Stalker

Stalker (9 March 1983 – after 2002) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After failing to sell as a yearling he became a very successful racehorse as a two-year-old in 1985. He won four of his eight races that year including the Gimcrack Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes and was also placed in the Richmond Stakes and the Mill Reef Stakes. He failed to show any worthwhile form as a three-year-old and was retired from racing. He stood as a breeding stallion in Ireland and Cyprus with limited success. Background Stalker was a small, dark bay horse bred in England by his owner Paddy Fetherston-Godley. He was one of the best horses sired by Kala Shikari a sprinter whose wins included the Prix de Seine-et-Oise and the Prix du Gros Chêne in 1976. Stalker was the first foal of his dam Tarvie, a sprinter who won three races over six furlongs and who was rated 101 by Timeform in 1980. She was descended from the broodmare Distant View, making her a distant relative of the Irish classic race winners Front Row, Black Satin and Possessive Dancer. As a yearling the colt was entered in the Newmarket Autumn Sale but failed to reach his reserve price and was returned to his breeder. The colt raced in the colours of Fetherston-Godley and was trained by Peter Walwyn at his Seven Barrows stud near Lambourn in Berkshire. Racing career