▁appearance ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁he ▁returned ▁as ▁a ▁four - year - old ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁B ally cor us ▁St akes . ▁ ▁Background ▁Dick ▁Wh itt ington ▁is ▁a ▁bay ▁horse ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁white ▁star ▁b red ▁in ▁Ireland ▁by ▁the ▁County ▁K ild are - based ▁S word l est own ▁Stud . ▁As ▁a ▁fo al ▁he ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁au ction ▁at ▁the ▁G offs ▁Premier ▁Fo al ▁& ▁Bre eding ▁Stock ▁S ale ▁and ▁sold ▁for ▁€ 5 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁Cam as ▁Park ▁Stud . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁October ▁the ▁col t ▁was ▁offered ▁for ▁sale ▁at ▁the ▁G offs ▁Or by ▁Year ling ▁S ale ▁and ▁was ▁bought ▁for ▁€ 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁Mc Al mont ▁Blood stock . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁C ool more ▁organisation ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁into ▁training ▁with ▁A idan ▁O ' B rien ▁at ▁B ally do yle . ▁During ▁his ▁track ▁career ▁he ▁was ▁officially ▁owned ▁in ▁partners hip ▁by ▁Der rick ▁Smith , ▁Susan ▁Mag nier ▁& ▁Michael ▁T abor . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁s ired ▁by ▁R ip ▁Van ▁W ink le ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Sus sex ▁St akes , ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁St akes ▁and ▁International ▁St akes . ▁R ip ▁Van ▁W ink le ' s ▁other ▁pro gen y ▁have ▁included ▁The ▁Happy ▁Prince ▁( R ena issance ▁St akes ), ▁High er ▁Power ▁( N orth