Thornfield

Thornfield
Thornfield
Sire	Sky Classic
Grandsire	Nijinsky
Dam	Alexandrina
Damsire	Conquistador Cielo
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1994
Country	Canada
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Knob Hill Stable
Owner	Knob Hill Stable
Trainer	Phil England
Record	19: 6-1-3
Earnings	Can$1,206,074
Major wins
	Canadian International Stakes (1999); Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap (1999)
Awards
	Canadian Horse of the Year (1999); Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse (1999)

Thornfield (foaled 1994 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse.

Background

Thornfield was bred by Steve Stavro's Knob Hill Farm, he was sired by Eclipse and Sovereign Award and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Sky Classic, a son of the English Triple Crown winner, Nijinsky. Thornfield's dam was Alexandrina, a daughter of 1982 American Horse of the Year, Conquistador Cielo.

In 1999, under trainer Phil England, five-year-old Thornfield won the Grade 2 Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap. Ridden by Richard Dos Ramos, they then won the $1.5 million Canadian International as the longest shot in the field.^[1] The win made Thornfield the first winner sired by an International winner. His 1999 performances earned him Canadian Horse of the Year and Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse honours.^[2]

Retired from racing, the gelding Thornfield now resides at the branch of Old Friends Equine at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky.^[3]

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