Diamond Shoal | |
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Sire | Mill Reef |
Grandsire | Never Bend |
Dam | Crown Treaure |
Damsire | Graustark |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 6 May 1979 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Paul Mellon |
Owner | Paul Mellon |
Trainer | Ian Balding |
Record | 24: 8-5-2 |
Major wins | |
John Porter Stakes (1983) Grand Prix d'Evry (1983) Gran Premio di Milano (1983) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1983) Grosser Preis von Baden (1983) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating: 101 (1981), 121 (1982), 130 (1983) Top-rated European older male (1983) Timeform top-rated older male (1983) Gilbey Racing Middle Distance Champion (1983) Gilbey Racing Champion Racehorse of Europe (1983) |
Diamond Shoal (6 May 1979 – ca.1996) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed some promise as a two-year-old, winning two of his six races. In the following year he won only one minor race but was placed in several major races, including a third-place finish in the St Leger Stakes. In 1983, Diamond Shoal emerged as a leading middle-distance performer, winning the John Porter Stakes in England, the Grand Prix d'Evry and Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in France, the Gran Premio di Milano in Italy and the Grosser Preis von Baden in Germany. He was widely regarded as the best older male racehorse in Europe in 1983. He was retired to stud at the end of the year but had little success as a sire of winners.