Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington (foaled 25 February 2012) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed his best form as a two-year-old in 2014 when he won three of his six races including the Anglesey Stakes and Phoenix Stakes. After finishing fourth on his only appearance of 2015 he returned as a four-year-old to win the Ballycorus Stakes. Background Dick Whittington is a bay horse with a small white star bred in Ireland by the County Kildare-based Swordlestown Stud. As a foal he was put up for auction at the Goffs Premier Foal & Breeding Stock Sale and sold for €55,000 to the Camas Park Stud. In the following October the colt was offered for sale at the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale and was bought for €280,000 by McAlmont Bloodstock. He entered the ownership of the Coolmore organisation and was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle. During his track career he was officially owned in partnership by Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor. He was sired by Rip Van Winkle who won the Sussex Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and International Stakes. Rip Van Winkle's other progeny have included The Happy Prince (Renaissance Stakes), Higher Power (Northumberland Plate) and Creggs Pipes (Lanwades Stud Stakes). Dick Whittington's dam Sahara Sky was an unraced half-sister to the sprinter Owington. Her dam, Old Domesday Book a great-granddaughter of Samanda, an influential broodmare whose descendants have included Ouija Board, Teleprompter and Ibn Bey. Racing career