Shoe worn by the racehorse Aggressor.

Shoe worn by the racehorse Aggressor when winning the 1960 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot,
mounted on a wooden plaque with easel support and set with engraved metal plaques, 20 by 15cm., still with turf inside.

Provenance: The Ray Goddard Collection (lots 97 to 178). For further information on Ray Goddard and the collection see lot 144. Provenance: The Ray Goddard Collection (lots *** to ***). This shoe was sent to Ray Goddard by Aggressor's trainer J.M. "Towser" Gosden.

Aggressor was a bay colt foaled in 1955 by Combat out of Phaetonia (Nearco). He was bred at the Someries Stud in Newmarket, owned by Sir Harold Wernher and trained at Lewes by Towser Gosden. The colt won 11 of his 20 races. Aggressor’s most notable victory was in the 1960 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. The shoe being offered here was worn by the colt in the race. Other major victories included the Solario, Doonside Cup, Cumberland Lodge, Hardwicke and John Porter.

At stud his most notable progeny was the filly Dibidale who won both the Irish and Yorkshire Oaks. She was an unlucky loser in the Oaks at Epsom when the saddle slipped in the closing stages.