Soothsayer (horse)

Soothsayer
'Soothsayer', Winner of the St Leger
SireSorcerer
GrandsireTrumpator
DamGolden Locks
DamsireDelpini
SexStallion
Foaled1808
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourChestnut
BreederRichard Gascoigne
OwnerRichard Gascoigne
Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley
TrainerT Sykes
Record7: 4–1–1
Major wins
St Leger Stakes (1811)
Doncaster Stakes (1811)
Match against Phantom (1813)
Awards
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1819)

Soothsayer (1808–1827) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1811. Bred and originally trained in Yorkshire he won the St Leger on his third racecourse appearance when still unnamed. He was later sold and trained for the remainder of his racing career at Newmarket where he won a valuable sweepstakes in 1812 and a match race against the Derby winner Phantom in 1813. He later became a successful breeding stallion, siring two classic winners and being the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1819. He was later exported to Russia where he died in 1827.