Abernant (1946-1970) was British Thoroughbred racehorse who is "considered by many as the greatest British sprinter of the 20th century," according to Godolphin Racing.
Sired by Epsom Derby winner Owen Tudor, whose sire was Hyperion, a son of English Triple Crown winner, Gainsborough, Abernant's dam, Rustam Mahal, was a daughter of Rustom Pasha and the very important broodmare Mumtaz Mahal who in turn was sired by The Tetrarch.
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Abernant (1946-1970) was British Thoroughbred racehorse who is "considered by many as the greatest British sprinter of the 20th century," according to Godolphin Racing.
Sired by Epsom Derby winner Owen Tudor, whose sire was Hyperion, a son of English Triple Crown winner, Gainsborough, Abernant's dam, Rustam Mahal, was a daughter of Rustom Pasha and the very important broodmare Mumtaz Mahal who in turn was sired by The Tetrarch.
Abernant was a dominant two-year-old in English racing, winning five of his six starts. Ridden by jockey Sir Gordon Richards, he was unbeatable at distances of five to six furlongs. At age three he lost the eight furlong 2,000 Guineas by a matter of inches to Nimbus but after being limited to sprints, he won four major races. At age four in 1950, he won the Lubbock Sprint Stakes and repeated as the easy winner of the July Cup, the Nunthorpe Stakes and the King George Stakes. He ended his career that year with fourteen wins from the seventeen races he entered....
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