Shoe worn by the racehorse Laurentis.
Hammer:
£35
Estimate:
£75 - £100
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Shoe worn by the racehorse Laurentis,
mounted on a wooden plaque with easel support and set with engraved metal plaques, 20 by 15cm.
Provenance: The Ray Goddard Collection (lots 97 to 178). For further information on Ray Goddard and the collection see lot 144.
Laurentis was a French-bred bay colt foaled in 1943 by Deiri out of Laurentia (Salmon Trout).
The stayer was owned by Mr H K Frost and trained by at the Woodway Stables in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, by Gordon Johnson Houghton. The colt’s biggest win came in the Jockey Club Cup in 1947.