Benny the Dip | |
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Sire | Silver Hawk |
Grandsire | Roberto |
Dam | Rascal Rascal |
Damsire | Ack Ack |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1994 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay/Brown |
Breeder | Charles Landon Knight II |
Owner | Charles Landon Knight II & Claiborne Farm |
Trainer | John Gosden |
Record | 11: 5-3-2 |
Earnings | £876,267[1] |
Major wins | |
Royal Lodge Stakes (1996) Epsom Derby (1997) Dante Stakes (1997) | |
Last updated on August 25, 2007 |
Benny the Dip (1994–2003) was an American-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a career which lasted from 1996 to 1997 he ran eleven times and won five races, most notably the 1997 Epsom Derby. Benny the Dip was retired to stud at the end of his three-year-old season. He died after sustaining an injury in a paddock accident in 2003.