Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Connaught (1965 – 1987) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Noted for his difficult temperament and front-running style he won seven of his sixteen races in a track career which lasted from October 1967 to July 1970. Owned and bred by Jim Joel, he was trained by Noel Murless and ridden in most of his races by Sandy Barclay.As a two-year-old he showed great promise at home but refused to enter the starting stalls on his scheduled debut and then finished fifth in the Observer Gold Cup. In 1968 he ran poorly in the 2000 Guineas but proved himself a top class colt by running second to Sir Ivor in the Epsom Derby after looking likely to win entering the final furlong. Later that year he won the King Edward VII Stakes and Great Voltigeur Stakes but ran badly when favourite for the St Leger Stakes. As a four-year-old he won the Coronation Stakes, Prince of Wales's Stakes in the first half of the season before succumbing to a respiratory infection. At five he was unbeaten in three races, taking the Westbury Stakes and a second Prince of Wales's Stakes before ending his racing career with a win in the Eclipse Stakes.After his retirement from racing he had steady success as a breeding stallion. He died in 1987."@en }
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- Connaught_(horse) abstract "Connaught (1965 – 1987) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Noted for his difficult temperament and front-running style he won seven of his sixteen races in a track career which lasted from October 1967 to July 1970. Owned and bred by Jim Joel, he was trained by Noel Murless and ridden in most of his races by Sandy Barclay.As a two-year-old he showed great promise at home but refused to enter the starting stalls on his scheduled debut and then finished fifth in the Observer Gold Cup. In 1968 he ran poorly in the 2000 Guineas but proved himself a top class colt by running second to Sir Ivor in the Epsom Derby after looking likely to win entering the final furlong. Later that year he won the King Edward VII Stakes and Great Voltigeur Stakes but ran badly when favourite for the St Leger Stakes. As a four-year-old he won the Coronation Stakes, Prince of Wales's Stakes in the first half of the season before succumbing to a respiratory infection. At five he was unbeaten in three races, taking the Westbury Stakes and a second Prince of Wales's Stakes before ending his racing career with a win in the Eclipse Stakes.After his retirement from racing he had steady success as a breeding stallion. He died in 1987.".
- Q22006421 abstract "Connaught (1965 – 1987) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Noted for his difficult temperament and front-running style he won seven of his sixteen races in a track career which lasted from October 1967 to July 1970. Owned and bred by Jim Joel, he was trained by Noel Murless and ridden in most of his races by Sandy Barclay.As a two-year-old he showed great promise at home but refused to enter the starting stalls on his scheduled debut and then finished fifth in the Observer Gold Cup. In 1968 he ran poorly in the 2000 Guineas but proved himself a top class colt by running second to Sir Ivor in the Epsom Derby after looking likely to win entering the final furlong. Later that year he won the King Edward VII Stakes and Great Voltigeur Stakes but ran badly when favourite for the St Leger Stakes. As a four-year-old he won the Coronation Stakes, Prince of Wales's Stakes in the first half of the season before succumbing to a respiratory infection. At five he was unbeaten in three races, taking the Westbury Stakes and a second Prince of Wales's Stakes before ending his racing career with a win in the Eclipse Stakes.After his retirement from racing he had steady success as a breeding stallion. He died in 1987.".