Cwrw
Cwrw | |
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Sire | 2000 Guineas (1812) Match against Hydaspes (1813) |
Cwrw (foaled 1809) was a British
Background
Cwrw was a brown horse bred by his owner William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington, later the 1st Duke of Cleveland. He was the fourth of eleven foals produced by Lady Charlotte (1799-1818) a mare bred by Mr. Wilkinson.[1] Lady Charlotte was a half-sister of the St Leger Stakes winner Paragon and the successful breeding stallion Whiskey.[2]
He was sired by Dick Andrews, a grandson of
Racing career
1812: three-year-old season
Until 1913, there was no requirement for British racehorses to have official names,[4] and the horse who later became known as Cwrw began his racing career as Lord Darlingtons's br. c. by Dick Andrews out of a sister to Kite, by Buzzard . Lord Darlington's colt made his first appearance on 14 April 1812 when he was one of seven three-year-olds, from an original entry of twenty-four, to contest the fourth running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes over the Rowley Mile course. Ridden by Sam Chifney, he won by a neck from Lord Stawell's colt Cato.[5] According to later writers, the 2000 Guineas of 1812 was the subject of a major betting coup. Before the race, a huge amount of money was wagered on Lord Darlington's other runner, an unnamed colt sired by Remembrancer which caused the odds of the other runners to lengthen. Shortly before the race, the impression that the Remebrancer colt was his owner's favoured entrant was enhanced when he appeared before the crowds ridden by Chifney, while Cwrw was ridden by an unknown stable lad. When the horses arrived at the start, however, Chifney swapped mounts and the Remembrancer colt was withdrawn. Darlington and his confederates collected on their winning bets, and, under the betting rules then in force, were able to recoup their losing bets on the Remembrancer colt, which were declared void. The incident led to the extension of "Play-or-Pay" betting, in which bets on withdrawn horses counted as losing bets, in most major races.[6]
Thirteen days later, now officially named Cwrw, Lord Darlington's colt started
1813: four-year-old season
After a break of almost eleven months, Cwrw made his debut as a four-year-old on 4 May. He started joint-favourite for the
1814: five-year-old season
Cwrw began his 1814 campaign by running unplaced behind
1815: six-year-old season
In early 1815, Villiers was able to claim two prizes without having to race his new acquisition. Mr Prince had to pay 100 guineas forfeit when his horse Young Eagle failed to appear for a match against Cwrw at the Craven meeting and Mr Scott Stonehewer paid 100 guineas when Slender Billy did not oppose Cwrw in a match over the Ditch Mile on 27 April.[13] Cwrw failed to win in his eight competitive races in 1815. At the Second Spring meeting he finished fourth behind Slender Billy in a handicap race over the four Beacon Course and was beaten in a match by Mr Bouverie's mare Scheherazade.[14] At the July meeting Cwrw finished unplaced behind Alexander the Great in a two-mile sweepstakes.
Cwrw returned to action in autumn when he was beaten again by Scheherazade in a one-mile match race on 4 October. At the Second October meeting two weeks later, Cwrw finished second to Idle Boy in a subscription race over the Beacon Course and in the Town Plate three days later.[15] At the Houghton meeting, Cwrw finished unplaced in two five furlong handicap races.
1816: seven-year-old season
Cwrw began his final season by racing three times at Newmarket in spring. He finished second to Asmodeus in a subscription race at the Craven meeting, ran unplaced behind Sir Thomas in a five furlong race at the First Spring meeting and finished third to Equator in a ten furlong handicap race at the Second Spring meeting.[16] On 2 July a horse named Cwrw (described as a gelding owned by Mr Goodisson ran in a race at Ipswich. He finished second in the first heat, third in the second and was then withdrawn from the deciding heat.[17] Cwrw's next engagements came at Brighton Racecourse in August. Running in the ownership of Mr Bacon he won a claiming race in two heats from Mr Gould's horse Gum Guaiacum. After the race he was claimed for 60 guineas by the owner of the runner-up. On the following day, running for Mr Gould, he was beaten in two races by Mr Maxse's horse Cashew.[18] Cwrw ended his racing career at Enfield Racecourse on 11 September when he contested the Town Plate in a series of four mile heats. He won the first heat, finished second to Mr Kings's horse Grasshopper in the second and third to the same horse in the deciding heat.[19]
Stud career
According to the Racing Calendar, Cwrw was "sent to the Cape" at the end of the 1816 season, suggesting that he was exported to stand as a breeding stallion in
Pedigree
Sire Dick Andrews (GB) 1797 |
Joe Andrews 1778 |
Eclipse | Marske |
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Spilletta | |||
Amaranda | Omnium | ||
Cloudy | |||
Highflyer mare 1790 |
Highflyer | Herod | |
Rachel | |||
Cardinal Puff mare | Cardinal Puff | ||
Tatler mare | |||
Dam Lady Charlotte (GB) 1799 |
Buzzard 1787 |
Woodpecker | Herod |
Miss Ramsden | |||
Misfortune | Dux | ||
Curiosity | |||
Clash 1775 |
Herod | Tartar | |
Cypron | |||
Teresa | Matchem | ||
Brown Regulus (Family 2-a)[2] |
- Cwrw was inbred 3 x 4 x 4 to Herod, meaning that this stallion appears once in the third and twice in the fourth generations of his pedigree.
References
- ^ The General stud book. Vol. 2. C, J, E & JP Weatherby. 1869. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ a b "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Ringbone - Family 2-a". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "Eclipse". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- ^ Sporting magazine : or, monthly calendar of the ... v. 40 (Apr. -Sept. 1812). J Wheble. 1812. p. 339. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Henry John Rous (1866). On the Laws and Practice of Horse Racing. A H Baily. p. 34. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
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- ^ Sporting magazine : or, monthly calendar of the ... v. 40 (Apr. -Sept. 1812). J Wheble. 1812. p. 345. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Sporting magazine : or, monthly calendar of the ... v. 40 (Apr. -Sept. 1812). J Wheble. 1812. p. 346. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1814). Racing calendar. 1813. C H Reynell. p. 96. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1814). Racing calendar. 1813. C H Reynell. p. 231. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1815). Racing calendar. 1814. C H Reynell. p. 80. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1815). Racing calendar. 1814. C H Reynell. p. 90. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1816). Racing calendar. 1815. C H Reynell. p. 81. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1816). Racing calendar. 1815. C H Reynell. p. 91. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1816). Racing calendar. 1815. C H Reynell. p. 218. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1817). Racing calendar. 1816. C H Reynell. p. 80. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1817). Racing calendar. 1816. C H Reynell. p. 112. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1817). Racing calendar. 1816. C H Reynell. p. 151. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1817). Racing calendar. 1816. C H Reynell. p. 168. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1817). Racing calendar. 1816. C H Reynell. p. 455. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ^ "Cwrw pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-04-27.