| Plucky Liege | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Spearmint (GB) |
| Grandsire | Carbine (NZ) |
| Dam | Concertina |
| Damsire | St. Simon |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1912 |
| Died | 1937 (aged 24–25) |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Lord Michelham |
| Owner | Jefferson Davis Cohn |
| Record | 13: 4-?-? |
| Earnings | £1,811 |
| Last updated on 22 July 2011 | |
Plucky Liege (1912–1937) was a British Thoroughbred racemare who produced eleven winners, including an Epsom Derby winner at the age of twenty-three and three British Classic race winners. The performances of these horses led to her becoming one of the most important broodmares of the 20th century.
Foaled in England, Plucky Liege was bred by Lord Michelham. She was sired by Spearmint, a winner of the two major races in England and France at the time, the 1906 Epsom Derby and the Grand Prix de Paris. Her dam, Concertina, was un-raced daughter of the leading sire, St. Simon who was one of the most successful sires in history. Concertina was the dam of nine winners, but none of them were top class racehorses. Plucky Liege had three crosses of Stockwell and four crosses of Touchstone in her pedigree.[1]
- ^ Pryor, Peter (1979). The Classic Connection'. Luton: Cortney Publications. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-904378-05-5.