Straight Deal | |
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Sire | Solario |
Grandsire | Gainsborough |
Dam | Good Deal |
Damsire | Appelle |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1940 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Dorothy Paget |
Owner | Dorothy Paget |
Trainer | Walter Nightingall |
Record | 10: 5-2-1 |
Earnings | £ |
Major wins | |
New Derby (1943) |
Straight Deal (1940–1968) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1942 to 1943 he ran ten times and won five races. His most important success came in June 1943 when he won the “New Derby”, a substitute race for The Derby run on the July Course at Newmarket. During the Second World War, many racecourses were closed either for safety reasons or for military use, with Epsom Downs Racecourse being used as the location for an anti-aircraft battery. Straight Deal was retired after finishing third in the “New St Leger” later that year and went on to become a successful stallion.