Starborough

Starborough
SireSoviet Star
GrandsireNureyev
DamFlamenco Wave
DamsireDesert Wine
SexStallion
Foaled15 May 1994[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourChestnut
BreederSheikh Mohammed
OwnerSheikh Mohammed
Godolphin
TrainerDavid Loder
Saeed bin Suroor
Record12: 4-1-1
Earnings£269,803
Major wins
Prix Jean Prat (1997)
St James's Palace Stakes (1997)

Starborough (15 May 1994 – 24 December 2006)[2] was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He usually led from the start of his races and was best at distances of around one mile. Bred and owned by Sheikh Mohammed and trained in England by David Loder he showed promising form as a two-year-old in 1996, winning on his debut and finishing third and fourth against better opposition in his other two races. In the following year he finished fourth in the 2000 Guineas before recording Group One victories in the Prix Jean Prat and the St James's Palace Stakes, beating a particularly strong field in the latter race. Later that summer he finished second in the Sussex Stakes and fourth in the Prix Jacques Le Marois. He moved to the Godolphin stable in 1998 but his form deteriorated and he failed to win in three races. After he retired from racing he stood as a breeding stallion in France and had some success as a sire of winners.

  1. ^ "Starborough pedigree". Equineline. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. ^ "Starborough put down – the-racehorse.com". www.the-racehorse.com.