Indian Skimmer (horse)

Indian Skimmer
Indian Skimmer
	Indian Skimmer in the pre-parade ring prior to the International Stakes at York in August 1988
Sire	Storm Bird
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Nobilaire
Damsire	Vaguely Noble
Sex	Filly
Foaled	1984
Country	United States
Colour	Gray
Breeder	Ashford Stud and Ronald J. Worswick
Owner	Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Trainer	Henry Cecil
Record	16: 10-1-3
Earnings	US $1,394,814
Major wins
	Pretty Polly Stakes (GB) (1987); Musidora Stakes (1987); Prix Saint-Alary (1987); Prix de Diane (1987); Sun Chariot Stakes (1988); Champion Stakes (1988); Irish Champion Stakes (1988); Prix d'Ispahan (1989); Gordon Richards Stakes (1989)
	Last updated on October 3, 2007

Indian Skimmer (foaled 1984 in Kentucky) is an American-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse.

Background[]

Bred by MIT graduate Ronald J. Worswick in partnership with Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky, the gray filly is out of the mare Nobilaire and sired by Storm Bird. Her grandsire was Northern Dancer, the top sire of the 20th Century and her damsire was Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner, Vaguely Noble. She was named for the rare Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis), a bird.^{[citation needed]}

Racing career[]

Raced by Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Indian Skimmer won important Group One races against the top fillies of the day, including a victory over the great Miesque in the 1987 Prix de Diane. In 1988 she beat some of the best colts in England, Ireland and France. Sent to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, she finished third to Great Communicator in that year's Breeders' Cup Turf.

Breeding record[]

Retired from racing at the end of the 1989 season. As a broodmare, she produced the Mr. Prospector colt, Manshood, who is the sire of the champion South African mare, Ipi Tombe.

Indian Skimmer (horse)

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