0 th - century ▁Egypt ian ▁actress es <0x0A> </s> ▁Commander ▁Collins ▁( 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁– ▁after ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁Thor ough bre d ▁race hor se ▁and ▁s ire . ▁He ▁showed ▁great ▁promise ▁as ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁winning ▁the ▁Super l ative ▁St akes ▁on ▁his ▁race course ▁debut , ▁taking ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁Champ agne ▁St akes ▁and ▁then ▁recording ▁a ▁seven ▁length ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Racing ▁Post ▁Tro phy . ▁He ▁never ▁won ▁again ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁Princess ▁of ▁Wales ' s ▁St akes ▁and ▁the ▁Prix ▁F oy ▁as ▁a ▁four - year - old . ▁He ▁made ▁no ▁impact ▁as ▁a ▁bre eding ▁st all ion ▁in ▁a ▁brief ▁stud ▁career ▁spent ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Background ▁Commander ▁Collins ▁was ▁a ▁bay ▁horse ▁with ▁a ▁narrow ▁white ▁bla ze ▁b red ▁in ▁Ireland ▁by ▁Robert ▁Sang ster ' s ▁Sw etten ham ▁Stud . ▁He ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁c rop ▁of ▁fo als ▁s ired ▁by ▁Sad ler ' s ▁Well s , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Irish ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as , ▁Eclipse ▁St akes ▁and ▁Irish ▁Champion ▁St akes ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Champion ▁s ire ▁on ▁four teen ▁occasions . ▁Commander ▁Collins ' ▁dam ▁Kan mary ▁was ▁a ▁high ▁class ▁rac em are ▁who ▁won