| Island Sands | |
|---|---|
 Racing colours of Godolphin, carried by Island Sands in his Classic win. | |
| Sire | Turtle Island |
| Grandsire | Fairy King |
| Dam | Tiavanita |
| Damsire | J. O. Tobin |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 27 January 1996 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Dark Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | Mrs T. V. Ryan |
| Owner | Mrs Michael Meredith Godolphin Racing Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| Trainer | David Elsworth Saeed bin Suroor David Loder |
| Record | 9:4-2-1 |
| Earnings | £213,623 |
| Major wins | |
| 2000 Guineas (1999) | |
Island Sands (foaled 27 January 1996) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from August 1998 to June 2001 he ran nine times and won four races. His most notable success came in his first race as a three-year-old in 1999, when he won the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket. His subsequent career was restricted by injury and he won only one minor race in the next two years. He retired to a stud career in China.