Lochsong
| Lochsong | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Song |
| Grandsire | King's Stand Stakes (1994) Timeform rating: 129 |
| Awards | |
| Cartier Champion Sprinter (1993 & 1994) Cartier Horse of the Year (1993) | |
| Last updated on 4 August 2023 | |
Lochsong (26 April 1988 – 27 May 2014) was a
and was voted 1993 European Horse of the Year.Background
Lochsong was a bay mare bred by her owner, Jeff Smith's Littleton stud.
Racing career
As a two and three-year-old in racing, Lochsong accomplished little until
.Assessment and honours
In addition to her two Top Sprinter awards, Lochsong's performance in the 1993 season won her the most prestigious honor in European horse racing, the Cartier Racing Award as European Horse of the Year.
Stud record
Lochsong was retired to her owner's Littleton Stud in the parish of
Her foals included:
1999 Lochridge (GB) : Chesnut filly, foaled 27 March, by Indian Ridge (IRE) - won 5 races including the LR Flying Fillies' Stakes at Pontefract and placed 7 times including 2nd LR Achilles Stakes at Kempton, 3rd G2 Diadem Stakes, Ascot and G3 Summer Stakes at York from 24 starts in Britain and France 2001-4 - dam of winners
2003 Loch Verdi (GB) : Bay filly, foaled 15 February, by Green Desert (USA) - won 4 races including the LR EBF Flower of Scotland Stakes at Hamilton and placed 6 times including 2nd LR Scarbrough Stakes at Doncaster from 20 starts in Britain 2005-8 - dam of winners
References
- ^ David Baxter (27 May 2014). "Super sprinter Lochsong dies aged 26". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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