Meadow Court
| Meadow Court | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Court Harwell |
| Grandsire | Frank McMahon, Bing Crosby |
| Trainer | Paddy Prendergast |
| Record | 8: 3-4-? |
| Earnings | US$254,503 (equivalent) |
| Major wins | |
| Irish Derby (1965) K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (1965) | |
| Last updated on 11 July 2022 | |
Meadow Court (1962-c. 1982) was a British-bred, Irish-trained
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
in 1965.
Background
He was bred by the American heiress Elisabeth Ireland Poe who owned Shawnee Farm in Harrodsburg, Kentucky as well as a racing and breeding operation in Ireland. Meadow Court was sired by Court Harwell, and out of the mare Meadow Music. His grandsire was Prince Chevalier, the Leading sire in France in 1960, and his damsire the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Tom Fool.
Meadow Court was owned by
Frank McMahon, the owners of Golden West Farms, and the famous American singer, Bing Crosby
.
Racing career
Meadow Court had the bad luck to be born the same year as the great colt,
St. Leger Stakes
on a rain-soaked Town Moor (Doncaster). A month later, the horse travelled over to Paris to contest the Prix l'Arc de Triomphe. His pacemaker, Khalife, was unable to get to the front and Meadow Court finished a distant ninth to Sea Bird.
Stud career
Retired to stud duty, Meadow Court's offspring met with modest success. The product of his last mating was born in 1981.