Bayardo (horse)
Bayardo | |
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Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland (1925) |
Bayardo (1906–1917) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse with an impressive record, both on the racecourse and at stud, where he was a leading sire.
Background
He was sired by
Bayardo's dam, Galicia, came from a good family which included having Blink Bonnie, as her fifth dam. Galicia was by Galopin—a Derby winner and sire St. Simon—and out of the
Racing career
Two-year-old
As a two-year-old, Cox sent Bayardo to
Three-year-old
Bayardo faced setbacks the following season, due to a harsh winter that decreased training time and an accident on frosty ground which left him temporarily lame. Cox went against the wishes of his trainer and decided to run his colt in the
Bayardo continued his three-year-old season in great style, winning every race in which he started, resulting in 11 consecutive victories. This included the
Going into the St. Leger, Bayardo was favoured over Minoru, the colt who had defeated him in both the Derby and the Two Thousand Guineas. Bayardo went on to win the third classic race without trouble, and then ran only two days later in the Doncaster Stakes, again for a win. The rest of his three-year-old season continued with victories, including the Champion Stakes, the Lowther Stakes, and the Limekiln Stakes, then the Sandown Park Foal Stakes the Liverpool St. Leger.
Four-year-old
Bayardo's four-year-old season was aimed at the Ascot Gold Cup. His two preparatory races, the Biennial Stakes at Newmarket and the Chester Vase at Chester, were both victories (although just barely in latter, as he won by a head). In the Gold Cup, Bayardo faced the Prix du Jockey Club winner Sea Sick II. Sea Sick II was in the lead for some time, while Bayardo was held back in the field according to the race tactic of jockey Maher. With six furlongs to go, Bayardo decided he would rather take the lead and ran off with his jockey, past his French opponent, to win by four lengths. This race is often regarded as the greatest of his career.
Bayardo continued his four-year-old season with a win in the Dullingham Plate, his fifteenth in succession since losing the Derby the year before. In his final race of the season, the Goodwood Cup Bayardo was still thought to be the favourite despite the fact that he carried 36 pounds more than the three-year-old colt Magic. Maher allowed Magic to set the pace, holding Bayardo back. But he allowed too much distance to grow between his horse and the other colt, so that when he finally gave Bayardo his head, he was unable to make it up before the finish, losing his sixteenth straight victory by only a neck. Magic never went on to win any other major race.
Racing record
- 1908 (age 2): 7 wins out of 7 starts, £13,040 won
- 1909 (age 3): 11 wins out of 13 starts, unplaced in two races, won £24,797
- 1910 (age 4): 4 wins out of 5 starts, second in one race, won £6,698
During his career, Bayardo started in 25 races, winning 22, finishing second in another and was only unplaced twice. His career earnings amounted to £44,535. Bayardo's race distances ranged from five furlongs to two and a half miles, showing not only his great speed, but also his versatility.
Stud record
With his very impressive record on the turf, Bayardo was instantly popular as a sire. Standing at his trainer's Manton Stud, his stud fee soon rose to 300 guineas. Bayardo was
His progeny included:
- Allenby: second in the 2,000 Guineas
- Bayuda: Bayardo filly, winner of the Oaks
- Gainsborough: winner of the 1918 English Triple Crown, sire of four classic winners. His progeny included Hyperion, winner of the Epsom Derby and the St. Leger and champion sire six years in succession, and Solario, winner of the St. Leger and Ascot Gold Cup.
- Gay Crusader: winner of the 1917 English Triple Crown and £11,246.[1]
- Good and Gay: dam of stakes winning Saucy Sue (stakes winner of £25,284).[1]
- Manilardo: winner of the Coronation Cup;
- Manton: third in the St. Leger, later one of the top three leading sires in Poland during the 1920s and champion sire in 1930.
- Mapledurham: third (both to Bayuda) in the Cheveley Park Stakes and in the Oaks
- Pompadour: third in the 1,000 Guineas.
Other descendants include:
- sire of broodmares" list. She won the 1,000 Guineas, the Oaks, and the Coronation Stakes; third in the Park Hill Stakes.
- Aureole, Gulf Stream, Heliopolis, Helios, Hornbeam, Khaled, Owen Tudor, Ruthless and Aldis Lamp.
Pedigree
Sire Bay Ronald B. 1893 |
Hampton B. 1872 |
Lord Clifden B. 1860 |
Newminster |
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The Slave | |||
Lady Langden Br. 1868 |
Kettledrum | ||
Haricot | |||
Black Duchess Br. 1886 |
Galliard Br. 1880 |
Galopin | |
Mavis | |||
Black Corrie Blk. 1879 |
Sterling | ||
Mare by Wild Dayrell | |||
Dam Galicia Br. 1898 |
Galopin Br. 1872 |
Vedette Br. 1854 |
Voltigeur |
Mrs. Ridgeway | |||
Flying Duchess Br. 1853 |
The Flying Dutchman | ||
Merope | |||
Isoletta B. 1891 |
Isonomy Br. 1875 |
Sterling | |
Isola Bella | |||
Lady Muncaster Ch. 1884 |
Muncaster | ||
Blue Light |