| Flying Fox | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Imagette_Flying_Fox.jpg) Flying Fox, c.1905 | |
| Sire | Orme |
| Grandsire | Ormonde |
| Dam | Vampire |
| Damsire | Galopin |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1896 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Eaton Stud |
| Owner | Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster |
| Trainer | John Porter |
| Record | 11: 9-2-0 |
| Earnings | £40,096[1] |
| Major wins | |
| New Stakes (1898) Criterion Stakes (1898) 2,000 Guineas (1899) Epsom Derby (1899) St. Leger Stakes (1899) Eclipse Stakes (1899) Jockey Club Stakes (1899) Princess of Wales's Stakes (1899) | |
| Awards | |
| 8th U.K. Triple Crown Champion (1899) Leading sire in France (1904, 1905, 1913) | |
| Honours | |
| LNER Class A1 locomotive no. 4475 | |
| Last updated on 29 January 2011 | |
Flying Fox (1896–1911) was a champion British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1899 English Triple Crown and was the leading sire in France three times.
- ^ Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), Thoroughbred Breeding of the World, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970