Kings Lake | |
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Sire | Nijinsky |
Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
Dam | Fish Bar |
Damsire | Baldric |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 12 May 1978[1] |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Lyonstown Stud |
Owner | Mme Jean-Pierre Binet |
Trainer | Vincent O'Brien |
Record | 10:8-3-3 |
Major wins | |
Irish 2,000 Guineas (1981) Sussex Stakes (1981) Joe McGrath Memorial Stakes (1981) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating: 100p (1980), 133 (1981) |
Kings Lake (14 May 1978 – 24 November 1999) was an American bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Despite not contesting any major races, he was rated one of the best two-year-old colts in Ireland in 1980 when he won two of his three starts. His three-year-old season was dominated by a rivalry with the British-trained colt To-Agori-Mou: Kings Lake won two of their four meetings, including the Irish 2,000 Guineas and the Sussex Stakes. Later that season he moved up in distance to win the Joe McGrath Memorial Stakes. He was retired to stud at the end of the season and had moderate success as a sire.