Criterion Stakes (1916) 2,000 Guineas (1917)) New Derby Stakes (1917) September Stakes (1917) Newmarket Gold Cup (1917) Champion Stakes (1917)
Awards
12th UK Triple Crown Champion (1917)
Honours
Name given to LNER A1 No.4477
Last updated on 30 July 2023
Gay Crusader (1914–1932) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won a wartime version of the English Triple Crown in 1917. In a career which lasted from September 1916 and October 1917 he ran ten times and won eight races, including his last seven in succession. In addition to his three Classic wins he defeated older horses in the Newmarket Gold Cup and the Champion Stakes. Because of wartime restrictions, all of his races were at Newmarket Racecourse. After being injured in training in 1918 he was retired to stud, where his record was disappointing.
^Birch, Franklin E., Pedigrees of Leading Winners 1912–1959, The Thoroughbred Breeders Assoc., London, 1960
GayCrusader (1914–1932) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won a wartime version of the English Triple Crown in 1917. In a career which...
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