Bettina (horse)
Bettina | |
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1000 Guineas (1921) |
Bettina (1918 – 1929) was a British
Background
Bettina was a bay mare bred and owned by the London financier Walter Raphael. She was trained throughout her racing career by Percy Linton.[2]
Her sire Swynford was an outstanding racehorse who won the St Leger in 1910 and the Eclipse Stakes in the following year. He was even better as a breeding stallion with his other offspring including Blandford, Saucy Sue, Challenger, Tranquil and Sansovino. Her dam Bobbina was a great-granddaughter of Footlight, who is regarded as the foundation mare of Thoroughbred family 1-m.[3]
Racing career
1920: two-year-old season
Bettina raced five times as a two-year-old in 1920. She finished unplaced behind the
1921: three-year-old season
Bettina has beaten on her three-year-old debut
On 3 June, the filly was stepped up in distance for the
Assessment and honours
In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Bettina an "inferior" winner of the 1000 Guineas.[10]
Breeding record
Bettina was retired from racing to become a broodmare.[2] She made no impact as a broodmare as most of her offspring died young. Bettina died in 1929.[14]
- Colt by Rock Flint (1923)- died young
- Giovanni (1924), chestnut colt by Pommern. He competed in steeplechase races before he was bought by the British Bloodstock Agency and sent to India in 1927.[15]
- Brenda (1925), bay filly by Sky-rocket
- Alexis (1926), gray colt by Allenby or Poltava- died in 1928[16]
Pedigree
Sire Swynford (GB) 1907 |
John O'Gaunt (GB) 1901 |
Isinglass | Isonomy |
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Dead Lock | |||
La Fleche
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St Simon | ||
Quiver | |||
Canterbury Pilgrim (GB) 1893 |
Tristan | Hermit | |
Thrift | |||
Pilgrimage | The Palmer | ||
Lady Audley | |||
Dam Bobbina (GB) 1911 |
Desmond (GB) 1896 |
St Simon
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Galopin |
St Angela | |||
L'Abbesse de Jouarre | Trappist | ||
Festive | |||
Bobbin (GB) 1905 |
Orme | Ormonde | |
Angelica | |||
Silver Thread | Ayrshire | ||
Footlight (Family 1-m)[3] |
- Bettina was inbred 3 × 4 to St Simon, meaning that he appears in both the third and fourth generations of her pedigree.
References
- ^ a b "Bettina pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ a b "Footlight - Family 1-m". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ "Sport and Pastime". The Referee. 11 May 1921. p. 7 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ "General Gossip". Western Mail (Western Australia). 22 September 1921. p. 32 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ "Racing World". Auckland Star. 30 April 1921. p. 12 – via Papers Past.
- Hobart Mercury. 18 June 1921. p. 11 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ "Sport and Pastime". The Daily Telegraph (Launceston). 6 May 1921. p. 7 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
- Evening Post (New Zealand). 2 May 1921. p. 2 – via Papers Past.
- ^ ISBN 1-901570-15-0.
- ^ "Sporting". The Press. 18 November 1921. p. 10 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Big Races in England". The Referee. 20 July 1921. p. 1 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
- Hobart Mercury. 6 January 1922. p. 8 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
- ^ Wetherby (1933). "Bettina". The General Stud Book. 27: 90.
- ^ Staff (9 December 1927). "Newmarket Sales". Northern Whig.
- ^ Wetherby (1929). "Bettina". The General Stud Book. 26: 92.