April the Fifth

April the Fifth
April the Fifth
	April the Fifth (22) wins the Derby.
Sire	Craig an Eran
Grandsire	Sunstar
Dam	Sold Again
Damsire	Call o'the Wild
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1929
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Sydney McGregor and Mr G.S.L. Whitelaw
Owner	Tom Walls and Sydney McGregor
Trainer	Tom Walls
Record	9:3-0-0
Earnings	£10,423¼
Major wins
	Lingfield Derby Trial (1932); Epsom Derby (1932)
	Last updated on 2 July 2009

April the Fifth (1929–1954) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from September 1931 until September 1932 he ran nine times and won three races. He failed to win or be placed in his first five races, but then showed sudden improvement in the spring of 1932, winning his next three races including The Derby. His subsequent career was adversely affected by injury and after one more unsuccessful race he was retired to stud, where he had little impact as a sire of winners.

^ ^a ^b Leicester, Sir Charles, "Bloodstock Breeding", J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969
^ Birch, Franklin E., Pedigrees of Leading Winners 1912–1959, The Thoroughbred Breeders Assoc., London, 1960

[Leicester-1] Leicester, Sir Charles, "Bloodstock Breeding", J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969

[Birch-2] Birch, Franklin E., Pedigrees of Leading Winners 1912–1959, The Thoroughbred Breeders Assoc., London, 1960

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