Popkins

Popkins was a United Kingdom Thoroughbred racehorse. The Chestnut filly is out of the mare Peat Fire and sired by Romulus. Her grandsire was Ribot, the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland on three occasions, and her damsire was Mossborough.
In 1970, ridden by Lester Piggott, Popkins won the Sun [Chariot Stakes] at Newmarket. Also, the same year she won the Prix [de la Nonette], the Prix de Psyché and the Princess [Elizabeth Stakes]. In her other two races she placed second in the Prix de Royaumont, and third in the Poule d'Essai [des Pouliches].
As a broodmare, her progeny includes Cherry [Hinton (horse)|Cherry Hinton] the 1977 Champion 2 year old Filly in England, sired by Nijinsky.