Environment Friend
Environment Friend | |
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Sire | Grey |
Breeder | Stetchworth Park Stud |
Owner | Bill Gredley |
Trainer | James Fanshawe |
Record | 31: 3-3-3 |
Earnings | £395,951 |
Major wins | |
Dante Stakes (1991) Eclipse Stakes (1991) |
Environment Friend (19 March 1988 – 28 February 2012) was a British
Background
Environment Friend was a grey horse bred by his owner, Bill Gredley, at his Stetchworth Park Stud near
Racing career
1990: two-year-old season
Environment Friend began his racing career in a seven furlong
1991: three-year-old season
In the early part of his three-year-old season, Environment Friend was aimed at the
On 5 June, Environment Friend started at odds of 11/1 in a field of thirteen runners for the 212th running of the
In September, Environment Friend was sent to Ireland for the Irish Champion Stakes, which was run for the first time at Leopardstown Racecourse. He was unable to mount a serious challenge to the French-trained favourite Suave Dancer but finished strongly to take second place ahead of Stagecraft.[8] Environment Friend ended his season in the Champion Stakes at Newmarket on 19 October, when he ran poorly and finished tenth of the twelve runners behind the French colt Tel Quel.
1992–1995: later career
Environment Friend remained in training as a four-year-old, but ran only four times and failed to win. His best run came on his final appearance when he finished third behind Rodrigo de Triano in the Champion Stakes.[9]
From 1993, Gredley took the unusual step of standing Environment Friend as a breeding stallion in the early part of the season before returning him to training to compete as a racehorse: he later admitted that he regretted the decision.[3] The horse produced his best performance of the season in June at Epsom when he finished third in a three-way photo-finish to the Coronation Cup, beaten a short-head and a head by Opera House and Apple Tree, but was promoted to second when the runner-up was disqualified.[10] He finished unplaced in his other six races. In the autumn he was transferred to the stable of Richard Shaw.
Environment Friend's six-year-old campaign followed a similar pattern to that of the previous year, as he returned from stud duty to run very well in the Coronation Cup. On this occasion he finished second to Apple Tree, beaten a length, with the beaten horses including Urban Sea, White Muzzle, Monsun, Only Royale and Intrepidity.[11] He then rejoined Fanshawe's stable and ran quite well to finish fourt to Ezzoud in the Eclipse Stakes, but finished unplaced in his last three races. At the end of the year he was moved again, this time to the stable of Gary Rimmer.
After another covering season, Environment Friend returned for five more races in 1995, his final season. His best efforts were a third to Prince of Andros in the Tattersalls Gold Cup and a fourth place behind Halling in the Eclipse. Once again, he switched trainers part-way through the season, ending his career in the care of Clive Brittain.[12]
Stud record
Environment Friend was not successful as a sire of winners. The best of his flat racers was probably Green Jewel, a mare who won the
Pedigree
Sire Cozzene (USA) 1980 |
Caro (IRE) 1967 |
Fortino | Grey Sovereign |
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Ranavalo | |||
Chambord | Chamossaire | ||
Life Hill | |||
Ride the Trails (USA) 1971 |
Prince John | Princequillo | |
Not Afraid | |||
Wildwook | Sir Gaylord | ||
Blue Canoe | |||
Dam Water Woo (USA) 1976 |
Tom Rolfe (USA) 1962 |
Ribot | Tenerani |
Romanella | |||
Pocahontas | Roman | ||
How | |||
Waterloo (GB) 1969 |
Bold Lad (IRE)
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Bold Ruler | |
Barn Pride | |||
Lakewoods | Hyperion | ||
Holwood (Family: 1-u)[14] |
References
- ^ a b "Environment Friend pedigree". Equineline. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Cozzene Stud Record". Racing Post. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ^ a b c Peter Scargill (29 February 2012). "Eclipse hero Environment Friend dies". Racing Post. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ^ "Westley Maiden Stakes result". Racing Post. 4 October 1990. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Craven Stakes result". Racing Post. 18 April 1991. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
- ^ "Dante Stakes result". Racing Post. 15 May 1991. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
- ^ "Eclipse Stakes result 1991". Racing Post. 6 July 1991. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
- ^ "Irish Champion Stakes result 1991". Racing Post. 14 September 1991. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
- ^ "Champion Stakes result 1992". Racing Post. 17 October 1992. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Coronation Cup result 1993". Racing Post. 3 June 1993. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Coronation Cup result 1994". Racing Post. 3 June 1994. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Eclipse Stakes result 1995". Racing Post. 8 July 1995. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Environment Friend Stud Record". Racing Post. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Maid of the Glen – Family 1-u". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-12-20.