Crepello
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| Crepello | |
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| Sire | Donatello II |
| Grandsire | Blenheim II |
| Dam | Crepuscule |
| Damsire | Mieuxce |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1954 |
| Country | Great Britain  |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Eve Stud Ltd. |
| Owner | Sir Victor Sassoon |
| Trainer | Noel Murless |
| Record | 5: 3-1-0 |
| Earnings | £ 34,201 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Dewhurst Stakes (1956) 2,000 Guineas (1957) Epsom Derby (1957) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| Timeform rating: 136 Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1969) Leading broodmare sire in GB & Ireland (1974) |
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| Honours | |
| Deltic locomotive #55012 was named Crepello | |
| Infobox last updated on: January 9, 2008. | |
Crepello (1954-74) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won England's most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby. A grandson of Blenheim II, the chestnut colt, trained by Noel Murless at Newmarket, made only five career starts but was unbeaten in his last three, all of which were Group One. Always ridden by Lester Piggott, as a two-year-old he finished second in his debut race, the Windsor Castle Stakes, fourth in the Middle Park Stakes and won the Dewhurst Stakes. Due to suspect forelegs, the horse always raced wearing bandages.
At age three, Crepello raced only twice but claimed victory in two Classic Races. The first was the 2,000 Guineas, followed by a victory over future star Ballymoss in the Epsom Derby. Crepello's winning time of 2:35.4 seconds was the fastest since 1936. However, this was to be the great horse's last race. His tendons, always delicate, began to cause significant problems and he missed the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes before being retired not long before the St. Leger.
Retired to stud at his owner's Eve Stud in Woodditton, Cambridgeshire, Crepello was the leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland in 1969 and the Champion Broodmare sire in 1974. Notable progeny include Busted who went unbeaten at age four in 1967 and who was voted the U.K. Horse of the Year. Crepello also sired Caergwrle who won the 1968 1,000 Guineas, and the filly Mysterious who also won the 1973 1,000 Guineas and the Epsom Oaks. Another Crepello filly, Marlia, was the mare of Marduk II who won back-to-back editions of Germany's Grosser Preis von Baden in 1974 and 1975.
