Palestine (horse)

Palestine
Palestine
Sire	Fair Trial
Grandsire	Fairway
Dam	Una
Damsire	Tetratema
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1947
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Grey
Breeder	Aga Khan III
Owner	Aga Khan III
Trainer	Marcus Marsh
Record	13: 11-1-0
Earnings	£38,515
Major wins
	Coventry Stakes (1949); Richmond Stakes (1949); Gimcrack Stakes (1949); Champagne Stakes (1949); 2000 Guineas (1950); St. James's Palace Stakes (1950); Sussex Stakes (1950)
Awards
	Champion Irish Sire of Two Year Olds (1964)
	Last updated on 23 October 2011

Palestine (1947–1974) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned and bred by Aga Khan III he was out of the mare Una and sired by Fair Trial.^[2]^[3]

Trained by Marcus Marsh and ridden by Charlie Smirke, Palestine was the winner of the 2000 Guineas in 1950. In all he won eleven of his thirteen outings.^[2]

Palestine retired to stud in 1951 and in 1964 was the leading Irish sire of two-year-olds and put down due to old age on 10 July 1974.^[2]

References[]

^ Pickering, Martin (1981). Pedigrees of Leading Winners 1960–1980. London: J.A. Allen & Co. Ltd. p. 184. ISBN 0-85131-372-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c Palestine Horse Pedigree
^ Horseracing History Online – Person Profile : H H Aga Khan III

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[Ped2-1] Pickering, Martin (1981). Pedigrees of Leading Winners 1960–1980. London: J.A. Allen & Co. Ltd. p. 184. ISBN 0-85131-372-8.

[PQ-2] Palestine Horse Pedigree

[3] Horseracing History Online – Person Profile : H H Aga Khan III

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