Challacombe (horse)
Challacombe | |
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Sire | St Serf |
Grandsire | St Leger (1905) |
Challacombe (1902 – 8 January 1917) was a British
Background
Challacombe was a bay horse with a white
He was sired by St Serf who won the
Racing career
1904: two-year-old season
Until 1946 two-year-old racehorses in Britain did not have to be given official names[6] and the colt who was to become Challacombe raced unnamed as a juvenile in 1904. The colt made no impact, as he failed to win or place in any of his six races.[7][8]
1905: three-year-old season
The still unnamed colt returned in the spring of 1905 and began to make steady progress. He won the Union Jack Stakes over one mile at
130th running of the St Leger over 14+1⁄2 furlongs at
Challacombe ended the year with earnings of £6,847 making him the sixth most financially successful horse of the season.[2]
1906: four-year-old season
Challacombe remained in training as a four-year-old but failed to win any major races.
Assessment and honours
In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Challacombe an "average" winner of the St Leger.[16]
Stud record
Challacombe retired from racing to become a breeding stallion but had no success as a sire of winners. Challacombe was euthanised on 8 January 1917.[17]
Pedigree
Sire St Serf (GB) 1887 |
St Simon (GB)1881 |
Galopin | Vedette |
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Flying Duchess | |||
St Angela | King Tom | ||
Adeline | |||
Feronia (GB) 1868 |
Thormanby | Windhound | |
Alice Hawthorn | |||
Woodbine | Stockwell | ||
Honeysuckle | |||
Dam Lady Chancellor (GB) 1895 |
Bona Vista (GB) 1889 |
Bend Or | Doncaster |
Rouge Rose | |||
Vista | Macaroni | ||
Verdure | |||
Lady Cecil (GB) 1886 |
Ossian | Salvator | |
Music | |||
True Blue | Oxford | ||
Smilax (Family 32)[5] |
References
- ^ a b "Challacombe pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ a b "English Racing". Otago Witness. 27 February 2018. p. 48 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Evening Star. 8 November 1905. p. 3 – via Papers Past.
- The Register. 25 October 1905. p. 7 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Dodsworth's Dam – Family 32". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- ^ a b "Far and Near". The Star. 20 September 1905. p. 1 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald. 15 September 1905. p. 7 – via Trove.
- Evening News (Sydney). 21 October 1905. p. 2 – via Trove.
- ^ "Turf Topics". The New Zealand Times. 23 September 1905. p. 14 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Sporting Notes". The Star. 19 October 1905. p. 1 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Racing in England". Telegraph (Brisbane). 16 October 1905. p. 2 – via Trove.
- ^ "IN A NUTSHELL". Otago Witness. 1 November 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- The Australasian. 21 October 1905. p. 20 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Sporting News". The Star. 25 October 1905. p. 1 – via Papers Past.
- ISBN 1-901570-15-0.
- . Retrieved 20 May 2018.