Grey Momus | |
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Sire | Comus |
Grandsire | Sorcerer |
Dam | Cervantes mare |
Damsire | Cervantes |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1835 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Grey |
Breeder | Sir Tatton Sykes |
Owner | John Bowes Lord George Bentinck |
Trainer | John Barham Day |
Earnings | 21:14-3-2 |
Major wins | |
Lavant Stakes (1837) Molecomb Stakes (1837) 2000 Guineas (1838) Ascot Gold Cup (1838) Grand Duke Michael Stakes (1838) Port Stakes (1839) |
Grey Momus (1835 – 1856) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from August 1837 to 1839 he competed twenty-one times and won fourteen races. Grey Momus first attracted attention as a two-year-old when he recorded two impressive victories at Goodwood in August. In the following year he won seven times from nine starts, taking two of the year's biggest races, the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Gold Cup at Ascot. Grey Momus won one competitive race and took three walkovers in 1839 before being retired. He was exported to stand as a stallion in Germany, where he had some success as a sire of winners.