Steel Heart | |
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Sire | Habitat |
Grandsire | Sir Gaylord |
Dam | A. 1 |
Damsire | Abernant |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 25 March 1972[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | W. F. Davison |
Owner | Ravi Tikkoo |
Trainer | Dermot Weld |
Record | 12: 5-2-0 |
Major wins | |
Gimcrack Stakes (1974) Middle Park Stakes (1974) Duke of York Stakes (1975) Goldene Peitsche (1975) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating 128 (1974), 127 (1975) |
Steel Heart (25 March 1972 – 4 July 1994) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was the first major winner for the Irish trainer Dermot Weld. In 1974 he established himself as one of the best two-year-olds of his generation in Britain and Ireland when he won three of his five races including the Gimcrack Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes as well as finishing second to Grundy in the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following year he was mainly campaigned over sprint distances and had further success, winning the Duke of York Stakes and the Goldene Peitsche and finishing second in the July Cup. After his retirement from racing he became a successful breeding stallion in Japan.