Roseate Tern | |
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Sire | Blakeney |
Grandsire | Hethersett |
Dam | Rosia Bay |
Damsire | High Top |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 12 March 1986[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Lord Porchester |
Owner | 7th Earl of Carnarvon Peter M. Brant |
Trainer | Dick Hern Luca Cumani |
Record | 14: 3-6-2 |
Earnings | £252,257 |
Major wins | |
Lancashire Oaks (1989) Yorkshire Oaks (1989) Jockey Club Stakes (1990) |
Roseate Tern (12 March 1986 – 2007) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In her first seven races she failed to win but was placed in several major races including the May Hill Stakes, Epsom Oaks and Ribblesdale Stakes. She then recorded her first win in the Lancashire Oaks before recording her biggest win in the Yorkshire Oaks and then finished third in the St Leger. She won the Jockey Club Stakes as a four-year-old and later had some success as a broodmare. She was involved in two of the major racing controversies of the late 1980s: the dismissal of Dick Hern and the Aga Khan's boycott of British racing.