Mill Reef

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Mill Reef was a legendary American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse famed for his dominant performances in major European middle-distance races in the early 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thoroughbred racehorse
racehorse
awarded British Horse of the Year NERFINISHED
breeder Paul Mellon NERFINISHED
colour bay
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dam Milan Mill
damsire Princequillo NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1968-02-23
dateOfDeath 1986-02-02
died 1986
earnings over £300000
foaled 1968
grandsire Nasrullah NERFINISHED
injuryOccurred 1972
legacy considered one of the greatest European racehorses of the 20th century
namedAfter Mill Reef Club, Antigua NERFINISHED
notableProgeny Acamas NERFINISHED
Doyoun NERFINISHED
Reference Point NERFINISHED
Shirley Heights NERFINISHED
notableRaceWin Coronation Cup NERFINISHED
Dewhurst Stakes NERFINISHED
Epsom Derby NERFINISHED
Gimcrack Stakes NERFINISHED
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes NERFINISHED
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe NERFINISHED
Sandown Eclipse Stakes NERFINISHED
owner Paul Mellon NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth United States of America
surface form: United States
racedIn France NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
raceRecord 14 starts, 12 wins, 2 seconds
racingDistanceSpecialty middle-distance
retiredToStud 1973
seconds 2
sex male
stallion
sire Never Bend NERFINISHED
studLocation National Stud, Newmarket NERFINISHED
sufferedInjury leg fracture
totalStarts 14
trainedAt Kingsclere NERFINISHED
trainedIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
trainer Ian Balding NERFINISHED
wins 12
wonClassic Epsom Derby NERFINISHED
wonGroupOne King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes NERFINISHED
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe NERFINISHED
yearOfAward 1971

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Coronation Cup notableWinner Mill Reef
Brigadier Gerard defeated Mill Reef
British racehorse Brigadier Gerard notableRival Mill Reef
subject surface form: Brigadier Gerard