Shotover (horse)

Shotover
Shotover, from Illustrated London News, 1882
Sire	Hermit
Grandsire	Newminster
Dam	Stray Shot
Damsire	Toxophilite
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1879
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin
Owner	Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Trainer	Robert Peck John Porter
Record	15: 5-3-3
Earnings	£12,205 win prize money only[1]
Major wins
2000 Guineas (1882) Epsom Derby (1882) Ascot Derby (1882) Triennial Stakes (1882) Park Hill Stakes (1882)

Shotover (1879–1898) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a career that lasted from 1882 to 1884, she ran 15 times and won five races. As a three-year-old, racing against colts, she became the first filly to win the first two legs of the English Triple Crown: the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Derby at Epsom. She went on to win twice at Royal Ascot, but failed in her bid for the Triple Crown when she finished third in the St Leger at Doncaster. She was retired in 1884 and became a successful and influential broodmare. Shotover died in 1898.