Atlantic (horse)
Atlantic | |
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2000 Guineas (1874) (1874)Ascot Derby |
Atlantic (1871–1891) was a British
Background
Atlantic was a "lightly-framed"
Racing career
1873: two-year-old season
Atlantic began his career at Goodwood in July when he contested the Ham Produce Stakes. He won easily by three lengths from the future Grand National winner Regal with the filly Apology who went on to win the Fillies' Triple Crown in third place. In August Atlantic finished second in the Convivial Produce Stakes at York, beaten a head by Tipster.[4]
After a two-month break, Atlantic returned for the autumn meetings at Newmarket. He was able to claim prize money of £300 without having to race when he walked over for the Buckenham Stakes at the First October meeting, but then finished unplaced behind Feu d'Amour in the Prendergast Stakes. On his final appearance, Atlantic was beaten a short head by Minister in the Glasgow Stakes.[5] Atlantic's performances established him as a colt of some ability, but he appeared to be some way below the best of his generation and was not considered to be one of the major contenders for the following year's Classics.[6]
1874: three-year-old season
Atlantic began his three-year-old season at the Newmarket Craven meeting in April, where he claimed two more prizes without racing when he was allowed to walk over in two Sweepstakes. On 6 May, Atlantic contested the 2000 Guineas, and started at odds of 10/1 in a field of twelve, with Ecossais being made favourite at 5/4. Ridden by the seventeen-year-old Fred Archer, Atlantic disputed the lead from the start and with two furlongs to travel only Reverberation and Ecossais remained as challengers. The favourite was the first of the three to weaken and after "a most exciting set-to"[7] Atlantic prevailed by a neck from the fast-finishing Reverberation with Ecossais third and the rest of the field well beaten.[8] Atlantic's victory was the first of Archer's twenty-one Classic winners.
Atlantic was one of the leading fancies for the Derby at Epsom despite being regarded as inferior to his trainer's other runner, Aquilo. His cause was not helped when he sustained a knee injury when being loaded onto the train which was to take him from Newmarket to Epsom.
On his only other racecourse appearance, Atlantic ran in the
Stud career
At the end of 1874, Atlantic was sold to Baron Arthur de Schickler and exported to France where he was based at his new owner's Chateau Martinvast stud, near Cherbourg. Atlantic sired many notable winners including Fitz Roya (Grand Prix de Paris), Fousi-Yama (Prix du Cadran), Le Capricorn (Grosser Preis von Baden) and Pietra Mala (Richmond Stakes, Gimcrack Stakes, Champagne Stakes).[14] His most important offspring was Le Sancy, who won nineteen consecutive races between 1889 and 1890 and was the paternal great-grandsire of The Tetrarch.[5] Atlantic died at the Martinvast stud in 1891.[2]
Pedigree
Sire Thormanby (GB) 1857 |
Windhound 1849 |
Pantaloon | Castrel |
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Idalia | |||
Phryne | Touchstone | ||
Decoy | |||
Alice Hawthorn 1838 |
Muley Moloch | Muley | |
Nancy | |||
Rebecca | Lottery | ||
Cervantes mare | |||
Dam Hurricane (GB) 1859 |
Wild Dayrell 1852 |
Ion | Cain |
Margaret | |||
Ellen Middleton | Bay Middleton | ||
Myrrha | |||
Midia 1846 |
Scutari | Sultan | |
Velvet | |||
Marinella | Soothsayer | ||
Bess (Family:3-b)[15] |
References
- ^ a b Theophilus William Taunton (1901). Famous horses, with portraits, pedigrees, principal performances etc. Sampson Low, Marston. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ a b Patricia Erigero. "Le Sancy". Thoroughbred Heritage. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Mathew Dawson". Horseracing History Online. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "UNEXPENDED BALANCES AND EXCESSES". South Australian Register. 11 May 1874. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ a b "Atlantic". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "MONDAY, JULY 25, 1874". Otago Daily Times. 25 July 1874. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES". Queanbeyan Age. 4 Jul 1874. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "ENGLISH TURF. NEWMARKET". Empire. Sydney. 16 Jul 1874. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "THE ENGLISH DERBY". North Otago Times. 4 September 1874. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "THE ENGLISH DERBY". Tuapeka Times. 29 August 1874. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes. 1893. p. 875. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "THE CALIFORNIAN MAIL". Gippsland Times. 28 Jul 1874. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "THE RACE". Otago Witness. 28 November 1874. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Ahnen". Diva.ceni.de. 1937-03-22. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Cypher - Family 3-b". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-03-25.