Peregrine | |
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Sire | Pero Gomez |
Grandsire | Beadsman |
Dam | Adelaide |
Damsire | Young Melbourne |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1878[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Brown |
Breeder | Mr Taylor Sharpe |
Owner | Duke of Westminster |
Trainer | Robert Peck |
Record | 2: 1-1-0 |
Major wins | |
2000 Guineas (1881) |
Peregrine (1878 – after 1898) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. His racing career was extremely brief, consisting of two races in the space of 28 days in 1881. On 4 May he was an emphatic winner of the 2000 Guineas defeating the American challenger Iroquois. He was matched against Iroquois again in the Epsom Derby and was beaten half a length into second place. A recurrent leg injury forced his retirement at the end of the year. He made little impact as a breeding stallion.