Greinton (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Greinton


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sire = Green Dancer
grandsire = Nijinsky
dam = Crystal Queen
damsire = High Top
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1981
country = Great Britain flagicon|United Kingdom
colour = Bay
breeder = Stavros Niarchos
owner = 1) Stavros Niarchos
2) Mary J. Bradley, C. Whittingham, Howell Wynne
trainer = Francois Boutin (France)
Charlie Whittingham (USA)
record = 22: 10-8-0
earnings = $1,940,087
race = Prix de Cabourg (1983)
Californian Stakes (1985)
San Bernardino Handicap (1985)
Hollywood Gold Cup (1985)
Santa Anita Handicap (1986)
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honours =
updated= July 17, 2008

Greinton (foaled March 5, 1981) is a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won on grass courses in France and set two track records on dirt at Hollywood Park Racetrack in the United States. He was named for the village of Greinton in Somerset, England.

Greinton was bred by prominent Greek businessman and major horseracing owner/breeder, Stavros Niarchos. He was trained in France by Francois Boutin and made his racing debut on July 10, 1983 at Saint-Cloud Racecourse. Ridden by French-based American jockey Cash Asmussen, Geinton earned his first win then, with Asmussen aboard, made four more starts at age two and three, winning three and finishing second twice.

Stavros Niarchos sold Greinton in mid 1984 to American interests led by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Charlie Whittingham. Based in California, his victories there included three Grade I races and he set new track records for 1 mile and 1¼ miles at Hollywood Park Racetrack.

With his victory aboard Greinton in the Hollywood Gold Cup on June 23, 1985, jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr. became the second jockey in history to earn more than $100 million in career purses. Race caller Trevor Denman said that Greinton's 1986 Santa Anita Handicap victory was one of the most memorable races he has ever called. [http://www.calracing.com/stable_notes.php?f=stablenotesforapril212006byedgolden]

Retired to stud in the United States, in 1993 Geinton was sent to a breeding operation in Germany. His offspring have met with modest success in racing.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/greinton Greinton's pedigree and partial racing stats]