Saffron Walden (horse)

Saffron Walden
SireSadler's Wells
GrandsireNorthern Dancer
DamOr Vision
DamsireIrish River
SexStallion
Foaled5 March 1996[1]
CountryFrance
ColourBay
BreederStavros Niarchos
OwnerNiarchos Family
Susan Magnier
TrainerAidan O'Brien
Record8: 3-2-1
Earnings£132,175
Major wins
2000 Guineas Trial Stakes (1999)
Irish 2000 Guineas (1999)

Saffron Walden (foaled 5 March 1996) was a French-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Bred by Stavros Niarchos he fetched IR£1,200,000 as a yearling and showed considerable promise on his only run as a two-year-old when he finished second in the Killavullan Stakes. In the spring of 1999 he emerged as a top-class miler, winning the 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes before recording an emphatic victory in the Irish 2000 Guineas. He was fancied for The Derby but finished seventh and was disappointing in his two subsequent races. After being retired from racing he stood as a breeding stallion in Japan and Ireland with limited success as a sire of winners.

  1. ^ "Saffron Walden pedigree". Equineline.