Beningbrough (horse)
Beningbrough | |
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Sire | King Fergus |
Grandsire | Eclipse |
Dam | Fenwick's Herod mare |
Damsire | Herod |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1791 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | John Hutchinson |
Owner | John Hutchinson Sir Charles Turner |
Record | 12: 8-3-1 |
Major wins | |
St Leger Stakes (1794) Doncaster Cup (1794) Match against Bennington (1795) Doncaster Stakes (1795) Match against Ormond (1796) |
Beningbrough (1791–1815) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1794. In a racing career which lasted from May 1794 until August 1797 he won eight of his twelve races. After being beaten on his first appearance, he won his remaining four races as a three-year-old, including the St Leger and the Gold Cup at Doncaster Racecourse in September. He was lightly campaigned thereafter but three times in 1795 and once in 1796. He was then retired to stud where he became a highly successful breeding stallion being the sire and grandsire of many important winners.
Background
Beningbrough was a bay horse "of great size"[1] bred, owned and trained by John Hutchinson of Shipton, North Yorkshire,[2] and named after a nearby village.[3]
He was sired by King Fergus, a successful racehorse who was based at Hutchinson's stud for much of his breeding career.[4] Apart from Beningbrough he was best known as the sire of Hambletonian, who won the St Leger and became an influential breeding stallion whose direct descendants included Voltigeur, St Simon, Count Fleet and many other major winners.[5] Beningbrough was the seventh of twelve foals produced by Mr Fenwick's mare by Herod.[6]
Racing career
1794: three-year-old season
On 29 May 1794 Benningbrough, brother to Sandhopper made his first appearance in a sweepstakes over one and a half miles at
On 17 September, Beningbrough was one of eight colts and fillies to contest the nineteenth running of the St Leger Stakes over two miles at Doncaster Racecourse. Ridden by John Jackson, he was the second favourite at odds of 2/1 and won the classic from Prior and Mr Garforth's grey colt (later named Brilliant).[9] On the following afternoon, Beningbrough was matched against older horses, including the previous year's St Leger winner Ninety-three in the four-mile Gold Cup. He started the 1/2 favourite and won from Mr Webb's mare Constant.[9]
1795: four-year-old season
In August 1795, Beningbrough, together with his stable companion Hambletonian, was sold for 3,000 guineas to Sir Charles Turner of Kirkleatham.[2] Beningbrough did not appear as a four-year-old until 28 August when he started favourite for a division of the
1796: five-year-old season
Beningbrough's five-year-old season consisted of two races at York in August. On Saturday 20 August he won a match race against Mr Wentworth's Ormond over four miles to win a prize of 500 guineas. Four days later he was made the 1/2 favourite against two opponents for a division of the Great Subscription Purse, but was beaten by the mare Eliza.[13]
1797: six-year-old season
In early 1797, John Hutchinson bought Beningbrough back from Sir Charles Turner. The horse's final season was again restricted to the August meeting at York. Hutchinson received a fifty guinea forfeit when Mr Tatton's horse Yorkshire Bite failed to appear for a match against Beningbrough on 19 August. Five days later, Beningbrough ended his career in a division of the Great Subscription Purse in which he finished second to Hambletonian.[14]
Stud career
Beningbrough was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at Shipton, standing at a fee of six guineas and a
Beningbrough's best winners included the classic winners Oriana, Ashton, Briseis and Orville (also a champion sire). Another of his sons was Scud who won the Doncaster Cup and sired the Derby winners Sam and Sailor. Beningbrough was also a successful sire of broodmares being the maternal grandsire of Doctor Syntax, Variation, Reveller and The Duchess
Pedigree
Sire King Fergus (GB) 1775 |
Eclipse 1764 |
Marske | Squirt |
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The Ruby Mare | |||
Spilletta | Regulus | ||
Mother Western | |||
Creeping Polly 1756 |
Othello | Crab | |
Miss Slamerkin | |||
Fanny | Tartar | ||
Starling mare | |||
Dam Fenwick's Herod mare (GB) 1780 |
Herod 1758 |
Tartar | Partner |
Meliora | |||
Cypron | Blaze | ||
Salome | |||
Pyrrha 1771 |
Matchem | Cade | |
sister 2 to Miss Partner | |||
Duchess | Whitenose | ||
Miss Slamerkin (Family:7)[19] |
- Beningbrough was inbred 3 x 4 to Tartar, meaning that this stallion appears in both the third and fourth generations of his pedigree. He was also inbred 4 x 4 to the mare Miss Slamerkin.
References
- ^ a b Edward and James Weatherby (1799). "Racing calendar. 1798". Racing Calendar, Containing an Account of Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes Run for in Ireland. H Reynell: 272. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b Patricia Erigero Thoroughbred Heritage. "Foundation Breeders: North Yorkshire and the Tees". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ James Christie Whyte (1840). History of the British turf: from the earliest period to the present day. Vol. 2. Henry Colburn. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "King Fergus". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "King Fergus Sire Line". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ The General stud book. Vol. 1. C & W Reynell. 1858. p. 301. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1795). "Racing calendar. 1794". Racing Calendar, Containing an Account of Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes Run for in Ireland. H Reynell: 28. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1795). "Racing calendar. 1794". Racing Calendar, Containing an Account of Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes Run for in Ireland. H Reynell: 81. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ a b Edward and James Weatherby (1795). "Racing calendar. 1794". Racing Calendar, Containing an Account of Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes Run for in Ireland. H Reynell: 104. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1796). "Racing calendar. 1795". Racing Calendar, Containing an Account of Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes Run for in Ireland. H Reynell: 82. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Iron-Mask, ed. (1850). The Sportsman's pilot and betting house guide. Thomas Wilkinson. p. 353. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1796). "Racing calendar. 1795". Racing Calendar, Containing an Account of Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes Run for in Ireland. H Reynell: 103. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1797). "Racing calendar. 1796". Racing Calendar, Containing an Account of Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes Run for in Ireland. H Reynell: 83. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Apr. -Sept. 1797). J Wheble. 1797. p. 372. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1803). "Racing calendar. 1802". Racing Calendar, Containing an Account of Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes Run for in Ireland. H Reynell: 319. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1808). "Racing calendar. 1807". Racing Calendar, Containing an Account of Plates, Matches, and Sweepstakes Run for in Ireland. H Reynell: 487. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Beningbrough". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Beningbrough pedigree". equineline.com. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Blacklegs Royal Mare - Family 7". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 1 April 2013.