Never Say Die (horse)

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Never Say Die
Sire	Nasrullah
Grandsire	Nearco
Dam	Singing Grass
Damsire	War Admiral
Sex	Colt
Foaled	1951
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Chestnut
Owner	Robert Sterling Clark
Trainer	Joe Lawson
Record
Earnings
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Epsom Derby (1954) St. Leger (1954)
Infobox last updated on: January 2, 2008.

Never Say Die (1951-1975) was a racehorse bred in the United States and trained in Great Britain who won the Epsom Derby in 1954.

Even if he had achieved nothing else, Never Say Die would be in the racing history books as the first Derby winner ridden by Lester Piggott, who was 18 years old when he rode the colt to a 33-1 success at Epsom in 1954. But Never Say Die was a great deal more than a one-race wonder. As a two-year-old, he won once and was placed in the Richmond Stakes and Dewhurst Stakes. Although Never Say Die was beaten in a very rough race for the King Edward VII Stakes at Ascot Racecourse (Piggott received a very harsh six months suspension for his riding in the race), he ended his career with a 12-length success at the St. Leger. On retirement, his owner, American Robert Sterling Clark, presented him to the National Stud and he was champion sire in 1962, thanks to Larkspur's Derby victory. He also sired the Epsom Oaks and 1,000 Guineas winner Never Too Late (horse) and other good winners in Die Hard (horse) and Sostenuto (horse). He was put down in 1975, by when his stock had won 309 races worth more than £400,000 in Great Britain.

[edit] Reference

• The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing - written by Bill Mooney and George Ennor
• Never Say Die's pedigree and racing stats