Aida

Aida (1898 – 1915) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. As a juvenile she finished second on her debut and then defeated the future Epsom Derby winner Volodyovski in the Imperial Produce Stakes. She won the 1000 Guineas on her first appearance of 1901 and then finished a close third in a very strong edition of the Newmarket Stakes. She finished unplaced in the Eclipse Stakes and the St Leger and was retired from racing at the end of the year. As a broodmare she had an enduring influence on the breed through her daughter Herself. Background Aida was a bay mare bred by Henry Chaplin's Blankney Stud. During her racing career she was owned by Sir James Miller and trained by George Blackwell at Newmarket, Suffolk. Aida’s sire Galopin was an outstanding racehorse who won the Derby in 1872 and went on to be a successful and influential stallion, siring St Simon and Donovan and being Champion sire on three occasions. Her dam, Queen Adelaide, was an outstanding racemare who won the July Stakes and Dewhurst Stakes and was placed in the Epsom Derby, Epsom Oaks, 1000 Guineas and Middle Park Stakes. She was a daughter of Adelaide, the foundation mare of Thoroughbred family 9-h. Racing career