Solinus (horse)

Solinus
SireComedy Star
GrandsireTom Fool
DamCawston's Pride
DamsireCon Brio
SexStallion
Foaled18 February 1975[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourBay
BreederLen Hall
OwnerDanny Schwartz
TrainerVincent O'Brien
Record10:8-2-0
Major wins
Coventry Stakes (1977)
Anglesey Stakes (1977)
Ballyogan Stakes (1978)
King's Stand Stakes (1978)
July Cup (1978)
William Hill Sprint Championship (1978)
Awards
Timeform best sprinter (1978)
Timeform rating 124 (1977), 130 (1978)

Solinus (18 February 1975 – 1979) was a British-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist sprinter, he won eight races over five and six furlongs in a ten-race career which lasted from June 1977 until October 1978. Solinus was a long horse, bay coloured with white socks on his hind feet. As a two-year-old, he won three of his four races, including the Coventry Stakes in England and the Anglesey Stakes in Ireland. In the following year, he was the dominant sprinter in Britain and Ireland, winning the Ballyogan Stakes, King's Stand Stakes, July Cup and William Hill Sprint Championship. He was then retired to stud but died in 1979.

  1. ^ Timeform staff (1978). Racehorses of 1977. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-25-1.