umber land ▁Pl ate ) ▁and ▁Cre gg s ▁P ipes ▁( L an w ades ▁Stud ▁St akes ). ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ' s ▁dam ▁Sah ara ▁Sky ▁was ▁an ▁un rac ed ▁half - s ister ▁to ▁the ▁spr inter ▁O w ington . ▁Her ▁dam , ▁Old ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁a ▁great - grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Sam anda , ▁an ▁influ ential ▁bro od m are ▁whose ▁descend ants ▁have ▁included ▁O u ija ▁Board , ▁Tele prom p ter ▁and ▁I bn ▁Bey . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁two - year - old ▁season ▁As ▁a ▁ju ven ile , ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁was ▁r idden ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁races ▁by ▁his ▁tra iner ' s ▁son ▁Joseph ▁O ' B rien . ▁The ▁col t ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Fish ery ▁Lane ▁Race ▁over ▁six ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁Na as ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁and ▁started ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 1 1 / 4 ▁in ▁a ▁six - runner ▁field . ▁After ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁clear ▁run ▁at ▁a ▁cru cial ▁stage ▁he ▁finished ▁strongly ▁but ▁failed ▁by ▁a ▁head ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁favour ite ▁C app ella ▁San se ver o . ▁The ▁col t ▁was ▁dropped ▁back ▁to ▁ma iden ▁class ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h ▁eleven ▁days ▁later ▁but ▁despite ▁starting ▁the ▁ 2 // 7 ▁favour ite ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁into ▁second ▁place ▁by