Lambert Simnel | |
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Sire | Fair Trial |
Grandsire | Fairway |
Dam | Simnel |
Damsire | Blandford |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1938 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster |
Owner | Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster |
Trainer | Fred Templeman |
Record | 9: 3-2-0 (probably incomplete) |
Earnings | £3,045 |
Major wins | |
2000 Guineas Stakes (1941) |
Lambert Simnel (1938–1952) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who raced during World War II and was best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1941. As a two-year-old he won once and finished second in the Dewhurst Stakes In the following spring he won the 2000 Guineas, beating a field which included the subsequent classic winners Owen Tudor and Sun Castle. He was beaten when favourite for the Derby and finished unplaced in the St Leger. He won once as a four-year-old in 1942 before being retired to stud. He stood as a breeding stallion in England and Argentina with limited success before his death in 1952.