Chamant (horse)
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Leading sire in Germany (1885, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1897) |
Chamant (1874–1898) was a French-bred, British-trained
Background
Chamant was a bay horse bred at the Haras Dangu stud of his owner Comte Frederic de Lagrange. Lagrange had extensive racing and breeding interests on both sides of the English Channel in partnership with his compatriot
Like his sire Mortemer, Chamant was named after a village in Picardy. Lagrange sent the colt to his private trainer Thomas Jennings at his Phantom House stable at Newmarket, Suffolk.
Racing career
1876: two-year-old season
Chamant arrived at Jennings' yard from France in June 1876, and it was some time before the trainer could bring him to peak condition.[2] Despite not yet being fully fit, he began his racing career shortly afterwards, when he finished unplaced behind Warren Hastings in the July Stakes.[3] He then finished second in the Lavant Stakes at Goodwwod before being sent to compete at Lewes Racecourse where he ran twice. After finishing unplaced behind the filly Placida[3] in the Astley Stakes he recorded his first win in the £465 Priory Stakes.[4]
At Doncaster in September, Chamant finished unplaced behind the filly Lady Golightly in the
Chamant's earnings of £5,930 made him the third most successful horse of 1876 in Britain, behind the three-year-old classic winners Petrarch and Kisber.[6] The success of Chamant, and other horses owned by Lagrange, led Lord Falmouth (the owner of Lady Golightly) to call for foreign horses to be banned from competing in British races.[7] Falmouth unsuccessfully took his proposal to a general meeting of the Jockey Club in 1877.[8]
1877: three-year-old season
Chamant reportedly thrived over the winter
Four weeks later, Chamant faced sixteen opponents in the Derby at Epsom, and started second favourite behind Rob Roy. He had been favourite for the race for months, but his appearance in the paddock before the race caused serious concern, as he was seen to be lame in his hock. Lagrange was advised to withdraw the colt but decided to allow him to run.[15] The odds against the French horse fluctuated wildly in the half-hour before the race, drifting from 6/4 to 20/1 before settling at 4/1.[16] Chamant was not among the early leaders but improved to fourth place at half way. In the straight he briefly looked likely to challenge the leaders, but weakened in the final furlong and finished tenth behind Silvio.[17]
A back injury sustained in the 2000 Guineas had deteriorated throughout the season and by autumn the horse was also beginning to develop respiratory trouble which may have been a form of
Stud career
Chamant began his stud career at the Haras Dangu, but after a single covering season he was sold for £4,000 and exported to stand as a stallion at the German Imperial Stud at Graditz. He remained at Graditz until 1892 when he was moved to another Imperial Stud at Beberbeck where he lived for six years before dying of heart disease in 1898.[5]
Chamant sired three winners of the
Pedigree
Sire Mortemer (FR) 1865 |
Compiegne 1858 |
Fitz Gladiator | Gladiator |
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Zarah | |||
Maid of Hart | The Provost | ||
Martha Lynn | |||
Comtesse 1855 |
Nuncio | Plenipotentiary | |
Ally | |||
Eusebio | Emilius | ||
Mangel-Wurzel | |||
Dam Araucaria (GB) 1862 |
Ambrose 1849 |
Touchstone | Camel |
Banter | |||
Annette | Priam | ||
Don Juan mare | |||
Pocahontas 1837 |
Glencoe | Sultan | |
Trampoline | |||
Marpessa | Muley | ||
Clare (Family:3-n)[1] |
References
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- ^ a b "PRINCIPAL RACES DURING 1877". Press. 14 April 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ a b "SPORTING NOTES FROM HOME". New Zealand Herald. 17 February 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ a b c d Patricia Erigero. "Chamant". Thoroughbred Heritage. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "ENGLISH WINNERS OF 1876". Thames Star. 27 February 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "A FRENCH INVASION". Timaru Herald. 24 February 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "SPORTING NOTES FROM HOME". New Zealand Herald. 28 April 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "English Sporting News". Auckland Star. 12 May 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "ENGLISH SPORTING NEWS". Auckland Star. 22 March 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "ENGLISH RACING NEWS.—BY AUGUR". Auckland Star. 14 July 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS". Tuapeka Times. 27 June 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING". Otago Witness. 26 May 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "MORE MIXED WAR NEWS". Westport Times. 5 June 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "The Race for the English Derby of 1877". Rockhampton Bulletin. 3 Aug 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "TURF NOTES". The Queenslander. 18 Aug 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "THE DERBY RACE". Press. 19 July 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "CURRENT NOTES". Otago Witness. 29 September 1877. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "SPORTING AND THEATRICAL NOTES". Auckland Star. 28 February 1878. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "German Derby Winners". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "German 2000 Guineas Winners". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "Chamant pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-09-15.