Enstone Spark
British Thoroughbred racehorse
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Enstone Spark (foaled 6 June 1975) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. She is best known for winning the classic 1000 Guineas in 1978.
| Enstone Spark | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sparkler |
| Grandsire | Hard Tack |
| Dam | Laxmi |
| Damsire | Palestine |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1975 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Whitsbury Manor Stud |
| Owner | Dick Bonnycastle |
| Trainer | Richard Hannon, Sr. Barry Hills |
| Record | 14: 5-3-0 |
| Earnings | £54,680 |
| Major wins | |
| Lowther Stakes (1977) 1,000 Guineas Stakes (1978) Timeform rating: 119 | |
| Last updated on 27 July 2022 | |
Racing career
Trained by Barry Hills, at age two, Enstone Spark won the 1977 Lowther Stakes at York Racecourse.[1] In 1978, her Canadian owner, Dick Bonnycastle, was planning to ship Enstone Spark to race in California but an outbreak of contagious equine metritis forced a change of plans and she remained to compete in England.
In 1978 Enstone Spark earned the most important win of her career at Newmarket Racecourse with a victory in the Classic 1,000 Guineas Stakes, ridden by Ernie Johnson. It came when she was still more than a month shy of her third birthday.
