Ragstone | |
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Sire | Ragusa |
Grandsire | Ribot |
Dam | Fotheringay |
Damsire | Right Royal |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1970 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk |
Owner | Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk |
Trainer | John Dunlop |
Record | 9: 7-0-1 |
Major wins | |
Aston Park Stakes (1974) Henry II Stakes (1974) Ascot Gold Cup (1974) | |
Awards | |
Timeform Best Stayer (1974) Timeform rating 109 (1973) 128 (1974) |
Ragstone (1970–1978) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist stayer, he was unplaced in his only run as a two-year-old but won all four of his races in 1973. When moved up in class as a four-year-old he won the Aston Park Stakes and the Henry II Stakes before taking Britain's premier long-distance race, the Ascot Gold Cup. After seven successive wins he was beaten in his next race and retired to stud. He showed some promise as a breeding stallion before dying at the age of eight.