Forest Flower (horse)
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Forest Flower (9 February 1984 ā 10 February 2011) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from May 1986 until July 1987 she won five of her eight races. She was the outstanding European two-year-old filly of 1986 when she won the Queen Mary Stakes, Cherry Hinton Stakes and Mill Reef Stakes before being controversially disqualified after finishing first in the Cheveley Park Stakes. Her subsequent career was disrupted by poor health, but she won the Irish 1,000 Guineas in 1987. She was retired to stud in 1988 and had limited success as a broodmare before dying in 2011 at the age of twenty-seven.
Forest Flower | |
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Sire | Green Forest |
Grandsire | Shecky Greene |
Dam | Leap Lively |
Damsire | Nijinsky |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 9 February 1984[1] |
Died | 10 February 2011 (Aged 27) |
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Paul Mellon |
Owner | Paul Mellon |
Trainer | Ian Balding |
Record | 8: 5-1-0 |
Major wins | |
Queen Mary Stakes (1986) Cherry Hinton Stakes (1986) Mill Reef Stakes (1986) Irish 1,000 Guineas (1987) | |
Awards | |
Timeform best two-year-old filly (1986) Top-rated European two-year-old filly (1986) Timeform rating: 127 (1986, 1987) |