| Nichols Canyon | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Authorized |
| Grandsire | Montjeu |
| Dam | Zam Zoom |
| Damsire | Dalakhani |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 11 February 2010[1] |
| Died | 28 December 2017 (aged 7) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Rabbah Bloodstock Limited |
| Owner | Rachel Hood & Elaine Lawlor Andrea & Graham Wylie |
| Trainer | John Gosden Willie Mullins |
| Record | 30:12-6-7 20:9-3-5 (Hurdles) 10:3-3-2 (Flat racing) |
| Earnings | £706,551 |
| Major wins | |
| Noel Murless Stakes (2013) Prix Denisy (2013) Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (2014) Deloitte Novice Hurdle (2015) Mersey Novices' Hurdle (2015) Champion Novice Hurdle (2015) Morgiana Hurdle (2015, 2016) December Festival Hurdle (2015) Stayers' Hurdle (2017) | |
Nichols Canyon (11 February 2010 – 28 December 2017) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his performances in National Hunt races. He showed good form on the flat before emerging as an outstanding performer in hurdle races. In his first two seasons of competition he raced on the flat and won three of his ten races including the Noel Murless Stakes and the Prix Denisy as well as finishing second in the St Simon Stakes.
When transferred to Ireland to compete under National Hunt rules he made an immediate impact, winning five races in his novice season including four Grade 1 victories in the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle, Deloitte Novice Hurdle, Mersey Novices' Hurdle and Champion Novice Hurdle. In the following season he won the Morgiana Hurdle, becoming the first horse to defeat Faugheen and then recorded his sixth Grade I success in the December Festival Hurdle.
In the following season he won a second Morgiana Hurdle and was then stepped up in distance to win the Stayers' Hurdle. On 28 December 2017 Nichols Canyon was fatally injured in a fall at Leopardstown.
- ^ "Nichols Canyon pedigree". equineline.com.