Wollow
Wollow | |
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Sire | (1976) |
Awards | |
Highest Rated British Two-year-old (1975) Timeform rating 132 |
Wollow (1973 – after 1997) was an Irish-bred, British-trained
Background
Wollow was a tall bay horse bred at
Racing career
1975: two-year-old season
Wollow was unbeaten as a two-year-old in 1976. He began his career by winning a maiden race over six
1976: three-year-old season
Wollow began his three-year-old season at
Wollow was then unbeaten in six races and at Epsom in June he started 11/10 favourite for the Derby despite running over a distance half a mile further than any of his previous races. He met with some interference at Tattenham Corner, but appeared to have no obvious excuses as he finished fifth behind the French-trained Empery.[8] His defeat reportedly cost British punters £7 million.[9] In July, Wollow was brought back in distance for the ten furlong Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. He finished second to the French colt Trepan, but was awarded the race when the winner tested positive for theobromine, a banned substance.[10] At the end of the month he added another Group One success when he took the Sussex Stakes over one mile at Goodwood, although Poacher's Moon was considered an unlucky loser.[3] At York in August, Wollow ran in the fifth edition of the Benson & Hedges Gold Cup, the race now known as the International Stakes. He produced one of his best performances to win from a field which included the leading French horses Crow and Trepan.
On his final start, Wollow failed to reproduce his best form as he finished unplaced behind Vitiges in the Champion Stakes at Newmarket in October.[11] He was then syndicated to stand at stud with a valuation of £1.2 million.[3]
Assessment
Wollow was given a best annual Timeform rating of 132: a rating of 130 is considered to indicate an "above average" Group One winner.[6]
In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Wollow an "average" winner of the 2000 Guineas.[12]
Stud career
Wollow was retired to the Banstead Manor Stud.[3] He was exported to Japan in 1981. He made very little impact in either location and was put out of stud on 24 April 1997.[13]
Pedigree
Sire Wolver Hollow (GB) 1964 |
Sovereign Path 1956 |
Grey Sovereign | Nasrullah |
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Kong | |||
Mountain Path | Bobsleigh | ||
Path of Peace | |||
Cygnet 1950 |
Caracalla | Tourbillon | |
Astronomie | |||
Mrs Swan Song | Sir Walter Raleigh | ||
Donati's Comet | |||
Dam Wichuraiana (GB) 1963 |
Worden 1949 |
Wild Risk | Rialto |
Wild Violet | |||
Sans Tares | Sind | ||
Tara | |||
Excelsa 1949 |
Owen Tudor | Hyperion | |
Mary Tudor | |||
Infra Red | Ethnarch | ||
Black Ray (Family:22-d)[2] |
References
- ^ "Home of the thoroughbreds". Hoganstand.com. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Grand Duchess - Family 22-d". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ a b Richard Griffiths (10 September 1994). "Obituary: Carlo d'Alessio". The Independent. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Chestnut Tree Stables". Raeguest.com. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- ^ "Wollow the last Guineas winner". Free Online Library. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Record for Piggott". Montreal Gazette. 3 June 1976. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "U.K.: French Colt Empery Wins Epson Derby, With Wollow, Hottest Derby Favourite For Ten Years, Finishing Fifth". Itnsource.com. 2 June 1976. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Horse Trainer Fined by Club". The News-Dispatch. 13 August 1976. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Down the years". Free Online Library. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ISBN 1-901570-15-0.
- ^ Staff. "Studbook database". Japanese Horse Racing Registry. Retrieved 4 October 2013.