- West Australian (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = West Australian
caption = 1853 painting byHarry Hall (1814-1882) of West Australian with jockey up and trainer
sire = Melbourne
grandsire = Humphrey Clinker
dam = Mowerina
damsire = Touchstone
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1850
country =Great Britain flagicon|UK
colour = Bay
breeder =John Bowes
owner =John Bowes
Lord Londesbury (age 4)
Duc de Morny
Emperor Napoleon III
trainer = John Scott
record = 11: 10-1-0
earnings = $71,597
race = 2,000 Guineas (1853)Epsom Derby (1853)St. Leger Stakes (1853)Grand Duke Michael Stakes (1853)Ascot Gold Cup (1854)
awards=
honours = 1st English Triple Crown Champion
updated= October 4, 2006West Australian (1850-1870) was a British-bred
Thoroughbred racehorse who won the firstTriple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing . Sold in 1854 to Lord Londesbury for breeding purposes, in 1860 West Australian was purchased byCharles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de Morny and brought toFrance where he shortly sold him to his half-brother, the Emperor Napoleon III.West Australian is the grandsire of the 1877
Kentucky Derby winner, Baden-Baden. West Australian died in France on May 2, 1870.References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/west+australian West Australian's pedigree and stats]
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