Zoffany (American horse)

This article is about the American-bred racehorse (1980–1998). For the Irish racehorse (2008–2021), see Zoffany (Irish-bred horse).
Zoffany
SireOur Native
GrandsireExclusive Native
DamGrey Dawn Girl
DamsireGrey Dawn
SexStallion
FoaledMay 14, 1980[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederCarpinelli & Henwood Brothers
OwnerA. & J. Bodie/A. Speelman
TrainerGuy Harwood
John Gosden
Record36: 15-10-2
Earnings$1,225,569
Major wins
Feilden Stakes (1983)
Citation Handicap (1985)
Hollywood Turf Cup (1985)
Inglewood Handicap (1986)
Sunset Handicap (1986)
San Marcos Handicap (1987)
San Luis Rey Handicap (1987)
Awards
Timeform rating 119 in 1983

Zoffany (1980–1998) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in New Jersey, he was large bay horse with a narrow white blaze. Zoffany was first sent to be trained in Britain by Guy Harwood where he won three times from nine starts in 1982 and 1983. He ran in the 1983 Epsom Derby finishing twentieth of the twenty-one runners behind Teenoso.[2] At the end of his three-year-old season he has exported to the United States and was trained in California by John Gosden. He won the Hollywood Turf Cup in 1985[3] and the San Luis Rey Handicap in 1987.[4] After his retirement from racing he was exported to stand as a stallion in Australia, where he died in 1998.

The name Zoffany was later used for an Irish racehorse best known for finishing second to Frankel in the 2011 St. James's Palace Stakes.[5]

  1. ^ "Zoffany pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  2. ^ Timeform (1984). Racehorses of 1983. Timeform. ISBN 0-900599-40-5.
  3. ^ "Zoffany Captures Hollywood Turf". Associated Press. December 9, 1985. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  4. ^ Christine, Bill (March 30, 1987). "Zoffany Sticks His Neck Out : Seven-Year-Old Wins On Way to Retirement". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  5. ^ "Zoffany". Racing Post. Retrieved 2012-10-13.