Rockfel | |
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Sire | Felstead |
Grandsire | Spion Kop |
Dam | Rockliffe |
Damsire | Santorb |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 1935 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Brown |
Breeder | Weir Bank Stud |
Owner | Hugo Cunliffe-Owen |
Trainer | Ossie Bell |
Record | 13: 8–0–2 |
Major wins | |
Princess Elizabeth Stakes (1938) 1000 Guineas (1938) Epsom Oaks (1938) Champion Stakes (1938) | |
Honours | |
Top-rated British three-year-old (1938) Rockfel Stakes at Newmarket |
Rockfel (1935 – November 1941) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare, best known for winning two Classics in 1938. In a career which lasted from July 1937 until May 1939 she ran thirteen times and won eight races. Rockfel began her career at the lowest level, being beaten in a selling race, but improved to become recognised as one of the best British racemares of the 20th century. In 1938 she was the dominant three-year-old in England, winning the 1000 Guineas over one mile at Newmarket and the Oaks over one and a half miles at Epsom. In the autumn she defeated colts in the Champion Stakes and the Aintree Derby and was retired after winning her only race as a four-year-old. She produced one foal before dying in November 1941.