Coronation (British horse)
Coronation | |
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Stallion | |
Foaled | 1838 |
Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Abraham Rawlinson |
Owner | Abraham Rawlinson |
Trainer | Ben Painter Isaac Day |
Record | 7:6–1–0 |
Major wins | |
Epsom Derby (1841) Ascot Derby (1841) |
Coronation (foaled 1838) was a British
before he was exported to Russia.Background
Coronation, a "blood" bay horse standing 16 hands high, was bred by his owner, Abraham Tysack Rawlinson of Chadlington in Oxfordshire, father of Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet and George Rawlinson.[1] The Farmer's Magazine described him as a "splendid looking animal" with a strong, tapering head, muscular shoulders and long legs.[2] Coronation was prepared for racing "with considerable ability" by Ben Painter[3] (or Painten),[2] Rawlinson's "stud groom" at Chadlington and Heythrop Park.[4] He was foaled in the year of Queen Victoria's coronation.
Coronation's sire,
Racing career
1840: two-year-old season
Coronation ran twice as a two-year-old in the summer of 1840. On his first appearance on 18 August he easily won a four-runner
1841: three-year-old season
On his three-year-old debut, Coronation won the Trial Stakes Warwick in impressive style[10] in a large, but undistinguished field. On 15 April, Coronation's odds for the Derby were cut from 10/1to 9/1.[11] In the final build-up to the Derby, Rawlinson entrusted the horse to a professional trainer, Isaac Day,[3] who was based at Northleach, Gloucestershire.[12]
At
At
Coronation's performances during the summer had been so dominant that the St Leger on 14 September was considered a formality, and attracted less interest than usual.[19] He started the 1/2 favourite against ten opponents, of whom only the Marquess of Westminster's colt Satirist (5/1) was given any chance against him. Coronation took the lead at half way and entered the straight traveling well and looking the likely winner. But Satirist, ridden by Bill Scott, produced a strong challenge, and the two colts raced side by side throughout the last furlong. In the closing strides Satirist gained a slight advantage, and Coronation was beaten by "half a neck".[19] According to his jockey, John Day, Coronation had been "treated like a spoiled child" in the build-up to the St Leger and went to Doncaster some way below peak fitness.[7]
Stud career
Coronation was not a great success as a stallion, but he did sire
Pedigree
Sire Sir Hercules (GB) 1826 |
Whalebone 1807 |
Waxy | Potoooooooo |
---|---|---|---|
Maria | |||
Penelope | Trumpator | ||
Prunella | |||
Peri 1822 |
Wanderer | Gohanna | |
Catherine | |||
Thalestris | Alexander* | ||
Rival | |||
Dam Ruby (GB) 1825 |
Rubens 1805 |
Buzzard | Woodpecker |
Misfortune | |||
Alexander mare | Alexander* | ||
Highflyer mare | |||
Williamson's Ditto mare 1812 |
Williamson's Ditto | Sir Peter Teazle | |
Arethusa mare | |||
Agnes | Shuttle | ||
sister to Hoity Toity (Family:26)[22] |
- Coronation was inbred 4 × 4 to Alexander, meaning that the stallion, a son of Eclipse, appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.
References
- ^ "Obituary Canon Rawlinson". Evening Mail. 8 October 1902. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b The farmer's magazine – Google Books. 1841. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ a b The Gentleman's magazine – John Nichols – Google Books. 1868. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ Patricia Erigero Thoroughbred Heritage. "Sir Hercules". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Birdcatcher". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ a b c The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'. –. 1841. p. 357. Retrieved 2012-01-16 – via Internet Archive.
coronation.
- ^ The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf ... – Google Books. 1840. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ The New sporting magazine – Google Books. 1841. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ The New sporting magazine – Google Books. 1841. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "31 Aug 1841 – THE DERBY". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Horse-racing in England: a synoptical review – Robert Black –. Richard Bently and Son. 1893. Retrieved 2012-01-16 – via Internet Archive.
isaac day coronation.
- ^ a b "09 Oct 1841 – THE "DERBY" DAY". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- ^ "20 Sep 1841 – SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Epsom Races. WEDNESDAY, M". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "08 Oct 1841 – THE DERBY RACE. EPSOM, MAY 26". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ The New sporting magazine. N.S. 1 (Jan.-June 1841). Babel.hathitrust.org. p. 446. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ a b "Papers Past — New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator — 23 October 1841 — ENGLISH NEWS". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ a b "27 Jan 1842 – DONCASTER RACES [From the Caledonian Mercury.]". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Patricia Erigero Thoroughbred Heritage. "Sir Hercules". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Sir Hercules". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Old Merlin Mare – Family 26". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-01-16.