Pretty Polly (Horse) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pretty Polly (1901-17 August 1931), was an outstanding English bred Thoroughbred racehorse and an outstanding broodmare. She was only the fifth filly to win the British Fillies Triple Crown since its inception in 1814. Her sire was the good stallion, Gallinule who was also a roarer and bleeder. Pretty Polly's dam was the cluster mare, Admiration by Saraband, who won two small races in Ireland, before being tried as a steeplechaser. Admiration foaled nine winners, which won 42 races worth 52,484, and founded a successful female family, which included top class gallopers Craganour, Cresta Run, King John and Tehran. Pretty Polly was bred and owned by Major Eustace Loder and trained by Peter Gilpin, she won nine races from nine starts as a two-year-old in 1903. The following year, Pretty Polly won the 1,000 Guineas as 1-4 favourite, winning easily by three lengths in record time.