Derring-Do

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Derring-Do
Sire
Valdoe Stakes (1965)
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
(1965)
Awards
Timeform rating 131

Derring-Do (1961–January 1978) was a British

Valdoe Stakes, and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
. He was retired to stud at the end of his four-year-old season and became a successful breeding stallion.

Background

Derring-Do was a

2000 Guineas in 1954 and the Eclipse Stakes a year later. Darius's other progeny included The Oaks winner Pia and the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Pola Bella. Derring-Do's dam Sipsey Bridge won two minor races and was a granddaughter of Nearly, a broodmare whose other descendants included Doyoun and Alexandrova.[1]

As a yearling, Derring-Do was offered for sale and bought for 1,200

guineas by representatives of Mrs H Renshaw.[2] The colt was sent into training with Arthur Budgett at Whatcombe in Oxfordshire.[3] He was ridden in most of his races by the Australian jockey Scobie Breasley
.

Racing career

1963: two-year-old season

On his first appearance as a two-year-old, Derring-Do was entered in the valuable National Stakes over five

8/13 and won narrowly from the filly Golden Apollo.[4]

1964: three-year-old season

Derring-Do raced five times as a three-year-old in 1964. At Goodwood Racecourse in July he finished second to Roan Rocket in the Sussex Stakes. He then recorded his only victory of the season when winning the Hungerford Stakes over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse where he started at odds of 2/1.[4] In September he finished second to the Irish four-year-old Linacre in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot Racecourse.[2]

1965: four-year-old season

As a four-year-old, Derring-Do won three of his six races. He won the Cavendish Stakes at Sandown and finished third behind White Fire in the

Deauville Racecourse. In September he was moved up in distance to contest the Valdoe Stakes over ten furlongs at Goodwood and won at odds of 4/11.[4] Later that month he ran for the second time in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.[3] Ridden as usual by Breasley, he started at odds of 9/4[4]
and won from Ballyciptic and Minor Portion.

Assessment

Derring-Do was given a rating of 131 by the independent Timeform organisation in 1963, two pounds behind the top-rated two-year-old colts Santa Claus and Showdown. In the Free Handicap, a rating of the best two-year-olds to race in Britain in 1963, he was assigned a weight of 130 pounds, three pounds below the top weight Tallahassee.[5]

Stud career

At the end of his racing career, Derring-Do was retired to stud and became a successful breeding stallion. The most notable of his offspring was

2000 Guineas in 1972 and became a very successful sire of winners. He had a second classic winner in 1973 when Peleid won the St Leger Stakes and a third when Roland Gardens won the 2000 Guineas in 1978. The best of his daughters was Stilvi, a sprinter who won the Duke of York Stakes and the King George Stakes. Stilvi became an outstanding broodmare, producing several major winners including Tachypous (Middle Park Stakes), Tromos (Dewhurst Stakes), Tolmi (Coronation Stakes) and Tyrnavos Irish Derby. Other important winners sired by Derring-Do included Huntercombe (July Cup, Nunthorpe Stakes) and Jan Ekels (Queen Elizabeth II Stakes).[6] Derring-Do was euthanised after being injured in a paddock accident in January 1978.[2]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Derring-Do (GB), bay stallion, 1961[7]
Sire
Darius (GB)
1951 		Dante (GB)
1942 		Nearco Pharos
Nogara
Rosy Legend Dark Legend
Rosy Cheeks
Yasna (GB)
1936 		Dastur Solario
Friar's Daughter
Ariadne Arion
Security
Dam
Sipsey Bridge (GB)
1954 		Abernant (GB)
1946 		Owen Tudor Hyperion
Mary Tudor
Rustom Mahal Rustom Pasha
Mumtaz Mahal
Claudette (GB)
1949 		Chanteur Chateau Bouscaut
La Diva
Nearly Nearco
Lost Soul (Family 21-a)[1]
  • Derring-Do was inbred 3 x 4 to Nearco, meaning that this stallion appears in both the third and fourth generations of his pedigree.

References

  1. ^ a b "Wagtail – Family 21-a". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-354-08536-0
    .
  3. ^ a b "Arthur Budgett obituary". Daily Telegraph. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-1-873626-15-3
    .
  5. ISBN 0-85112-902-1
    .
  6. ^ "TOP VILLE: A 'Top' broodmare sire – just like his father". Thoroughbredinternet.com. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  7. ^ "Derring-Do pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
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