Lomond (USA)
February 3, 1980 – October 16, 2003
Northern Dancer (CAN) x My Charmer (USA), by Poker (USA)
Family 13-c
February 3, 1980 – October 16, 2003
Northern Dancer (CAN) x My Charmer (USA), by Poker (USA)
Family 13-c
A half brother to Seattle Slew, Lomond was sent to Europe and found Classic glory for himself by winning the 2003 Two Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1). He had no other major wins (although perhaps was a bit luckless) and was much less successful than Slew as a sire, though he did have a few top-class runners on his stud record. Nevertheless, he did make his dam My Charmer one of the few mares to be represented by Classic winners on both sides of the Atlantic. Lomond is also the broodmare sire of Australian champion sprinter and champion sire Exceed and Excel.
Race record
7 starts, 3 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds, US$151,844 (includes converted English and Irish earnings)
1982:
1983:
Assessments
Earned a Timeform rating of 128 pounds as a 3-year-old.
As an individual
A smallish, thickset, blocky horse whose make was clearly stamped by his sire, Lomond did not seem to care for soft going, but he had an excuse in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas (which was contested on “bad ground”) as he had developed an abscess on a hind foot the day before the race. He also had an excuse in his one juvenile stakes start as he turned out to have a throat infection after the race. He appeared to lose interest in racing after the Irish Two Thousand Guineas.
As a stallion
According to Richard Ulbrich’s Peerage of Racehorses, Lomond was the leading freshman sire in England in 1987. The Jockey Club credits Lomond with 328 winners (43.7%) and 30 stakes winners (4.0%) from 750 named foals. Lomond had a reputation for passing suspect joints and feet to his foals.
Sire rankings
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
Notable progeny
Ashayer (USA), Dark Lomond (IRE), Flutter Away (IRE), Marling (IRE), Oczy Czarnie (USA), River North (IRE) Valanour (IRE)
Notable progeny of daughters
Aqaarid (USA), Balisada (GB), Beau Fete (ARG), Exceed and Excel (AUS)
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Lomond was bred by Warner L. Jones Jr., William S. Farish III, and William S. Kilroy. He was sold privately to Robert Sangster when still a foal for US$1.5 million. He was trained by Vincent O’Brien and was ridden to his success in the Two Thousand Guineas by Pat Eddery. He stood at Coolmore in Ireland. He died in October 2003.
Pedigree
Lomond is inbred 3x5 to unbeaten Nearco, a two-time champion on the English/Irish general sire list. He is also inbred 5x5 to 1930 Derby Stakes winner Blenheim II, the American champion sire of 1941. He is a half brother to 1977 American Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year Seattle Slew, a champion sire and broodmare sire in the United Stakes. He is also a half brother to multiple Irish Group 2 winner Seattle Dancer (by Nijinsky II) and Irish stakes winner Argosy (by Affirmed). In addition, he is a half brother to stakes-placed Clandestina (by Secretariat), dam of English Group 2 winner Desert Secret (by Sadler’s Wells) and third dam of 2012/13 Chilean champion 3-year-old dirt male Hakassan, multiple Chilean Group 2 winner En Guerra, Brazilian Group 2 winner Champion Star and Australian Group 3 winner Alzora. Lomond is also a half brother to Charming Tiara (by Alydar), third dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Caixa Electronica, and to Ghashtah (by Nijinsky II), second dam of English Group 2 winner Nasheej.
My Charmer, the dam of Lomond, won the 1972 Fair Grounds Oaks. Her dam Fair Charmer (by Jet Action) produced nothing else of importance but is out of 1948 American champion 2-year-old filly Myrtle Charm (by Alsab), making her a half sister to 1954 Frizette Stakes winner Myrtle's Jet (by Jet Pilot). Myrtle Charm, in turn, is a half sister to Spinosa (by Count Fleet), second dam of French Group 3 winner Raise a Lady, and is out of Crepe Myrtle (by Equipoise), a daughter of 1936 American champion sprinter and handicap female Myrtlewood (by Blue Larkspur).
Books and media
Footage of Lomond’s win in the 1983 Two Thousand Guineas can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk27TrieD7A.
Fun facts
Last updated: October 21, 2025
Race record
7 starts, 3 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds, US$151,844 (includes converted English and Irish earnings)
1982:
- 3rd National Stakes (IRE-G2, 7FT, The Curragh)
1983:
- Won Two Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1, 8FT, Newmarket)
- Won Gladness Stakes (IRE-L, 7FT, The Curragh)
- 2nd Airlie Coolmore Irish Two Thousand Guineas (IRE-G1, 8FT, The Curragh)
Assessments
Earned a Timeform rating of 128 pounds as a 3-year-old.
As an individual
A smallish, thickset, blocky horse whose make was clearly stamped by his sire, Lomond did not seem to care for soft going, but he had an excuse in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas (which was contested on “bad ground”) as he had developed an abscess on a hind foot the day before the race. He also had an excuse in his one juvenile stakes start as he turned out to have a throat infection after the race. He appeared to lose interest in racing after the Irish Two Thousand Guineas.
As a stallion
According to Richard Ulbrich’s Peerage of Racehorses, Lomond was the leading freshman sire in England in 1987. The Jockey Club credits Lomond with 328 winners (43.7%) and 30 stakes winners (4.0%) from 750 named foals. Lomond had a reputation for passing suspect joints and feet to his foals.
Sire rankings
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
- 8th on the combined English/Irish general sire list in 1988 and 1992
Notable progeny
Ashayer (USA), Dark Lomond (IRE), Flutter Away (IRE), Marling (IRE), Oczy Czarnie (USA), River North (IRE) Valanour (IRE)
Notable progeny of daughters
Aqaarid (USA), Balisada (GB), Beau Fete (ARG), Exceed and Excel (AUS)
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Lomond was bred by Warner L. Jones Jr., William S. Farish III, and William S. Kilroy. He was sold privately to Robert Sangster when still a foal for US$1.5 million. He was trained by Vincent O’Brien and was ridden to his success in the Two Thousand Guineas by Pat Eddery. He stood at Coolmore in Ireland. He died in October 2003.
Pedigree
Lomond is inbred 3x5 to unbeaten Nearco, a two-time champion on the English/Irish general sire list. He is also inbred 5x5 to 1930 Derby Stakes winner Blenheim II, the American champion sire of 1941. He is a half brother to 1977 American Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year Seattle Slew, a champion sire and broodmare sire in the United Stakes. He is also a half brother to multiple Irish Group 2 winner Seattle Dancer (by Nijinsky II) and Irish stakes winner Argosy (by Affirmed). In addition, he is a half brother to stakes-placed Clandestina (by Secretariat), dam of English Group 2 winner Desert Secret (by Sadler’s Wells) and third dam of 2012/13 Chilean champion 3-year-old dirt male Hakassan, multiple Chilean Group 2 winner En Guerra, Brazilian Group 2 winner Champion Star and Australian Group 3 winner Alzora. Lomond is also a half brother to Charming Tiara (by Alydar), third dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Caixa Electronica, and to Ghashtah (by Nijinsky II), second dam of English Group 2 winner Nasheej.
My Charmer, the dam of Lomond, won the 1972 Fair Grounds Oaks. Her dam Fair Charmer (by Jet Action) produced nothing else of importance but is out of 1948 American champion 2-year-old filly Myrtle Charm (by Alsab), making her a half sister to 1954 Frizette Stakes winner Myrtle's Jet (by Jet Pilot). Myrtle Charm, in turn, is a half sister to Spinosa (by Count Fleet), second dam of French Group 3 winner Raise a Lady, and is out of Crepe Myrtle (by Equipoise), a daughter of 1936 American champion sprinter and handicap female Myrtlewood (by Blue Larkspur).
Books and media
Footage of Lomond’s win in the 1983 Two Thousand Guineas can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk27TrieD7A.
Fun facts
- Lomond was originally slated to follow up his success in the Gladness Stakes with a start in the Tetrarch Stakes (IRE-G3) over the same course and distance. He was redirected to the Two Thousand Guineas only a week before the event, and only because his stable companion Danzatore, the Guineas favorite, turned in a bad workout and was withdrawn from consideration for the Classic.
- Lomond’s name is related to two Scottish landmarks, Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond. About 14 miles (23 kilometers) northwest of Glasgow, Loch Lomond is Scotland’s largest lake by surface area and is a popular leisure destination. It takes its name from Ben Lomond (from the Scottish Gaelic beinn laomainn, “beacon mountain”), which overlooks Loch Lomond’s eastern shore. Ben Lomond rises to an elevation of 3,196 feet (974 meters) and is the southernmost Scottish mountain with a height in excess of 3,000 feet.
Last updated: October 21, 2025