Just got back from Chartwell ..On display was the stewards cup won by Churchills horse... just looked up and he won in 1959 with Tudor Monarch but does anyone know who road and trained it?
- as were a lot of Winston's horses trained by. ---------------
Won Stewards' Cup - at 25/1 - by a Neck - getting up in the final strides - from Deer Leap - St Elmo 3rd - Syrinx 4th.
The Going was HARD
TUDOR MONARCH - had run 4 times previously that season - as a 4-yr-old He had finished 2nd on his second run, on Firm ground - before starting second fav for the Wokingham Handicap, at Royal Ascot - where he finished 4th.
TUDOR MONARCH - was sired by Champion Sprinter ABERNANT - out of Madonna, who was a Donatello II mare.
He never ran as a 2-yr-old -
Ran 10 times as a 3-yr-old - winning on his second outing, over 7 furlongs, on Firm ground - third 3 times - then 2nd on his final three outings, sprinting, the last two outings, conversely, being on Heavy ground.
TUDOR MONARCH - never ran again after that STEWARDS' CUP success.
Sold to the Veterinary Bloodstock Agency - at the Newmarket October Sales, for 1,450 Guineas.
Trainer was - Walter Nightingall - at Epsom -- as were a lot of Winston's horses trained by.---------------Won Stewards' Cup - at 25/1 - by a Neck - getting up in the final strides - from Deer Leap - St Elmo 3rd - Syrinx 4th.The Going was HARDTUDOR