Meld (horse)

Meld
SireAlycidon
GrandsireDonatello
DamDaily Double
DamsireFair Trial
SexMare
Foaled1952
CountryGreat Britain
ColourBay
BreederSomeries Stud
OwnerLady Zia Wernher
TrainerCecil Boyd-Rochfort
Record6: 5-1-0
Earnings£43,051[1]
Major wins
1000 Guineas (1955)
Coronation Stakes (1955)
Epsom Oaks (1955)
St Leger Stakes (1955)
Honours
Deltic locomotive 55003 was named Meld[2]
Last updated on 15 January 2008

Meld (1952–1977) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. When she completed the English Fillies Triple Crown by defeating Nucleus in the 1955 St Leger, she was only the fourth filly to do so in the 20th century. She was undefeated as a three-year-old (3YO) and was head of the 3YO Handicap.

  1. ^ Kenny, Mr B.F. & Miss D.N Archibald (eds.), Thoroughbred Stallion Register, 1979, Australian Jockey Club, Randwick, NSW, 1979
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DPS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).