Sir Gallahad

For the knight of King Arthur's Round Table, see Galahad.

Sir Gallahad (1920–1949) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire in the United States.

Sir Gallahad
Lincolnshire H. (26 March 1924)
Sire	Teddy
Grandsire	Ajax
Dam	Plucky Liege
Damsire	Spearmint
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1920
Country	France
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Jefferson Davis Cohn
Owner	Jefferson Davis Cohn American Syndicate (1926)
Trainer	Robert Denman
Record	25: 12-?-?
Earnings	$9,960
Major wins
Prix du Petit Couvert (1922) Prix Eclipse (1922) Prix Daphnis (1923) Poule d'Essai des Poulains (1923) Prix Jacques Le Marois (1923) Lincolnshire Handicap (1924) Prix Boiard (1924)
Awards
Leading sire in North America (1930, 1933, 1934, 1940) Leading broodmare sire in North America (1939, 1943-1952, 1955)
Last updated on August 28, 2008

Racing career

Racing at age two in France for his British breeder/owner, Jefferson Davis Cohn, Sir Gallahad earned victory in three of his five starts but was overshadowed by the 1922 Champion colt, Epinard. At age three, he won four races, most notably the French 2,000 Guineas (Poule d'Essai des Poulains). At four, he won three important races in France and in England won the Lincolnshire Handicap. That year, he also went head-to-head with Epinard, winning a 6½ furlong event.

Leading Sire

Sir Gallahad was retired after his four-year-old season to stand at stud at Haras du Bois-Roussel in Alençon. In 1926, owner Jefferson Davis Cohn sold him to an American syndicate made up of Robert A. Fairbairn, William Woodward Sr., Marshall Field III, and Arthur B. Hancock. In the United States, he was recorded as Sir Gallahad III for registration clarification. Although he was sent to the various breeding farms of his four owners, he stood primarily at Woodward's Belair Stud in Maryland and at Hancock's Claiborne Farm in Kentucky.

Sir Gallahad sired 65 Graded stakes race winners and was the United States Champion Sire four times.

Foaled	Name	Sex	Major Wins/Achievements
1927	Gallant Fox	Stallion	Triple Crown
1931	High Quest	Stallion	Preakness Stakes
1937	Gallahadion	Stallion	Kentucky Derby
1942	Hoop Jr.	Stallion	Kentucky Derby
1937	Fenelon	Stallion	Jockey Club Gold Cup
1937	Roman	Stallion	Fleetwing Handicap

In addition, Sir Gallahad was the U.S. Champion Broodmare Sire a record 12 times, with his daughters producing 139 stakes winners including two Hall of Famer members: Challedon and Gallorette.

Sir Gallahad died at Claiborne Farm in 1949 and is buried in its equine cemetery.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Sir Gallahad

Sire Teddy	Ajax	Flying Fox	Orme
			Vampire
		Amie	Clamart
			Alice
	Rondeau	Bay Ronald	Hampton
			Black Duchess
		Doremi	Bend Or
			Lady Emily
Dam Plucky Liege	Spearmint	Carbine	Musket
			Mersey
		Maid of the Mint	Minting
			Warble
	Concertina	St. Simon	Galopin
			St. Angela
		Comic Song	Petrarch
			Frivolity

References

• Sir Gallahad's pedigree and racing stats
• TIME magazine article August 7, 1939 on the purchased of Sir Gallahad by an American syndicate
• List of Leading Sires at the National Sporting Library's Thoroughbred Heritage website