An horse, exciting National Hunt Sire, a good looking, powerful, free moving horse, they do not come much tougher than Calcutta. he ran 101 times, a total of 100 miles on the track.
"Calcutta was a nice horse to have around. He was very honest and always won his races. His record speaks for itself, he was sound all of his racing life, had a good temperament and was a super ride"
B.W.Hills ( trainer)
Pedigree
1st Dam - ECHOING: 2 Wins at 2 Placed 3 Times; Dam of 8 Winners:
Calcutta (GB) (c. by Indian Ridge): Subject stallion.
Rafters (GB) (g. by Celestial Storm (USA)): Placed 4 times at 4; also 2 wins over hurdles and £,280 and placed 3 times and placed 3 times over fences.
Somersby (IRE) (g. by vision (USA)): 2 wins at 4 and £9,028 and placed 6 times.
Matoaka (GB) (f. be my chief (USA)): winners at 3 and £7,397, placed 10 times; dam of 2 winners inc.:
Red Indian (IND) (c. by Redback (GB)): 3 wins at 3 and 4, 2008 in India and placed 5 times inc. 2nd Gool S Poonawalla Millian, Mumbai L.
Mountain Dream (GB) (g. by bats hoof): placed once at 3; also winner over hurdles and placed 3 times and placed once over fences.
Resounding (IRE) (f. by Elmaamul (USA)): winner at 2 and £7,540 and placed 3 times; dam of 3 winners inc.
Lord Tilly (FR) (c. by gold away (IRE)): 5 wins at 2,3 and 5 2008 in France and £61,442 and placed 11 times inc. 2nd Prix Isonomy, Saint-Cloud, L.
Buckski Echo (GB) (g. by Petoski): winner at 3 placed once, died at 3 years.
Bekoning (IRE) (c. by Beckett (IRE)): Winner at 3 and placed once.
2nd Dam SIREN SOUND: unraced; dam of 2 winners inc.: Achelous: 2 wins at 3 and 4 and £ 8,143 and placed 6 times; also placed once over hurdles.
3rd Dam SEA MUSIC (by Atan): 8 wins at 2 inc. Rous Memorial S., Goodwood, L., placed twice; dam of 6 winners inc.:
Combine harvester: 3 wins at 3 and 4 and £6,632 inc. Kilruddery S., Leopardstown, L,. placed twice; sire.
Rule Brittania: 3 wins, £12,488 viz. winner at 3 and placed 4 times inc. 4th Child S., Newmarket, Gr.III; also 2 wins at 4 in U.S.A.; dam of winners.
Riverside Artist: 2 wins at 2 and placed 9 times; also placed 4 times in the U.S.A. inc. 2nd Arizona Downs H., Turf Paradise. Whenby: 6 wins at 2 to 4 and £20,525 and placed 9 times.
Sire Reference
Indian Ridge, chestnut horse, 1985. Won 5 races at 2 to 4, from 5f-7f inc. Kind’s Stand S., Ascot GR.II, Duke of York S., York, Gr.III. Retired to stud in 1990. Sire of winners under both rules inc. Linngari (IRE), Domedrive(IRE), Relaxed Gesture (IRE), Indian Ink (IRE), Namid (GB), Compton Place (GB), Daytona (IRE), Ridgewood Pearl (GB), Definite Article (GB), Sleeping Indian (GB), Indian Creek (GB), Snow Ridge (IRE), Imperial Stride (GB).
Total winninngs £253,310
Retired to stud sound
Best Performances Best Performances WON Labrokes.com Handicap, Newbury (8f) WON Porcelanosa Stakes, Doncaster (8f) (3 times) WON Doubleprint Rated Sakes, Sandown Park (8f) WON Cuisine de France Rated Stakes, Bath (8f) WON Bet attheraces Rated Stakes, York (8f) WON Mondi Packaging Handicap, Newmarket (8f) WON Morris Dancer Conditions Stakes, Bath (8f) WON Noel Cannon Memorial Trophy, Salisbury (8F) WON Royal Bank of Scotland Conditions Stakes, Bath (8f)
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STARTS |
WINS |
PLACES |
EARNINGS(£) |
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At 2 yo |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5,310 |
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At 3 yo |
10 |
2 |
5 |
42,867 |
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At 4 yo+ |
88 |
10 |
37 |
205,133 |
|
TOTAL |
101 |
13 |
44 |
253,310 |
Due to his late retirement to stud his first crop of foals are only yearlings. He is producing good quality, strong foals and crosses superby with a variety of mares to also produce Sports Horses. As he has only just joined us we only have a limited database of offspring but we are hoping to get more images.
View all of Calcutta (GB) New for 2010's progeny.