Kashmir | |
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Sire | Tudor Melody |
Grandsire | Tudor Minstrel |
Dam | Queen of Speed |
Damsire | Blue Train |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1963 |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Dark Bay or Brown |
Breeder | Jane Levins Moore |
Owner | Peter Butler |
Trainer | Mick Bartholomew |
Record | 10:5-2-2 |
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.