Meadow Court

Meadow Court
Sire	Court Harwell
Grandsire	Prince Chevalier
Dam	Meadow Music
Damsire	Tom Fool
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1962
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Elisabeth Ireland Poe
Owner	Max Bell, 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 March 6, 2007

Meadow Court (1962-c.1982) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse.

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 Canadian businessman Max Bell and 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, Sea-Bird behind whom he finished second in the 1965 Epsom Derby. However that year Meadow Court went on to win the Irish Derby. In the winner's circle at the Curragh, Bing Crosby sang When Irish Eyes Are Smiling for the crowd. Meadow Court then gave jockey Lester Piggott his first win in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. In the fall, starting at long odds on, Meadow Court ran second to Provoke in the St. Leger Stakes on a rain soaked Town Moor (Doncaster). A month later, Meadow Court 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 the brilliant Sea Bird II.

Stud career

Retired to stud duty, Meadow Court's offspring met with modest success. The product of his last mating was born in 1981.

References

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners

1951 Supreme Court 1952 Tulyar 1953 Pinza 1954 Aureole 1955 Vimy 1956 Ribot 1957 Montaval 1958 Ballymoss 1959 Alcide 1960 Aggressor 1961 Right Royal 1962 Match 1963 Ragusa 1964 Nasram 1965 Meadow Court 1966 Aunt Edith ♥ 1967 Busted 1968 Royal Palace 1969 Park Top ♥ 1970 Nijinsky 1971 Mill Reef 1972 Brigadier Gerard 1973 Dahlia ♥ 1974 Dahlia ♥ 1975 Grundy 1976 Pawneese 1977 The Minstrel 1978 Ile de Bourbon 1979 Troy 1980 Ela-Mana-Mou 1981 Shergar 1982 Kalaglow 1983 Time Charter ♥ 1984 Teenoso 1985 Petoski 1986 Dancing Brave 1987 Reference Point 1988 Mtoto 1989 Nashwan 1990 Belmez 1991 Generous 1992 St Jovite 1993 Opera House 1994 King's Theatre 1995 Lammtarra 1996 Pentire 1997 Swain 1998 Swain 1999 Daylami 2000 Montjeu 2001 Galileo 2002 Golan 2003 Alamshar 2004 Doyen 2005 Azamour 2006 Hurricane Run 2007 Dylan Thomas 2008 Duke of Marmalade 2009 Conduit 2010 Harbinger 2011 Nathaniel 2012 Danedream ♥ 2013 Novellist 2014 Taghrooda ♥ 2015 Postponed 2016 Highland Reel

Legend - ♥ = Filly

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