Airborne (horse)

Airborne
circa 1947
SirePrecipitation
GrandsireHurry On
DamBouquet
DamsireBuchan
SexStallion
Foaled1943
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourGrey
BreederHarold Boyd-Rochfort
OwnerJohn Ferguson
TrainerRichard Perryman
Record11: 4½-0-2
Earnings£20,345¾
Major wins
Epsom Derby (1946)
Princess of Wales's Stakes (1946)
St Leger (1946)
Last updated on 13 November 2011

Airborne (1943 – 11 September 1962) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After showing little worthwhile form as a two-year-old, Airborne improved to become one of the leading three-year-olds in Britain in 1946. He won five successive races including two Classics: the Derby at Epsom and the St Leger at Doncaster. He was the most recent of four greys to have won the Epsom Classic. Airborne went on to have a stud career of limited success.