Brulette
Brulette | |
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Sire | Jockey Club Cup (1932) |
Brulette (1928 – December 1950) was a French-bred
Although she had little immediate success as a dam of winners she had a long-term impact through her daughters and was the female-line ancestor of All Along, Vaguely Noble, Diminuendo, Enstone Spark and Casamento.
Background
Brulette was a bay mare bred in France by the Englishman Charles Wilfred Birkin. Birkin sent his filly into training with Frank Carter at Chantilly.[2]
She was sired by Bruleur, an outstanding racehorse who won the Grand Prix de Paris and Prix Royal-Oak in 1913 before becoming a successful breeding stallion.[3] He was the Leading sire in France in 1921, 1924 and 1929.[4] Bruleur was a representative of the Byerley Turk sire line,[5] unlike more than 95% of modern thoroughbreds, who descend directly from the Darley Arabian.[6] Her dam, the British-bred mare Seaweed had previously produced Hotweed (a full-brother to Brulette) who won the Prix du Jockey Club and the Grand Prix de Paris in 1929.[7][8]
Racing career
1930: two-year-old season
Brulette ran twice as a juvenile in France in 1930, winning on her second start.[9]
1931: three-year-old season
In the spring of 1931 Brulette won her first two races in France including a five length victory in the Prix Penelope over 2100 metres at Saint-Cloud Racecourse. Charles Birkin then received an offer of £10,000 for the filly but refused to sell.[9]
Brulette was then sent to England for the 153rd running of the
Brulette was campaigned in France for the remainder of the season. On 27 June was matched against male opposition in the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp Racecourse but finished unplaced behind the colt Barneveldt.[11] She ran very well in defeat in two subsequent races, finishing second to Pearl Cap in the Prix Vermeille and fourth behind the same horse in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
1932: four-year-old season
Charles Birkin, had bred Brulette and owned her throughout her racing career, died in England in April 1932.[12] In May Brulette began her third season in the Prix du Cadran over 4000 metres at Longchamp in May and won from Bruledur (runner-up in the Prix du Jockey-Club) and Barneveldt.[13]
She was then bought by
1933: five-year-old season
Brulette remained in training as a five-year-old in 1933 but failed to recover her best form. She finished unplaced in both the Ascot Gold Cup and the Goodwood Cup.[2]
Assessment and honours
In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Brulette an "average" winner of the Oaks.[18]
Breeding record
At the end of her racing career, Brulette was retired to become a broodmare in England. She produced at least twelve foals between 1935 and 1950:
- Croix de Feu, a bay filly, foaled in 1935, sired by Press Gang
- Protein, brown filly, 1936, by Manna. Female-line ancestor of All Along.[8]
- Thoroughfare, chestnut colt, 1938, by Fairway. Winner.
- Brulee, bay filly, 1939, by Fairway
- Tropical Sun, chestnut filly, 1940, Hyperion. Winner, third in Epsom Oak. Female-line ancestor of Vaguely Noble, Enstone Spark and Casamento.[8]
- Muirburn, bay filly, 1941, by Easton
- Desert Sun, bay filly, 1942, Hyperion. Winner. Female-line ancestor of Diminuendo.[8]
- Brusque, filly, 1943, by Casanova. Winner.
- Stockade, bay colt, 1944, by Big Game
- Tudor Rose, bay filly, 1945, by Owen Tudor
- Gotte d'Azur, filly, 1947, by Montrose
- Spun Sugar, bay filly, 1950, by Honeyway
Brulette died in December 1950 from colic.[19]
Pedigree
Sire Bruleur (FR) 1910 |
Chouberski 1902 |
Gardefeu | Cambyse |
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Bougie | |||
Campanule | The Bard (GB) | ||
Santa Lucia (GB) | |||
Basse Terre 1899 |
Omnium II | Upas | |
Bluette | |||
Bijou (GB) | St. Gatien | ||
Thora | |||
Dam Seaweed (GB) 1916 |
Spearmint 1903 |
Carbine (NZ) | Musket (GB) |
Mersey (GB) | |||
Maid of the Mint | Minting | ||
Warble | |||
Seadune 1908 |
Ayrshire | Hampton | |
Atalanta | |||
Seadown | Orvieto | ||
New Zealand (Family: 1-d)[8] |
References
- ^ a b "Brulette pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- Evening Post (New Zealand). 4 May 1937. p. 15 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Leading Sires of France". www.tbheritage.com.
- ^ "Byerley Turk Line". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "95% of thoroughbreds linked to one superstud". New Scientist. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "Brulette's Dam Also". Evening Post (New Zealand). 30 August 1932. p. 6 – via Papers Past.
- ^ a b c d e "Promise - Family 1-d". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ a b "An Unopposed Win". New Zealand Herald. 29 October 1932. p. 9 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "The Oaks". Evening Post (New Zealand). 18 July 1931. p. 21 – via Papers Past.
- Evening Post (New Zealand). 29 June 1931. p. 11 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Breeder of Roubaix". Evening Post (New Zealand). 20 May 1932. p. 4 – via Papers Past.
- New Zealand Herald. 29 June 1932. p. 9 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Notes by Phaeton". New Zealand Herald. 24 September 1932. p. 9 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "A French-Bred Winner". Evening Post (New Zealand). 29 July 1932. p. 9 – via Papers Past.
- Evening Star (Dunedin). 24 September 1932. p. 9 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "English Turf". Auckland Star. 28 October 1932. p. 10 – via Papers Past.
- ISBN 1-901570-15-0.
- ^ Weatherby (1953). "Brulette". General Stud Book. 32: 114.