| Somnus | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Pivotal |
| Grandsire | Polar Falcon |
| Dam | Midnight's Reward |
| Damsire | Night Shift |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 27 April 2000 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Lady Legard |
| Owner | Lady Legard, Roger Sidebottom and Sir Tatton Sykes |
| Trainer | Tim Easterby John Quinn |
| Record | 43: 10-4-1 |
| Earnings | £ 743,966 |
| Major wins | |
| Two-Year-Old Trophy (2002) Hackwood Stakes (2003) Haydock Sprint Cup (2003) Prix Maurice de Gheest (2004) Prix de la Forêt (2004) | |
| Awards | |
| European Champion Sprinter (2004) | |
| Last updated on August 25, 2007 | |
Somnus is a retired British champion Thoroughbred racehorse. One of the best European two-year-olds in 2002, he developed into a leading sprinter the following year when he won the Group One Haydock Sprint Cup. As a four-year-old he won two more Group One races in France- the Prix Maurice de Gheest (2004) and the Prix de la Forêt- and was named European Champion Sprinter at the Cartier Racing Awards. He continued racing until being retired in 2008 at the age of eight, having won ten of his forty-three races. Unlike many sprinters, Somnus was not a pure "speed horse" and ran only once, unsuccessfully, at five furlongs: all his victories came over six or seven furlongs.[1]