- Indian Skimmer (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Indian Skimmer
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sire =Storm Bird
grandsire =Northern Dancer
dam = Nobilaire
damsire =Vaguely Noble
sex =Filly
foaled =1984
country =United States flagicon|USA
colour = Gray
breeder =Ashford Stud and Ronald J. Worswick
owner = Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
trainer =Henry Cecil
record = 16: 10-1-3
earnings = US $1,394,814
race = Pretty Polly Stakes (GB) (1987)Musidora Stakes (1987)Prix Saint-Alary (1987)Sun Chariot Stakes (1988)Champion Stakes (1988)Irish Champion Stakes (1988)Prix d'Ispahan (1989)Gordon Richards Stakes (1989)French Classic Race wins:
Prix de Diane (1987)
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updated= October 3, 2007Indian Skimmer (foaled 1984 in
Kentucky ) is a United KingdomThoroughbred racehorse. Bred byMIT graduate Ronald J. Worswick in partnership withAshford Stud inVersailles, Kentucky , the gray filly is out of the mare Nobilaire and sired byStorm Bird . Her grandsire wasNorthern Dancer , the top sire of the 20th Century and her damsire wasPrix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner,Vaguely Noble . She was named for the rare Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) bird that can be found in the breeding wetlands of theNational Chambal (Gharial) Wildlife Sanctuary in northernIndia .Raced by Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Indian Skimmer won important
Group One races against the top fillies of the day, including a victory over the greatMiesque in the 1987Prix de Diane . In 1988 she beat some of the best colts in England, Ireland and France. Sent toChurchill Downs inLouisville, Kentucky , she finished third toGreat Communicator in that year'sBreeders' Cup Turf .Retired from racing at the end of the 1989 season. As a
broodmare , she produced theMr. Prospector colt, Manshood, who is the sire of the championSouth Africa n mare,Ipi Tombe .References
* [http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=35853 Bloodhorse.com article on Indian Skimmer and her breeder, Ronald J. Worswick]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/indian+skimmer Indian Skimmer's pedigree and partial racing stats]
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