Sickle (horse)

Sickle
Sire	Phalaris
Grandsire	Polymelus
Dam	Selene
Damsire	Chaucer
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	8 February 1924
Country	England
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
Owner	1) 17th Earl of Derby 2) Joseph E. Widener (at stud)
Trainer	George Lambton
Record	10: 3–4–2
Earnings	US$24,122
Major wins
Mersey Stakes (1926) Goodwood Prince of Wales's Stakes (1926) Boscawen Post Stakes (1926)
Awards
Leading sire in North America (1936, 1938)

Sickle (8 February 1924 – 26 December 1943) was a British-bred thoroughbred racehorse who was later exported to the US where he was twice the leading sire in North America. He was bred by Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby.

Sickle was a full brother to Pharamond, who also was a successful sire in the US^[1] Their sire Phalaris, was twice the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland and a three-time leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland. His dam Selene produced 16 named foals including the leading Argentine and Brazilian sire Hunter's Moon, and Hyperion, the 1933 Epsom Derby and St Leger Stakes winner and a six-time leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland as well as a four-time leading broodmare sire in Great Britain and Ireland. Pharamond and Sickle were inbred to Cyllene in the third and fourth generation (3Sx4D) and St. Simon in the third and fourth generation (4Sx3D).^{[citation needed]}

Sickle was raced by Lord Derby and trained by George Lambton. The colt met with some success in racing, winning three of his ten starts and notably finishing third in a field of 23 in the 2,000 Guineas Stakes in 1927.^{[citation needed]}