| Paradox | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Birdcage_at_Newmarket_on_2000_Guineas_Day.jpg) Paradox in the centre of The Birdcage at Newmarket on 2000 Guineas Day by Lowes Cato Dickinson. | |
| Sire | Sterling |
| Grandsire | Oxford |
| Dam | Casuistry |
| Damsire | The Miner |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1882 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Graham brothers |
| Owner | Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster William Broderick Cloete |
| Trainer | John Porter Richard Marsh |
| Record | 8:6-1-1 |
| Major wins | |
| Dewhurst Plate (1884) 2,000 Guineas (1885) Grand Prix de Paris (1885) Sussex Stakes (1885) Champion Stakes (1885) | |
Paradox (1882–1890) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from October 1884 until October 1885 he ran eight times and won six races. Despite running only twice in 1884, he proved himself to be one of the best two-year-olds of his generation by winning the Dewhurst Plate. In the following year he won five of his six races including the 2,000 Guineas, the Grand Prix de Paris, the Sussex Stakes and the Champion Stakes. His only defeat came when he was narrowly beaten by Melton in The Derby.
The final phase of the colt's racing career was marked by controversy and recrimination following his withdrawal from the Cambridgeshire Handicap in the autumn of 1885 and he was retired from racing in 1886. Paradox had little opportunity to establish himself at stud, dying in 1890 at the age of eight.