King of Kings | |
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Sire | Sadler's Wells |
Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
Dam | Zummerudd |
Damsire | Habitat |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 27 February 1995 |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | J. T. Jones & Ron Con Ltd |
Owner | Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor |
Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
Record | 7:5-1-0 |
Earnings | £324,270 |
Major wins | |
Railway Stakes (1997) Tyros Stakes (1997) National Stakes (1997) 2000 Guineas (1998) |
King of Kings (27 February 1995 – 23 February 2015) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from May 1997 to June 1998 he ran seven times and won five races. After establishing himself as one of the leading colts of his generation in Ireland as a two-year-old, when his wins included the Group One National Stakes, he recorded his most important win when he travelled to England to win the 2000 Guineas on his first start of 1998. After a disappointing run in The Derby he was retired to stud. He died in South Africa at the age of twenty.