Kingsfort (foaled 20 March 2007) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who competed in Ireland, England, the United Arab Emirates and France. As a two-year-old in 2009, he was unbeaten in two races in Ireland including the Group 1 National Stakes. After a transfer to Godolphin and a lengthy absence, he returned for two races in England in 2010 and won the Listed Ben Marshall Stakes. In the following year, he was beaten in all three of his starts and was retired to stud in Italy at the end of the season. Background Kingsfort is a dark bay horse with no white markings bred in Kentucky by the Irish-based Airlie Stud. As a yearling in October 2008, the colt was consigned to the Goff's Orby Million and Sportsman's Yearling Sale and was bought for €36,000 by the bloodstock agent Frank Barryon behalf of the veteran trainer Kevin Prendergast. Prendergast also bought the filly Termagant shortly afterwards at the same auction and later joked "It was a good job I wasn’t out for a cup of tea". Kingsfort was taken into training by Prendergast and entered the ownership of the Irish businessman Norman Ormiston. His sire War Chant recorded his biggest victory in the 2000 edition of the Breeders' Cup Mile. As a breeding stallion, the best of his progeny have included Chamberlain Bridge, who won the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint in 2010 and the Santa Anita Derby winner Midnight Interlude. Kingsfort's dam Princess Kris showed modest racing ability, winning one minor race from eight starts. She did better as a broodmare, also producing the Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Handicap winner Prince Arch. She was a granddaughter of Royal Saint, a full sister to Altesse Royale. Racing career 2009: two-year-old season Kingsfort made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over seven furlongs on soft ground at the Curragh on 26 June and started at odds of 100/30 in a twelve-runner field. He was settled behind the leaders before taking the lead two furlongs from the finish and won by two lengths from the Dermot Weld-trained Stunning View with the Aidan O'Brien-trained favourite Viscount Nelson four and a half lengths back in third. After a two-month break, Kingsfort returned for the Group 1 National Stakes over the same course and distance on 12 September. He started the 9/4 second favourite behind Alfred Nobel in a six-runner field which also included