Oscar Schindler | |
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Sire | Royal Academy |
Grandsire | Nijinsky |
Dam | Saraday |
Damsire | Northfields |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 4 February 1992[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Oliver Lehane |
Owner | Oliver Lehane |
Trainer | Kevin Prendergast |
Record | 20: 5-3-4 |
Earnings | £281,864 |
Major wins | |
Ormonde Stakes (1996) Hardwicke Stakes (1996) Irish St. Leger (1996, 1997) |
Oscar Schindler (4 February 1992 – 13 February 2007) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion best known for being the second horse to win two runnings of the Irish St. Leger. In a racing career which lasted from October 1994 until November 1997 he competed in five different countries and won five of his twenty starts.
After winning his only race as a two-year-old in 1994, he failed to win in the following year but ran prominently in several major races. He reached his peak as a four-year-old in 1996, winning the Ormonde Stakes, Hardwicke Stakes and Irish St. Leger as well a finishing third in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. In the following year he won a second Irish St. Leger and finished fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He remained in training as a six-year-old but had injury problems and was retired from racing.
Oscar Schindler was not a successful breeding stallion but he did sire some winners under National Hunt rules.