Stud Record
Blue Peter was retired to stud duty at his owner's Mentmore Stud on the Mentmore Towers estate in Buckinghamshire. Successful, he was near the top on the British General Sires List three times and in 1954 was leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland.
His notable offspring included:
- Botticelli (ITY) was a winner of the 1954 Italian Derby and 1955 Ascot Gold Cup.
- First Consul (1946) - 1950 Ayr Gold Cup winner
- Masthead was a stakeswinner that was exported to Australia where he sired 10 stakeswinners for 21 stakeswins.
- Ocean Swell (b. h. 1941), winner of the 1944 Epsom Derby, Jockey Club Cup and 1945 Ascot Gold Cup.
- Peter Flower (1946) - multiple stakes race winner
- Unknown Quantity (1946) - filly who won the 1949 Yorkshire Oaks
Other successful Blue Peter sons that were exported into Australasia include Blueskin II, Blue Coral, Bold Buccaneer, Sabaean, Messmate and Wateringbury.
Blue Peter died in 1957 and is buried in the grounds of Mentmore Towers close to a statue of his ancestor King Tom.
Blue Peter was the horse his owner loved best, shortly after his death Lord Rosebery described him thus: "He was just like a human being although a placid animal. Blue Peter was particular about what he ate. Give him something he didn't like and he would take one look at it and turn away. He was the best horse I ever had and was the best I had ever seen and he had only half a career as a racehorse"
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