Sandy Creek | |
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Sire | Petingo |
Grandsire | Petition |
Dam | Keep Right |
Damsire | Klairon |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 21 March 1976[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | O. Freaney |
Owner | Alfie McLean |
Trainer | Con Collins |
Record | 5: 2-1-1 |
Earnings | Top-rated Irish two-year-old (1978) |
Major wins | |
Larkspur Stakes (1978) William Hill Futurity (1978) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating 123 (1978) |
Sandy Creek (21 March 1976 – 24 March 1991) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. His racing career consisted of only five races between August and October 1978, but he was rated one of the best horses of his generation in Europe in that year. After finishing fifth in the Anglesey Stakes on his debut he finished a close, and somewhat unlucky third in the National Stakes before winning the Group Three Larkspur Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse. Following a narrow defeat in the Beresford Stakes he was sent to England and ended his season by winning the Group One William Hill Futurity in a track record time. He never raced again and later stood as a breeding stallion in Europe and Japan. He had little success as a sire of winners.