- Son-in-Law
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Son-in-Law
caption =
sire =Dark Ronald
grandsire =Bay Ronald
dam = Mother-in-Law
damsire = Matchmaker
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1911
country =Great Britain flagicon|UK
colour = Brown
breeder = Sir Abe Bailey
owner = Sir Abe Bailey
trainer =
record = 18: 8-1-1
earnings = £5,546
race =Goodwood Cup (1914)Jockey Club Cup (1914, 1915)Cesarewitch Handicap (1915)
awards=Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland (1924, 1930)
honours =
updated= July 26, 2007Son-in-Law (April 22, 1911- May 15, 1941) was an British
Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire, especially forsport horse s.The
National Horseracing Museum says that Son-in-Law is "probably the best and most distinguished stayer this country has ever known." [http://www.horseracinghistory.co.uk/hrho/action/viewDocument?id=968]Described as "one of the principal influences for stamina in the modern thoroughbred" in "Ulbrich's Peerage of Racehorses", Son-in-Law is seen in the pedigree of many of the top 100 show jumpers, particularly those of Holstein heritage.
In 1924 and 1930 Son-in-Law was the
leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland . His progeny includes:
*Foxlaw (1922-1935) - won 1927Ascot Gold Cup
*Straitlace (f. 1921) - won 1924Epsom Oaks ,Coronation Stakes
*Rustom Pasha - extremely important sire in Argentina
* Suzerain (f. 1933) - won 1937Jockey Club Cup ,Doncaster Cup
* Trimdon (f. 1926) - won 1931-32 Ascot Gold CupReferences
* [http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Soninlaw.html Detailed profile of Son-in-Law at Thoroughbred Heritage]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/son-in-law Son-in-Law's pedigree and partial racing stats]
* [http://www.horseracinghistory.co.uk/hrho/action/viewDocument?id=857 Son-in-Law's profile at the National Horseracing Museum, Newmarket]
* [http://www.ulbrichspeerage.net Ulbrich's Peerage of Racehorses]
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