501:) and La Grande Epoque (runner-up in the race in 1987). Handsome Sailor took the lead from the start but was overtaken 200 metres from the finish and beaten into second place by Cadeaux Genereux. The local stewards however, found that the "winner" had caused interference in the early stages: Cadeaux Genereux was disqualified and the race awarded to Handsome Sailor. Three weeks later the horse was sent to the United States for the
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Doncaster on 26 March before attempting to repeat his 1987 success in the Duke of York Stakes. He started the 5/1 third favourite behind Governor General and Dowsing in a field which also included Dawn's Delight and Cragside. After being restrained by Hills in the early stages Handsome Sailor
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For the second year in succession, Handsome Sailor was beaten in the Cork & Orrery Stakes at Ascot in June, finishing sixth behind the three-year-old filly Posada. In the following month he contested the Group One July Cup at
Newmarket and finished third behind
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when attempting to win a third Duke of York Stakes, tenth behind the same horse in the King's Stand Stakes and tenth behind
Cadeaux Genereux in the July Cup. In September he was sent to Ireland and dropped slightly in class for the Group Three Flying Five at
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finished strongly to overtake
Governor General in the final furlong to win by half a length with a gap of five lengths back to the filly Wantage Park in third. Eighteen days later he was brought back in distance for the Temple Stakes over five furlongs at
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and finished third behind Big
Shuffle and Ongoing Situation. In July the colt was sent to France Prix de Ris-Orangis over 1200 metres at Évry Racecourse and started second favourite behind the French filly Tenue de Soiree. Ridden by the Australian jockey
424:. Timeform gave him an end-of-year rating of 117, thirteen pounds behind their top-sprinter Ajdal. In the official International Classification he was rated the second best older sprinter in Europe two pounds behind Hallgate.
478:). Handsome Sailor was amongst the leaders from the start, went to the front a furlong and a half from the finish and stayed on to win by one and a half lengths from Silver Fling with Perion a head away in third.
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and Big
Shuffle. On 18 August at York Handsome Sailor was one of twelve horses to contest the Group One William Hill Sprint Championship and started the 5/2 favourite ahead of Perion and the three-year-old filly
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Handsome Sailor was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion but struggled to attract high-quality mares. He sired some minor winners but made little impact before dying in 1997 at the age of fourteen.
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Handsome Sailor remained in training as a six-year-old and began his fifth campaign by finishing fourth to Silver Fling in the
Cammidge Trophy. His form then appeared to deteriorate: he finished ninth behind
535:-trained filly Teeming Shore to win by a head, with a gap of three lengths back to Regal Peace. Having completed his racing career with a victory, Handsome Sailor was retired at the end of the year.
393:, Handsome Sailor lead for most of the way and rallied after being headed in the closing stages to win by three quarters of a length from Tenue de Soiree. He returned to France for the
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he led till half way before fading to finish fifth of the ten runners behind
Dowsing. For his final European start of the season, the horse was sent to France for the Group One
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Handsome Sailor took a long time to reach peak fitness in 1986 and did not appear on the racecourse until August. After being beaten on his first two starts he won a
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on his front feet bred in
England by Hugh Craig Harvey. He was the best horse sired by Some Hand, a sprinter who won five races included the 1972 edition of the
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In 1998 Handsome Sailor was ridden in all of his races by
Michael Hills. He began his campaign by finishing third to Dawn's Delight and Cragside in the
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injury in the race which ruled him out for the rest of the season. Timeform felt that he had not lived up to his juvenile form and rated him at 102.
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and Sharp Romance, with Interval in fifth. On his final appearance of the season he ran disappointingly when unplaced behind
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in November. He ended the year with a record of three wins, one second and one third place from nine starts. The independent
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Duke of York Stakes. Governor General was again in opposition as well as Hallgate, who started favourite after winning the
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winner Perion. He took the lead two furlongs out and drew away in the closing stages to win by three lengths from Perion.
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907:"William Hill Sprint Championship result"
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373:when he started a 14/1 outsider for the
783:"Top breeder Craig Harvey dies aged 73"
252:Early in 1985 the colt was sent to the
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16:British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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365:-trained Governor General in the
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735:"Handsome Sailor pedigree"
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935:"Flying Five result"
806:"Echo – Family 22-b"
495:International Stakes
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119:Michael W. Dickinson
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239:winner High Fleet.
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189:Duke of York Stakes
148:Prix de Ris-Orangis
143:Duke of York Stakes
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630:Beauty of England
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539:Stud record
503:Laurel Dash
451:Soviet Star
391:Ron Quinton
375:Group Three
347:Barry Hills
301:Huntingdale
269:maiden race
209:Flying Five
168:Flying Five
123:Barry Hills
38:Will Somers
963:Categories
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718:References
662:Baby Doll
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576:Owen Tudor
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215:Background
137:Major wins
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651:War Relic
620:Bonnibel
254:Doncaster
233:Sailor II
132:34:12-1-7
35:Grandsire
30:Some Hand
696:Hildene
548:Pedigree
511:Steinlen
351:Lambourn
297:Timeform
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89:Chestnut
63:Stallion
690:Turn-To
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414:Ajdal
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103:Owner
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