Shannon (horse)

Shannon
Sire	Midstream (GB)
Grandsire	Blandford
Dam	Idle Words
Damsire	Magpie (GB)
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1941
Country	Australia
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Kia-Ora stud
Owner	Peter Riddle (Australia) W.J. Smith Neil S. McCarthy (United States)
Trainer	Peter Riddle (Australia) William Molter (United States)
Record	44: 20-8-7
Earnings	£19,567½ (AUS)[1]: 421–423  + $211,610 (USA)
Major wins
AJC Sires Produce Stakes (1944) Hobartville Stakes (1944) Tramway Handicap (1945) Epsom Handicap (1945) Hill Stakes (1945) AJC Kings Cup (1946) Theo Marks Stakes (1946) George Main Stakes (1946,1947) Canterbury Stakes (1947) Forty Niner Stakes (1948) Argonaut Handicap (1948) Hollywood Gold Cup (1948) Golden Gate Handicap (1948) San Francisco Handicap (1948)
Awards
TSD American Champion Older Male Horse (1948)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2006) Shannon Stakes at Rosehill Racecourse
Last updated on 8 September 2009

Shannon (1941–1955), named Shannon II in America, was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He created new racecourse records in Australia before he was sold to an American buyer who exported him to California in 1948. There Shannon equalled the world record of 1:473⁄5 for the nine furlongs (1,800 metres) in winning the Forty Niner Handicap Stakes, then one week later equalled the world record of 1:594⁄5 for a mile and a quarter (2,000 metres). Shannon was named the 1948 American Champion Older Male Horse. At stud in America he proved to be a good sire.^[1]