Fair Trial Explained

Horsename:Fair Trial
Sire:Fairway
Grandsire:Phalaris
Dam:Lady Juror
Damsire:Son-in-Law
Sex:Stallion
Country:Great Britain
Colour:Chestnut
Breeder:John Arthur Dewar
Owner:John Arthur Dewar
Trainer:Fred Darling
Record:9: 7-1-1
Earnings:£5,100
Race:Longleat Stakes (1935)
Queen Anne Stakes (1935)
Select Stakes (1935)
Ormonde Plate (1935)
Newmarket Spring Plate (1936)
Rous Memorial Stakes (1936)
Lingfield Park Plate (1936)
Awards:Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland
(1950)
Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland (1951)
Updated:May 7, 2010

Fair Trial (1932–1958) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire. He was bred and raced by John Arthur Dewar, who also bred and raced Tudor Minstrel.

The leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1950, during his career Fair Trial sired 201 race winners, including Classic winners Lambert Simnel, Court Martial, Festoon, and Palestine. Through his daughters, Fair Trial was the 1951 leading broodmare sire in Great Britain and Ireland.

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