 English Prince was from the second crop of foals sired by Petingo, the leading English two-year-old of 1967 when he was rated the best horse in Europe by the independent Timeform organisation.Petingo's later progeny included the 1978 Oaks winner Fair Salinia and 1979 Derby winner Troy.English Prince's dam English Miss was a useful stayer (rated 99 by Timeform) who won over a mile as a two-year-old and ran in the Cesarewitch at three.