Corbiere (horse)

Corbiere
Corbiere
Sire	Harwell
Grandsire	Court Harwell
Dam	Ballycashin
Damsire	Vulgan
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1975
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	M Parkhill
Owner	B Burrough
Trainer	Jenny Pitman
Major wins
	Welsh Grand National (1982); Grand National (1983)

Corbiere (1975–1988) was the racehorse which won the Grand National in 1983. In training Corbiere was also known as Corky.^[2]

Background

Corbiere was a chestnut gelding with a broad white blaze bred in the United Kingdom by M Parkhill. During his racing career he was trained by Jenny Pitman at Lambourn.

Racing career

In December 1982 the seven-year-old Corbiere won the Welsh Grand National and was then aimed at the 1983 Grand National. At Aintree he carried 158 pounds and started at odds on 13/1 and was ridden by Ben De Haan. Corbiere was always among the leaders and went to the front after Valentine's Brook on the second circuit. He was strongly challenged by the Irish horse Greasepaint in the run-in but held on to win by three-quarters of a length. His victory made Pitman the first woman to train a Grand National winner.^[3]

Corbiere also came third in the 1984 and 1985 Grand Nationals, and after falling in 1986, he finished 12th in 1987.^[4]^[5]

Grand National record

Grand National	Position	Jockey	Age	Weight	SP	Distance
1983	1st	Ben De Haan	8	11-4	13/1	Won by ¾ length
1984	3rd	Ben De Haan	9	12-0	16/1
1985	3rd	Peter Scudamore	10	11-10	9/1	7 lengths
1986	DNF	Ben De Haan	11	11-7	14/1	Fell at fence 4
1987	12th	Ben De Haan	12	10-00	12/1

Pedigree

Pedigree of Corbiere (GB), chestnut gelding, 1975^[1]
Sire Harwell (IRE) 1962	Court Harwell (GB) 1954	Prince Chevalier	Prince Rose
		Prince Chevalier	Chevalerie
		Neutron	Hyperion
		Neutron	Participation
	East Africa (GB) 1951	Ujiji	Umidwar
		Ujiji	Theresina
		Blandana	Easton
		Blandana	Centeno
Dam Ballycashin (GB) 1963	Vulgan (FR) 1943	Sirlan	Sir Nigel
		Sirlan	Laniste
		Vulgate	Motrico
		Vulgate	Vodka
	Ballyrory (GB) 1952	Flamenco	Flamingo
		Flamenco	Valescure
		Fuse	Match
		Fuse	Marine Lady (Family: 3-j)^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Corbiere pedigree".
^ Roberts, John (7 April 2010). "Jenny Pitman: 'On the way back from Aintree, we stopped at a service station and I caused quite a stir in the loo'". Sporting Intelligence. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ Green, Reg (1993). The History of the Grand National: A Race Apart. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-58515-3.
^ "Past Winners of the Grand National". Grand National. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ Magee, Sean; Wright, Andrew (2 April 1995). "The story after the glory". The Independent. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "Sister to Skysweeper – Family 3-j". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2 April 2016.