Toormore | |
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Sire | Arakan |
Grandsire | Nureyev |
Dam | Danetime Out |
Damsire | Danetime |
Sex | Colt |
Foaled | 19 March 2011[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | BEC Bloodstock |
Owner | Middleham Park Racing IX & James Pak Godolphin |
Trainer | Richard Hannon Sr. Richard Hannon Jr. |
Record | 22: 7-2-3 |
Earnings | £1,051,696 |
Major wins | |
Vintage Stakes (2013) Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (2013) Craven Stakes (2014) Lennox Stakes (2015) International Topkapi Trophy (2015) Bet365 Mile (2016) | |
Awards | |
Champion European two-year-old (2013) | |
Last updated on 27 August 2016 |
Toormore (19 March 2011 – 22 February 2018) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the champion two-year-old in Europe in 2013 when he was undefeated in all his races including the Vintage Stakes and Vincent O'Brien National Stakes. In 2014 he won the Craven Stakes and finished third in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes for his 7 middleham Park racing syndicate owners, Mr James Pak, Miss Lynn Douglas, Mr Peter Barker, Mr Tony Denham, Mr Keith Denham, Mr Danny Nundram & Mr Steve Studley. He returned in 2015 and was then sold to Darley Stud July 2015 for future stallion duties, going onto win the Lennox Stakes and the International Topkapi Trophy for Godolphin. In 2016 he recorded another major win in the Bet365 Mile. He was retired to stand as a stallion at the end of the 2016 season but returned to training early in 2018. He suffered a fatal injury on the gallops in Dubai 22 February 2018.