Oxo (horse)
Oxo | |
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![]() Oxo, with the jockey Michael Scudamore | |
Sire | Bobsleigh |
Grandsire | Gainsborough |
Dam | Patum |
Damsire | Portlaw |
Sex | gelding |
Foaled | 1951 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | A. C. Wyatt |
Owner | J. E. Biggs |
Trainer | Willie Stephenson |
Major wins | |
Grand National (1959) |
Oxo was a British thoroughbred racehorse noted for winning the 1959 Grand National.
Oxo was a bay gelding bred in Dorset by A. C. Wyatt. An eight-year-old owned by Mr Jack Biggs and trained by Willie Stephenson in Royston, Hertfordshire, Oxo was ridden in the National by Michael Scudamore.[1] Starting as the second favourite at 8/1, Oxo fought it out for the lead with Wyndburgh, only winning after fighting all the way to the finish, by a length and a half.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Willie" Stephenson, Royston Hertfordshire". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Oxo: 1959 Grand National winner". www.sportsbookguardian.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "1959 GRAN NATIONAL,GREAT FOOTAGE,OXO WINS". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.