Scottish Rifle

Scottish Rifle
Sire	Sunny Way
Grandsire	Honeyway
Dam	Radiopye
Damsire	Bright News
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	28 February 1969
Country	Ireland
Colour	Black
Breeder	Woodpark Stud
Owner	A J Struthers
Trainer	John Dunlop
Record	22: 10-5-2
Major wins
Predominate Stakes (1972) Gordon Stakes (1972) March Stakes (1972) Earl of Sefton Stakes (1973) Brigadier Gerard Stakes (1973) Westbury Stakes (1973) Eclipse Stakes (1973) Cumberland Lodge Stakes (1973)
Awards
Timeform rating 123 (1972), 127 (1973)

Scottish Rifle (28 February 1969 – 1984) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning one minor race as a juvenile he emerged as a top-class middle distance colt in 1972, winning the Predominate Stakes, Gordon Stakes and March Stakes as well as finishing second in the Irish Derby. He reached his peak as a four-year-old in 1973, winning the Earl of Sefton Stakes, Brigadier Gerard Stakes, Westbury Stakes, Eclipse Stakes and Cumberland Lodge Stakes. He also finished second in the Prince of Wales's Stakes and the Benson and Hedges Gold Cup and ran third in the Washington D C International. Ater his retirement from racing he stood as a breeding stallion in England and Czechoslovakia but had little success as a sire of winners. He died in 1984.

Scottish Rifle was a "tall, short coupled" black horse bred in Ireland by the Woodpark Stud. As a yearling he was offered for sale and bought for 3,600 guineas by representatives of the Scottish shipowner A J "Sandy" Struthers. The colt was sent into training with John Dunlop at Arundel in West Sussex. He was ridden in most of his races by the Australian jockey Ron Hutchinson and was usually equipped with a sheepskin noseband.

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