Thatching (horse)

Thatching
SireThatch
GrandsireForli
DamAbella
DamsireAbernant
SexStallion
Foaled31 May 1975[1]
CountryIreland
ColourBay
BreederLyonstown House Stud
OwnerRobert Sangster
TrainerVincent O'Brien
Record11:4-2-0
Major wins
Duke of York Stakes (1979)
Cork and Orrery Stakes (1979)
July Cup (1979)
Awards
Top-rated Irish racehorse (1979)
Timeform best sprinter (1979)
Timeform rating: 131

Thatching (31 May 1975 – 1999) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. The horse's early career was delayed and disrupted by injury, and he did not show his best form until switched to sprinting distances in the spring of 1979 when he won the Duke of York Stakes. He improved further when equipped with blinkers that summer, recording impressive victories in both the Cork and Orrery Stakes and the July Cup. He had a marked tendency to hang to the left when in front, which led to his disqualification in the William Hill Sprint Championship. He was retired to stud after winning four of his eleven races and became a successful breeding stallion.

  1. ^ "Thatching pedigree". Equineline. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2013.