Mistigri (28 February 1971 – 1995) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist stayer who competed in at least five countries, he was campaigned for four seasons from 1973 to 1976 and won four of his 24 races. His two major successes came when he won the Irish St. Leger as a three-year-old and the Desmond Stakes a year later. He was placed in several other good races and looked unlucky to be disqualified after finishing second in the Ascot Gold Cup. After his retirement from racing he had some success as a sire of steeplechase horses. Background Mistigri was a bay horse with a white star and snip and four short white socks bred in the United Kingdom by the Irish-based Dollanstown Stud. As a yearling he was put up for auction and sold for 1,500 guineas. During his racing career he was owned by Rory More O'Ferrall and was initially trained by Paddy Prendergast at the Curragh in County Kildare. He was sired by Misti (also known a Mist IV), a top-class middle distance performer and stayer who won the Prix Ganay and Gran Premio del Jockey Club as well as being placed in the Ascot Gold Cup and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Misti was a representative of the Byerley Turk sire line, unlike more than 95% of modern thoroughbreds, who descend directly from the Darley Arabian. Mistigri's dam Nyanga, who won two races in a France, was a great-great-granddaughter of the outstanding broodmare Athasi, whose other descendants include Trigo, Tulyar and Time Charter. Nyanga herself went on to produce the Cesarewitch winner Bajan Sunshine. Racing career 1973: two-year-old season Mistigri made two appearances as a two-year-old, finishing unplaced on his debut and then winning a race over seven furlongs. His form was not good enough for him to be assigned an eight in the Irish Free Handicap, a ranking of the season's best juveniles. 1974: three-year-old season As a three-year-old Mistigri was consistently tested against top-class opposition. On his seasonal debut he was sent to England for the Dee Stakes over ten and a half furlongs at Chester Racecourse in May. He led for most of the way before being overtaken in the closing stages and beaten a neck into second place by the Clive Brittain-trained Averof. He was then stepped up to the highest class to contest the 195th edition of The Derby