Benny the Dip

Benny the Dip
Racing colours of Landon Knight
SireSilver Hawk
GrandsireRoberto
DamRascal Rascal
DamsireAck Ack
SexStallion
Foaled1994
CountryUnited States
ColourBay/Brown
BreederCharles Landon Knight II
OwnerCharles Landon Knight II & Claiborne Farm
TrainerJohn Gosden
Record11: 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.

  1. ^ "Benny the Dip's pedigree and racing stats". Pedigreequery.com. October 2, 2003. Retrieved December 15, 2011.