Kashmir (horse)

Kashmir
SireTudor Melody
GrandsireTudor Minstrel
DamQueen of Speed
DamsireBlue Train
SexStallion
Foaled1963
CountryIreland
ColourDark Bay or Brown
BreederJane Levins Moore
OwnerPeter Butler
TrainerMick Bartholomew
Record10:5-2-2
Earnings£30,596 in Britain
314,345 NF in France
Major wins
Prix Robert Papin (1965)
Prix Djebel (1965)
2000 Guineas (1966)
Awards
Timeform rating 125

Kashmir (1963 – after 1980) was an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1966. Kashmir was one of the leading French-trained two-year-olds of 1965 when he won the Prix Robert Papin and was placed in both the Prix Morny and the Prix de la Forêt. In the following spring he won the Prix Djebel and then defeated twenty-four opponents in the 2000 Guineas. He was beaten in his two subsequent races and was retired to stud where he had considerable success as a sire of winners. When racing in Britain, the horse was known as Kashmir II.