St Nicholas Abbey | |
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![]() St Nicholas Abbey at the 2012 Coronation Cup | |
Sire | Montjeu |
Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
Dam | Leaping Water |
Damsire | Sure Blade |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 13 April 2007 |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Barton Bloodstock & Villiers Synd |
Owner | Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier |
Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
Record | 21: 9-2-7 |
Earnings | £4,954,590 |
Major wins | |
Beresford Stakes (2009) Racing Post Trophy (2009) Ormonde Stakes (2011) Coronation Cup (2011, 2012, 2013) Breeders' Cup Turf (2011) Dubai Sheema Classic (2013) | |
Honours | |
European Champion Two-year-old colt (2009) |
St Nicholas Abbey (13 April 2007 – 14 January 2014) was an Irish thoroughbred racehorse. He was the leading European two-year-old of 2009 and recovered from a disappointing three-year-old season to win the Coronation Cup and the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2011. He won the Coronation Cup for a second time in 2012 and the Dubai Sheema Classic in 2013. In June 2013 he won the Coronation Cup for an unprecedented third time. He was briefly the biggest money-winning racehorse trained in Europe. His career was ended prematurely due to injury in July 2013, and he was euthanized on 14 January 2014 while undergoing colic surgery.