Sun Castle | |
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Sire | Hyperion |
Grandsire | Gainsborough |
Dam | Castle Gay |
Damsire | Buchan |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1938 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Enid Scudamore-Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield |
Owner | Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount Portal |
Trainer | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
Record | 6:2-0-1 (incomplete) |
Major wins | |
New St Leger (1941) |
Sun Castle (1938 – March 1942) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who raced during World War II and was best known for winning the classic St Leger in 1941. After showing promise as a two-year-old he finished third in the 2000 Guineas the following spring but ran poorly when strongly-fancied for the New Derby. He won a race at Newbury in August before taking the substitute New St Leger at Manchester Racecourse. He died in the following spring after contacting tetanus.