Full Sail (GB)
March 14, 1934 – 1953
Fairway (GB) x Fancy Free (GB), by Stefan the Great (IRE)
Family 20-c
March 14, 1934 – 1953
Fairway (GB) x Fancy Free (GB), by Stefan the Great (IRE)
Family 20-c
Full Sail was not nearly the equal of his Derby Stakes-winning full brother Blue Peter as a racehorse, but as a sire he wielded equal if not greater influence. A first-rate sire and broodmare sire in Argentina, he founded a successful South American branch of the Fairway male line.
Race record
15 starts, 3 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, £7,038
1936:
1937:
1938:
Assessments
Rated sixth on the Free Handicap for English juveniles of 1936.
As an individual
A bay horse, Full Sail had an excellent shoulder, good rein length and strong hindquarters. His hocks were somewhat out behind him.
As a stallion
Full Sail ranked 14 times among the top 10 Argentine general sires and was champion sire in 1846 and 1948. He was also the Argentine champion broodmare sire of 1955, 1957 and 1958 and was runner-up in 1959 with another eight finishes among the top 10 maternal grandsires.
Notable progeny
Bullangera (ARG), Buscapie (ARG), Carman (ARG), Castigo (ARG), Empenosa (ARG), Filon (ARG), Mister Black (ARG), Moctezuma (ARG), Montmartre (ARG), Quisquillosa (ARG), Seductor (ARG), Tronador (ARG)
Notable progeny of daughters
Basajaun (ARG)
Connections
Full Sail was bred and owned by the 6th Earl of Rosebery. Following his racing career, he was purchased by the brothers Ricardo and Ezequiel Fernandez Guerrico for stud duty at their Haras Argentino. He stood at Haras Argentino throughout his stud career and was buried there following his death in early 1953.
Pedigree notes
Full Sail is inbred 5x4x5x4 to nine-time English champion sire St. Simon and 5x5 to 1892 Two Thousand Guineas winner Bona Vista, a five-time champion sire in Hungary. He is a full brother to 1939 Derby Stakes and Two Thousand Guineas winner Blue Peter, the English champion 3-year-old male of that year and the English champion broodmare sire of 1954, and to Liberty, dam of stakes winner Ruthin and third dam of French Group 3 winner Rusticaro. He is also a half brother to English stakes winner Tartan (by Ellangowan); to Neptune (by Hyperion), an important sire in New Zealand; and to Flapper (by Felstead), dam of the good stakes winner Hobo (by Fairway) and second dam of 1950 English champion 2-year-old male Big Dipper II. In addition, Full Sail is a half brother to Springtime (by Apelle), dam of stakes winner Patronage (by Panorama).
Fancy Free, the dam of Full Sail and his siblings, is a winning daughter half sister to Sans Crainte (by Sansovino), winner of the 1931 Premio Presidente della Republica. She is out of Celiba, whose sire Bachelor's Double won the 1909 Irish Derby and a number of important handicaps in England. A half sister to Lowther Stakes winner Cyllene More (by Cyllene), to 1903 Ham Stakes and 1904 Newmarket Oaks winner Leucadia (by Martagon) and to Moulton Stakes winner Arta (by Martagon), Celiba is out of Santa Maura (by St. Simon), who won the 1895 Prince of Wales Stakes at Goodwood and is a full sister to 1894 Duke of York Stakes winner St. Florian and 1893 Coronation Stakes winner Silene.
Last updated: June 8, 2021
Race record
15 starts, 3 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, £7,038
1936:
- Won National Breeders' Produce Stakes (ENG, 5FT, Sandown )
- 3rd July Stakes (ENG, 6FT, Newmarket)
1937:
- 2nd St. James's Palace Stakes (ENG, 8FT, Ascot)
1938:
- Won March Stakes (ENG, 10FT, Goodwood)
Assessments
Rated sixth on the Free Handicap for English juveniles of 1936.
As an individual
A bay horse, Full Sail had an excellent shoulder, good rein length and strong hindquarters. His hocks were somewhat out behind him.
As a stallion
Full Sail ranked 14 times among the top 10 Argentine general sires and was champion sire in 1846 and 1948. He was also the Argentine champion broodmare sire of 1955, 1957 and 1958 and was runner-up in 1959 with another eight finishes among the top 10 maternal grandsires.
Notable progeny
Bullangera (ARG), Buscapie (ARG), Carman (ARG), Castigo (ARG), Empenosa (ARG), Filon (ARG), Mister Black (ARG), Moctezuma (ARG), Montmartre (ARG), Quisquillosa (ARG), Seductor (ARG), Tronador (ARG)
Notable progeny of daughters
Basajaun (ARG)
Connections
Full Sail was bred and owned by the 6th Earl of Rosebery. Following his racing career, he was purchased by the brothers Ricardo and Ezequiel Fernandez Guerrico for stud duty at their Haras Argentino. He stood at Haras Argentino throughout his stud career and was buried there following his death in early 1953.
Pedigree notes
Full Sail is inbred 5x4x5x4 to nine-time English champion sire St. Simon and 5x5 to 1892 Two Thousand Guineas winner Bona Vista, a five-time champion sire in Hungary. He is a full brother to 1939 Derby Stakes and Two Thousand Guineas winner Blue Peter, the English champion 3-year-old male of that year and the English champion broodmare sire of 1954, and to Liberty, dam of stakes winner Ruthin and third dam of French Group 3 winner Rusticaro. He is also a half brother to English stakes winner Tartan (by Ellangowan); to Neptune (by Hyperion), an important sire in New Zealand; and to Flapper (by Felstead), dam of the good stakes winner Hobo (by Fairway) and second dam of 1950 English champion 2-year-old male Big Dipper II. In addition, Full Sail is a half brother to Springtime (by Apelle), dam of stakes winner Patronage (by Panorama).
Fancy Free, the dam of Full Sail and his siblings, is a winning daughter half sister to Sans Crainte (by Sansovino), winner of the 1931 Premio Presidente della Republica. She is out of Celiba, whose sire Bachelor's Double won the 1909 Irish Derby and a number of important handicaps in England. A half sister to Lowther Stakes winner Cyllene More (by Cyllene), to 1903 Ham Stakes and 1904 Newmarket Oaks winner Leucadia (by Martagon) and to Moulton Stakes winner Arta (by Martagon), Celiba is out of Santa Maura (by St. Simon), who won the 1895 Prince of Wales Stakes at Goodwood and is a full sister to 1894 Duke of York Stakes winner St. Florian and 1893 Coronation Stakes winner Silene.
Last updated: June 8, 2021