Full Sail (horse)
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| Full Sail | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Fairway |
| Grandsire | Phalaris |
| Dam | Fancy Free |
| Damsire | Stefan the Great |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | March 14, 1934 |
| Died | 1953 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery |
| Owner | Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery |
| Record | 15: 3-2-1 |
| Earnings | ₤7,038 |
| Major wins | |
| National Breeders' Produce Stakes (1936) March Stakes (1938) | |
| Awards | |
| Leading Argentine General Sire 1946, 1948 Leading Argentine Broodmare Sire 1955, 1957, 1958 | |
Full Sail (1934-1953) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse best known for being a leading sire in Argentina and major influence on South American breeding.
Full Sail was bred and owned throughout his racing career by the 6th Earl of Rosebery.[1] He was foaled March 14, 1934.[2]
Fairway, Full Sail's sire, was a successful racehorse, having won many important stakes races and been a champion every year he raced. He also proved to be a successful sire, eventually leading the British general sire list four times.[3]
Fancy Free, Full Sail's dam, was a winner on the track, but was more notable for her breeding career. Two years after Full Sail, she foaled a full brother to him in Blue Peter, who would go on to be a leading three-year-old, winning four of four races that year, including the 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, and Eclipse Stakes.[4]
Full Sail was considered to have good conformation.[5] He was a bay horse with white pasterns on his hind legs.[4]
Racing career
Full Sail was a good two-year-old, winning the National Breeders' Produce Stakes. It was his only win, from five starts, of the year.[5] He also finished second in a race and third in the July Stakes. In the Free Handicap of 1936, he was rated sixth.[1]
At age three, he ran second in the St. James's Palace Stakes. He also managed one win in seven starts.[5]
Full Sail ran three times at age four, winning the March Stakes and running second once.[1][5]