Kirkconnel (horse)
| Kirkconnel | |
|---|---|
Kirkconnel in 1896 | |
| Sire | Royal Hampton |
| Grandsire | Hampton |
| Dam | Sweet Sauce |
| Damsire | Blair Athol |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1892 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Lady Stamford |
| Owner | William C. Cooper John Blundell Maple |
| Trainer | George Blackwell Percy Peck J. Day |
| Record | 15: 4-2-2 |
| Earnings | £7,120 |
| Major wins | |
| Bedford Stakes (1894) July Stakes (1894) Lavant Stakes (1894) 2000 Guineas (1895) | |
Kirkconnel (1892 – November 1916) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed very good form as a two-year-old in 1894, winning the Bedford Stakes, July Stakes and Lavant Stakes as well a finishing second in the Dewhurst Stakes and fourth in the Middle Park Plate. In the following year he won the 2000 Guineas and finished a close third in the Epsom Derby but was never as good thereafter, failing to win again and being retired at the end of 1896. He later stood as a breeding stallion in Germany with limited success.