Gainsborough (horse)

Gainsborough
SireBayardo
GrandsireBay Ronald
DamRosedrop
DamsireSt. Frusquin
SexStallion
Foaled(1915-01-24)24 January 1915
Died1945 (aged 29–30)
CountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ColourBay
BreederLady James Douglas
OwnerLady James Douglas
TrainerAlec Taylor, Jr.
Record9: 5–1–1
Earnings£14,080[1]
Major wins
Autumn Stakes (1917)
2,000 Guineas (1918)
Epsom Derby (1918)
St. Leger Stakes (1918)
Ascot Gold Cup (1918)
Awards
13th U.K. Triple Crown Champion (1918)
Leading sire in Britain & Ireland (1932, 1933)
Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland (1931)
Last updated on 17 October 2009

Gainsborough (1915–1945) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the English Triple Crown in 1918 and became a superior sire.

  1. ^ Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), Thoroughbred Breeding of the World, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970