Sailor (horse)
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| Sailor | |
|---|---|
 Sailor, painting by Ben Marshall | |
| Sire | Scud |
| Grandsire | Beningbrough |
| Dam | Goosander |
| Damsire | Hambletonian |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 18 May 1817 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Owner | Thomas Thornhill |
| Trainer | William Chifney |
| Record | 2: 2-0-0 |
| Earnings | £[vague] |
| Major wins | |
| Epsom Derby (1820) | |
Sailor (1817–1820) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a brief racing career in the spring and summer of 1820 he won both of his races including The Derby. He collapsed and died on the Newmarket gallops shortly after his Derby win.
Sailor was a tall, leggy chestnut horse[1] sired by Scud out of the mare Goosander. Goosander was a highly successful broodmare who also produced The Oaks winner Shoveler and was a sister to the dam of the Derby winner Sam. Sailor was trained by William Chifney and ridden in the Derby by Chifney’s younger brother, Sam Chifney, Jr.[2] Chifney was one of the outstanding jockeys of his era, and one of the first to hold horses up in the early stages of a race before finishing strongly: he became famous for this tactic which became known as the "Chifney Rush".[3]