Waygood was a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire best known for winning the Irish Derby Stakes in 1923.
| Waygood | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Tracery |
| Grandsire | Rock Sand |
| Dam | Ascenseur |
| Damsire | Eager |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1920 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Walter Raphael |
| Owner | Walter Raphael |
| Trainer | William Halsey |
| Major wins | |
| Irish Derby (1923) | |
Waygood was bred at the Shenley Stud in Hertfordshire[1] by his owner, the London financier Walter Raphael.[2] He was sired by the American-bred St Leger Stakes winner Tracery out of Ascenseur a mare who became the female ancestor of many notable Thoroughbreds including Galatea II, Never Say Die, High Chaparral and Americain.[3] Raphael sent the colt to be trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by the former jockey Bill Halsey.[4]
Running in front of a large crowd[5] in the Irish Derby at the Curragh Waygood started at odds of 6/1 in a field of fifteen runners. He was ridden by Morny Wing and won by an official margin of four lengths, taking a first prize of £4,650.[6] Walter Raphael, donated £50 from his winnings to the Drogheda Memorial Fund, a charity which helped jockeys and trainers in "necessitous circumstances".[7] As a four-year-old, Waygood finished unplaced behind Parth in the Jubilee Handicap at Kempton Park Racecourse.[8]
At the end of his racing career, Waygood was exported to the United States, where he served as a stallion for the U.S. Army Remount Service.
References edit
- ^ "Our Yard - Queens Ponies Training and Livery". Queensponies.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ "Person Profile : Walter Raphael". Horseracing History Online. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Chelandry - Family 1-n". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ "Person Profile : William Halsey". Horseracing History Online. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ "THE IRISH DERBY - British Pathé". Britishpathe.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1999). A Century of Champions. Portway Press. ISBN 1-901570-15-0.
- ^ "TURF NOTES". Auckland Star. 1 September 1923. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ "The World of Sport". Auckland Star. 12 July 1924. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
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