Shoe worn by the racehorse Laurentis.

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.