| Owner: 1) Jefferson Davis Cohn 2) American breeding syndicate Breeder: Jefferson Davis Cohn Winnings: 25 Starts: 12 - ? - ?, $9,960 (in UK)
At 2:
Won: Prix du Petit Couvert, Prix Eclipse
At 3:
Won: Prix Daphnis, Poule d'Essai des Poulains (FRENCH 2000 GUINEAS), Prix Jacques Le Marois
At 4:
Won: Prix Boiard, Lincolnshire Handicap
Purchased in 1926 by an American syndicate made up of Robert A. Fairburn, William Woodward Sr., Marshall Field III, and Arthur B. Hancock Registered in US as Sir Gallahad III.
Sire of three Kentucky Derby Winners (Gallant Fox (1930 & Triple Crown winner), Gallahadion (1940), Hoop Jr. (1945))
4x leading US sire
12x leading US broodmare sire Stood primarily at Belair Stud and at Claiborne Farm where he died in 1949 and is buried. Full brother to Bull Dog, also imported to U.S. were he sired Bull Lea and others Sir Gallahad liked visitors and friends to play with his tongue.
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