| Park Express | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Ahonoora |
| Grandsire | Lorenzaccio |
| Dam | Matcher |
| Damsire | Match |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 25 March 1983[1] |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Peter Clarke |
| Owner | Patrick H Burns |
| Trainer | Jim Bolger |
| Record | 14: 5-3-2 |
| Major wins | |
| Lancashire Oaks (1986) Nassau Stakes (1986) Phoenix Champion Stakes (1986) | |
| Awards | |
| Top-rated Irish three-year-old (1987) Top rated European three-year-old filly, 9½ furlongs plus (1987) Timeform rating: 111 (1987), 123 (1986) Irish Broodmare of the Year[2] | |
| Honours | |
| Park Express Stakes at the Curragh | |
Park Express (25 March 1983 – 2006) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed promise as a two-year-old in 1985, before developing into a top-class middle-distance performer in the following season. Racing against horses of her own age and sex she won the Lancashire Oaks and Nassau Stakes before recording her biggest success against colts and older horses in the Phoenix Champion Stakes. She retired from racing with a record of five wins and five places from fourteen races. She later became an extremely successful broodmare, producing several good winners. Most importantly, she was the dam of The Derby winner New Approach, a colt foaled at a time when Park Express was completely blind. She died in 2006 at the age of 23.