Floribunda | |
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Sire | Princely Gift |
Grandsire | Nasrullah |
Dam | Astrentia |
Damsire | Denturius |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1958 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Meg Mullion |
Owner | Meg Mullion |
Trainer | Paddy Prendergast |
Record | 8:5-1-1 |
Major wins | |
New Stakes (1960) King George Stakes (1961) Nunthorpe Stakes (1961) | |
Awards | |
Timeform top-rated two-year-old (1961) Timeform rating 136 (1962) |
Floribunda (1958–1979) was a British-bred Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist sprinter, he won his first three races (including the New Stakes by wide margins before his two-year-old season was curtailed by injury. In 1961 he was beaten in his first two races before returning to his best to win the King George Stakes and Nunthorpe Stakes. He was retired to stud at the end of the season and had mixed success as a sire of winners.