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Meadow Court (1962-c.1982) was an British Thoroughbred Racehorse . He was bred by the American heiress Elisabeth Ireland Poe who owned Shawnee Farm in Harrodsburg, Kentucky as well as a racing and breeding operation in Ireland. Meadow Court was sired by Court Harwell, and out of the mare Meadow Music. His grandsire was Prince Chevalier , the Leading Sire In France in 1960, and his damsire the U.S. Racing Hall Of Fame inductee, Tom Fool . Owned by Canadian businessman Max Bell and the famous American singer, Bing Crosby , Meadow Court had the bad luck to be born the same year as the great colt, Sea Bird II behind whom he finished second in the 1965 Epsom Derby . However that year Meadow Court went on to win the Irish Derby . In the winner's circle at the Curragh , Bing Crosby sang '' When Irish Eyes Are Smiling '' for the crowd. Meadow Court then gave Jockey Lester Piggott his first win in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes . In the fall, Meadow Court ran second to Provoke in the St. Leger Stakes . Retired to Stud duty, Meadow Court's offspring met with modest success. The product of his last mating was born in 1981. REFERENCES
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