Sir Ivor
Sir Ivor | |
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Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland (1983) Timeform rating: 135 | |
Last updated on October 4, 2006 |
Sir Ivor (May 5, 1965 – November 10, 1995) was an
Background
Sir Ivor was bred by
Racing career
1967: two-year-old season
Sir Ivor's first three races were at Curragh. In July, he finished sixth in the Tyros Stakes and then won the Probationers' Stakes. He was then stepped up in class and won the National Stakes. On his final start of the year, he was sent to Paris to contest the Grand Criterium at Longchamp Racecourse. He established himself as one of the best European colts of his generation with a three-length win. His jockey Lester Piggott described him as having almost “quickened out from beneath him”, his turn of foot having been so electric.[3]
1968: three-year-old season
On his three-year-old debut, Sir Ivor traveled to England for the first time and won the
At
Sir Ivor returned in late September when he ran in the Prix Henry Delamarre at Longchamp in which he finished half a length second to Prince Sao, to whom he was conceding nine pounds. One week later, he returned to Longchamp for the
Stud record
Retired after his three-year-old racing season, Sir Ivor was sold to a syndicate to stand at
Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins/Achievements |
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1971 | Sir Tristram | Stallion | Leading sire in New Zealand; 17 times champion Australasian sire |
1972 | Ivanjica | Mare | Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe |
1973 | Sir Wimborne | Stallion | Vincent O'Brien National Stakes, Royal Lodge Stakes |
1973 | Malinowski | Stallion | Craven Stakes |
1974 | Cloonlara | Mare | European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly |
1974 | Lady Capulet | Mare | Irish 1,000 Guineas, dam of El Prado |
1976 | Godetia | Mare | Irish 1,000 Guineas, Irish Oaks |
1979 | Bates Motel | Stallion | American Champion Older Male Horse
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Optimistic Gal | Mare | Spinster Stakes, Frizette Stakes, Kentucky Oaks | |
Sweet Alliance | Mare | Kentucky Oaks |
Assessment and honours
Sir Ivor was named British Horse of the Year by the Racecourse Association, gaining twenty-six of the forty votes to defeat Royal Palace. He was awarded a rating of 135 by Timeform.[8] In their book A Century of Champions, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Sir Ivor as a "superior" Derby winner and the seventh best Irish racehorse of the 20th century.[9] Vincent O'Brien rated Nijinsky and Sir Ivor as the two best horses he had trained, placing Nijinsky first for brilliance and Sir Ivor first for toughness.[10]
Sir Ivor was the subject of the 1969 documentary film The Year of Sir Ivor.[11]
A street in the town of Newmarket, Ontario Canada, was named after Sir Ivor. The street is called Sir Ivor Court and is located in the upper-class neighbourhood of Stonehaven in the southeast corner of the town. Matt Farrell went under the pseudonym Sir Ivor with racing tips in the Evening Press, where he was deputy editor.
Pedigree
Sire Sir Gaylord |
Turn-To | Royal Charger | Nearco |
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Sun Princess | |||
Source Sucree | Admiral Drake | ||
Lavendula | |||
Somethingroyal | Princequillo | Prince Rose | |
Cosquilla | |||
Imperatrice | Caruso | ||
Cinqpace | |||
Dam Attica |
Mr Trouble | Mahmoud | Blenheim |
Mah Mahal | |||
Motto | Sir Gallahad | ||
Maxima | |||
Athenia | Pharamond | Phalaris | |
Selene | |||
Salamina | Man o' War | ||
Alcibiades |
References
- ^ "Sir Ivor's pedigree and stats". Pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ^ McKenna, P. G. (January 2015). "Vincent O'Brien Biography" – via researchgate.net.
- ^ ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Royal Palace snatches crown".
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald – Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Montreal Gazette – Google News Archive Search".
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- ISBN 1-901570-15-0.
- ISBN 0-593-05474-1
- ^ "The Year of Sir Ivor (1969)". IMDb. 7 May 1969.
- ^ "English Derby Winner: Sir Ivor".