Crepello
| Crepello | |
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| Sire | Donatello II |
| Grandsire | Blenheim |
| Dam | Crepuscule |
| Damsire | Mieuxce (FR) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1954 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Eve Stud Ltd. |
| Owner | Sir Victor Sassoon |
| Trainer | Noel Murless |
| Record | 5: 3-1-0 |
| Earnings | £34,201 |
| Major wins | |
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Dewhurst Stakes (1956) 2,000 Guineas (1957) Epsom Derby (1957) |
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| Awards | |
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Timeform rating: 136 Leading sire in Britain & Ireland (1969) Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland (1974) |
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| Honours | |
| Deltic locomotive 55012 was named Crepello | |
| Last updated on January 9, 2008 | |
Crepello (1954–1974) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse which won England's most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby and was later a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland.
He was a chestnut horse sired by Donatello II (by Blenheim) in his last year of life. His dam was the race winner, and Star mare, Crepuscule by Mieuxce. Crepuscule created a British bloodstock record by producing Classic winners, Honeylight and Crepello as her first two foals. Crepello was a half-brother to Honeylight (won One Thousand Guineas Stakes) and Twilight Alley (Ascot Gold Cup Stakes).
Crepello was trained by Noel Murless at Newmarket. He was always ridden by jockey, Lester Piggott. As two-year-old he finished second in his debut race, the Windsor Castle Stakes, fourth in the Middle Park Stakes and won the Dewhurst Stakes. Due to unsound forelegs, the horse always raced wearing bandages.
At age three Crepello raced only twice but won two Classic Races. The first was the 2,000 Guineas, followed by a victory over future star Ballymoss in the Epsom Derby. Crepello's winning time of 2:35.4 seconds was the fastest since 1936. However, this was to be the great horse's last race. His tendons, always delicate, began to cause significant problems and he missed the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes before being retired not long before the St. Leger.
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