training at five and recorded another major victory on her final racecourse appearance when she won the King George Stakes.