Sandy Creek (horse)

Sandy Creek
SirePetingo
GrandsirePetition
DamKeep Right
DamsireKlairon
SexStallion
Foaled21 March 1976[1]
CountryIreland
ColourChestnut
BreederO. Freaney
OwnerAlfie McLean
TrainerCon Collins
Record5: 2-1-1
EarningsTop-rated Irish two-year-old (1978)
Major wins
Larkspur Stakes (1978)
William Hill Futurity (1978)
Awards
Timeform rating 123 (1978)

Sandy Creek (21 March 1976 – 24 March 1991) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. His racing career consisted of only five races between August and October 1978, but he was rated one of the best horses of his generation in Europe in that year. After finishing fifth in the Anglesey Stakes on his debut he finished a close, and somewhat unlucky third in the National Stakes before winning the Group Three Larkspur Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse. Following a narrow defeat in the Beresford Stakes he was sent to England and ended his season by winning the Group One William Hill Futurity in a track record time. He never raced again and later stood as a breeding stallion in Europe and Japan. He had little success as a sire of winners.

  1. ^ "Sandy Creek pedigree". Equineline. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.