Reference Point

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Reference Point was a top-class British Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1987 Epsom Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

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Reference Point canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred racehorse
racehorse
awarded European Horse of the Year
awardYear 1987
birthYear 1984
breed Thoroughbred
breeder Louis Freedman
color bay
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
countryOfTraining United Kingdom
dam Home on the Range
damsire Proud Clarion
deathCause colic
deathYear 1991
died 1991
earnings £774,521
foaled 1984
grandsire Never Bend
notableFor front-running style
top-class middle-distance performances in 1987
notableRaceWin Dante Stakes
Epsom Derby
Great Voltigeur Stakes
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Racing Post Trophy
St. Leger Stakes
linked to: St Leger Stakes
owner Louis Freedman
racedAs three-year-old
two-year-old
racingRecord 10 starts, 7 wins, 1 second, 1 third
retiredToStud 1988
sex stallion
sexOrGender male
sire Mill Reef
studDutyLocation United Kingdom
timeformRating 139
trainedBy Henry Cecil
trainedIn Great Britain
trainer Henry Cecil
won 1986 Racing Post Trophy
linked to: Racing Post Trophy

1987 Dante Stakes
linked to: Dante Stakes

1987 Epsom Derby
linked to: Derby Stakes

1987 Great Voltigeur Stakes
1987 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
1987 St. Leger Stakes
linked to: St Leger Stakes

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Coronation Cup notableWinner Reference Point
Mill Reef notableProgeny Reference Point