| Abernant | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Owen Tudor |
| Grandsire | Hyperion |
| Dam | Rustom Mahal (FR) |
| Damsire | Rustom Pasha |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1946 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | Catherine Macdonald-Buchanan |
| Owner | Reginald Macdonald-Buchanan |
| Trainer | Noel Murless |
| Record | 17: 14-2-0 |
| Earnings | £26,394[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Chesham Stakes (1948) Middle Park Stakes (1948) Champagne Stakes (1948) National Breeders' Produce Stakes (1948) King's Stand Stakes (1949) July Cup (1949, 1950) Nunthorpe Stakes (1949, 1950) King George Stakes (1949, 1950) | |
| Awards | |
| Timeform top-rated two-year-old colt (1948) Timeform top-rated three-year-old colt (1949) Timeform top-rated older male (1950) Timeform top-rated horse (1949, 1950)[2] Timeform rating: 142 | |
| Honours | |
| Abernant Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse | |
| Last updated on 13 April 2022 | |
Abernant (1946–1970) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a career which lasted from May 1948 until 1950, he ran 17 times and won 14 races. He was the best British two-year-old of 1948 and returned from a narrow defeat in the 2000 Guineas to become the dominant sprinter in Britain in 1949 and 1950. Abernant's Timeform rating is the highest for a sprinter in Europe since World War II.
- ^ Birch, Franklin E., Pedigrees of Leading Winners 1912–1959, The Thoroughbred Breeders Assoc., London, 1960
- ^ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.