Osiris II (GB)
1926 – c. 1947
Papyrus (GB) x Most Beautiful (IRE), by Great Sport (IRE)
Family 2-t
1926 – c. 1947
Papyrus (GB) x Most Beautiful (IRE), by Great Sport (IRE)
Family 2-t
Osiris II was expected to develop into a nice stayer, but what he turned out to be was a miler of modest standing. Sent to Canada at the end of his racing days, he proved a very good sire by Canadian standards. His great contribution to his breed was his daughter Iribelle, ancestress of a distinctly Canadian branch of Bruce Lowe family 10-c that has left its mark on North American breeding.
Race record
6 wins
1928:
1929:
1930:
1931:
Assessments
Rated at 26 pounds below the English champion 2-year-old male, Mr. Jinks, in the Free Handicap for English juveniles of 1928.
As an individual
A chestnut horse; no other information available.
As a stallion
According to statistics compiled by The Jockey Club, Osiris II sired 115 winners (70.6%) and 20 stakes winners (12.3%) from 163 named foals of racing age.
Sire rankings
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
Notable progeny
Iribelle (CAN), Mona Bell (CAN)
Notable progeny of daughters
Acadian (CAN), Canadiana (CAN), Victoriana (CAN)
Connections
Osiris II was owned by Major J. Courtland. After his racing career, he was imported to Canada and installed as a stallion at Colonel R. S. “Sam” McLaughlin’s Parkview Stud.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1923 Derby Stakes winner Papyrus, Osiris II is inbred 5x4x4 to the great St. Simon, a nine-time champion sire on the English/Irish combined list. He is also inbred 5x5x5 to St. Simon’s sire Galopin, winner of the 1875 Derby Stakes and himself a three-time leader of the English/Irish sire list. He was produced from Most Beautiful, a daughter of the Gallinule horse Great Sport who won the 1920 Nassau Stakes. She, in turn, is out of Rayon (by 1900 English Triple Crown winner and four-time Argentine champion sire Diamond Jubilee), who is out of Rayon, a daughter of 1889 Derby Stakes and St. Leger Stakes winner Donovan.
Fun facts
Last updated: December 7, 2021
Race record
6 wins
1928:
- Won Woodcote Stakes (ENG, 5FT, Epsom)
- 3rd Molecomb Stakes (ENG, 6FT, Goodwood)
1929:
- Won Union Jack Stakes (ENG, 8FT, Liverpool)
- 3rd Sussex Stakes (ENG, 8FT, Goodwood)
1930:
- Won Newbury Spring Cup (ENG, 8FT, Newbury)
1931:
- 2nd Queen Anne Stakes (ENG, 7F+55yT, Ascot)
- 3rd Liverpool Spring Cup (ENG, 10F+170y, Liverpool)
Assessments
Rated at 26 pounds below the English champion 2-year-old male, Mr. Jinks, in the Free Handicap for English juveniles of 1928.
As an individual
A chestnut horse; no other information available.
As a stallion
According to statistics compiled by The Jockey Club, Osiris II sired 115 winners (70.6%) and 20 stakes winners (12.3%) from 163 named foals of racing age.
Sire rankings
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
- Led the Canadian general sire list in 1938, 1940, 1942, and 1947.
Notable progeny
Iribelle (CAN), Mona Bell (CAN)
Notable progeny of daughters
Acadian (CAN), Canadiana (CAN), Victoriana (CAN)
Connections
Osiris II was owned by Major J. Courtland. After his racing career, he was imported to Canada and installed as a stallion at Colonel R. S. “Sam” McLaughlin’s Parkview Stud.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1923 Derby Stakes winner Papyrus, Osiris II is inbred 5x4x4 to the great St. Simon, a nine-time champion sire on the English/Irish combined list. He is also inbred 5x5x5 to St. Simon’s sire Galopin, winner of the 1875 Derby Stakes and himself a three-time leader of the English/Irish sire list. He was produced from Most Beautiful, a daughter of the Gallinule horse Great Sport who won the 1920 Nassau Stakes. She, in turn, is out of Rayon (by 1900 English Triple Crown winner and four-time Argentine champion sire Diamond Jubilee), who is out of Rayon, a daughter of 1889 Derby Stakes and St. Leger Stakes winner Donovan.
Fun facts
- In Egyptian mythology, Osiris is the god of the afterlife and rebirth. The ruler and judge of the land of the dead, he is also associated with the annual cycles of vegetation and the flooding of the Nile.
Last updated: December 7, 2021