Spearmint | |
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Sire | Carbine |
Grandsire | Musket |
Dam | Maid of the Mint |
Damsire | Minting |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | April 6, 1903[1] |
Died | 1924 (aged 20–21) |
Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Sir Tatton Sykes |
Owner | Major Eustace Loder |
Trainer | Peter-Purcell Gilpin |
Record | 5: 3-1-0 |
Earnings | Not found |
Major wins | |
Epsom Derby (1906) Grand Prix de Paris (1906) | |
Last updated on 17 May 2009 |
Spearmint (1903–1924) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and a sire. In a brief racing career which lasted from 1905 until June 1906, he ran five times and won three races. After showing moderate form in 1905, he won The Derby on his seasonal debut at age three and then became the first British horse for twenty years to win France's most important race, the Grand Prix de Paris. He became a successful breeding stallion, siring major winners in Europe and the United States. His daughters produced the winners of eight classic races. Spearmint was placed on the winning sires and brood-mare sires lists on several occasions.