Golden Corn (1919 - 1935), was an English-bred, throughbred filly horse who was one of the top rated two-year-olds of 1921. Her wins in 1921 included The

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. She stayed in training for three seasons, adding the

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in 1923. As a brood mare she had a number of winners, including ''Cornbelt'', winner of the

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Breeding

''Golden Corn'' was highly bred, particularly on her dam side, which included several important racehorses of the late Victorian era, including the Triple Crown winner ''

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'', an

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winner in ''

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'' and the undefeated '' St Simon''. Her sire '' St Frusquin'' was the top two-year-old of 1895 when his five wins included the Middle Park Plate and the

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. Her sire's breeding proved dominant as ''Golden Corn'' excelled as a two-year-old at five and six furlongs.

Racing

''Golden Corn'', who was originally registered with the name ''Maize'', was a bay or brown filly with a white blaze on her face and two white socks. She was trained at Newmarket by Hugh Powney and

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, later trainer to

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. Her owner was

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an American investment banker. She was outstanding as a two-year-old, winning all her starts bar one and was rated top of her generation in 1921. Her successes that year included the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster and the

at Newmarket. Her three-year-old career was underwhelming. She ran third in the fillies classic, the

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at Newmarket behind the winner '' Silver Urn'' and ''Soubriquet'', apparently failing to stay the distance of one mile. She stayed in training as a four-year-old, adding the

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at Newmarket to her victories.

As brood mare

''Golden Corn'' had some success as a brood mare, including ''Cornbelt'', winner of the

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at Newbury. She was also dam of ''Cross of Gold'', sent to the United States and herself dam of six winners including ''Camelot'', the dam of the

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' winner ''Blue Grass'', also owned by Marshal Field III. She was painted by

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.Lynwood Palmer (1868-1941) was one of the pre eminent painters of racehorses of the period. The painting of ''Golden Corn'' was commissioned and carried out in 1922 for breeder Captain Robert Bingham Brassey. The painting of ''Golden Corn'' remained with Brassey's descendants until 2012 when it was sold at

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in London.https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/james-lyn-51-c-477682d162 Details of auction sale at Christie's in 2012

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References

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