Meadow Court
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| Meadow Court | |
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| Sire | Court Harwell |
| Grandsire | Prince Chevalier |
| Dam | Meadow Music |
| Damsire | Tom Fool |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1962 |
| Country | Great Britain  |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Elisabeth Ireland Poe |
| Owner | Max Bell & Bing Crosby |
| Trainer | Paddy Prendergast |
| Record | 8: 3-4-? |
| Earnings | US$254,503 (equivalent) |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Irish Derby Stakes (1965) King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1965) |
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| Infobox last updated on: March 6, 2007. | |
Meadow Court (1962-c.1982) was an British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by the American heiress Elisabeth Ireland Poe who owned Shawnee Farm in Harrodsburg, Kentucky as well as a racing and breeding operation in Ireland. Meadow Court was sired by Court Harwell, and out of the mare Meadow Music. His grandsire was Prince Chevalier, the Leading sire in France in 1960, and his damsire the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Tom Fool.
Owned by Canadian businessman Max Bell and the famous American singer, Bing Crosby, Meadow Court had the bad luck to be born the same year as the great colt, Sea Bird II behind whom he finished second in the 1965 Epsom Derby. However that year Meadow Court went on to win the Irish Derby. In the winner's circle at the Curragh, Bing Crosby sang When Irish Eyes Are Smiling for the crowd. Meadow Court then gave jockey Lester Piggott his first win in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes. In the fall, Meadow Court ran second to Provoke in the St. Leger Stakes.
Retired to stud duty, Meadow Court's offspring met with modest success. The product of his last mating was born in 1981.
