Donovan (horse)

Donovan
Donovan, by Harrington Bird
Sire	Galopin
Grandsire	Vedette
Dam	Mowerina
Damsire	Scottish Chief
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1886
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
Owner	William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
Trainer	George Dawson
Record	21: 18-2-1
Earnings	£55,443
Major wins
New Stakes (1888) July Stakes (1888) Middle Park Plate (1888) Dewhurst Stakes (1888) Newmarket Stakes (1889) Epsom Derby (1889) Prince of Wales's Stakes (1889) St Leger (1889) Lancashire Plate (1889)

Donovan (1886–1905) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1888 to 1889, he ran twenty-one times and won eighteen races. He was the leading British two-year-old of 1888 when he won eleven of his thirteen starts. At the age of three Donovan won The Derby and the St Leger: he failed to win the English Triple Crown owing to a narrow and probably unlucky defeat in the 2000 Guineas. He set a world record^[1] by earning a total of £55,443 in win prize money. Donovan was a modest success as a stallion. He died after being injured in an accident in 1905.