Ormonde (horse)

Ormonde
SireBend Or
GrandsireDoncaster
DamLily Agnes
DamsireMacaroni
SexStallion
Foaled18 March 1883[1]
Died21 May 1904(1904-05-21) (aged 21)[2]
CountryGreat Britain
ColourBay
BreederHugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
OwnerHugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
TrainerJohn Porter
JockeyFred Archer
George Barrett
Tom Cannon
Record16: 16–0–0
Earnings£28,465[3]
Major wins
Dewhurst Plate (1885)
2000 Guineas (1886)
Epsom Derby (1886)
St. James's Palace Stakes (1886)
Hardwicke Stakes (1886, 1887)
St. Leger Stakes (1886)
Great Foal Stakes (1886)
Champion Stakes (1886)
Rous Memorial Stakes (1887)
Imperial Gold Cup (1887)
Awards
4th U.K. Triple Crown Winner
Honours
Ormonde Stakes at Chester Racecourse
Last updated on 28 August 2012
Hugh Grosvenor (1st Duke of Westminster), the owner of Ormonde

Ormonde (1883–1904) was an undefeated English Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1886 English Triple Crown and was labelled the 'horse of the century' at the time. He also won the St. James's Palace Stakes, Champion Stakes and the Hardwicke Stakes twice. Ormonde was trained at Kingsclere by John Porter for the 1st Duke of Westminster. His regular jockeys were Fred Archer and Tom Cannon. After retiring from racing he suffered fertility problems, but still sired Orme, who won the Eclipse Stakes twice.

  1. ^ Porter, John; Moorhouse, Edward (1919). John Porter of Kingsclere. G. Richards Ltd.
  2. ^ "ORMONDE DIES AT MENLO PARK Famous English Stallion Which Cost Owner Fortune Succumbs to Old Age PASSES AWAY SATURDAY Attaches of the Ranch Are All Lamenting and a Monument Will Be Erected". San Francisco Call. Vol. XCV, no. 175. 23 May 1904. Page 11, column 4. Retrieved 21 March 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ahnert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).