Ebor (horse)
Ebor | |
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Sire | Orville |
Grandsire | Beningbrough |
Dam | Constantia |
Damsire | Walnut |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1814 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Owner | Henry Peirse |
Trainer | John Lonsdale |
Record | 6: 4-1-1 |
Major wins | |
Great St Leger Stakes (1817) |
Ebor (1814–1822) was a British
Background
Ebor was a bay horse with a white
Racing career
1817: three-year-old season
Ebor did not race as a two-year-old, beginning his racing career at York Racecourse on 22 May 1817. He started at odds of 3/1 and finished third of the six runner's behind Christopher Wilson's colt Parlington and Richard Gascoigne's unnamed brown colt.[3]
Ebor did not race again until 22 September, when he was one of eighteen colts and fillies to contest the forty-second running of the St Leger Stakes at
A year later, the Sporting Magazine recalled the contest for the St Leger as an "admirable race" but reported that Blacklock was almost universally regarded as the better horse and stated that his defeat had been due to "the inattention of his rider".[7]
1818: four-year-old season
As a four-year-old, Ebor was unbeaten in three races, although he was not tested at the highest level. He did not appear until the York August meeting where he had two engagements, the first in a four-mile Produce Sweepstakes for four-year-old colts and fillies. The betting suggested that he was his owner's second string, as the favourite was Henry Peirse's grey filly by Orville out of Ebor's half-sister Lisette. The filly's chance ended when she fell at the start, and Ebor won the race from Donna Rodriguez, the only other runner.[8] Three days later, Ebor started at odds of 1/3 for a two-mile Sweepstakes at the same course, and won from Lord Fitzwilliam's colt Anselmo.[9] Ebor returned to Doncaster in September for his only other appearance of the season. His owner was able to claim the prize in a four-mile sweepstakes without having to race his colt, as the other four entries were withdrawn, allowing Ebor to walk over.[10]
1819: five-year-old season
Before being retired to stud, Ebor made one appearance as a five-year-old in 1819. He ran for the third consecutive year at Doncaster's St Leger meeting in September, contesting the
Stud career
Ebor began his breeding career at Peirse's Snape Hall stud near Bedale, where he stood at a fee of 10 guineas a mare, with a guinea for the groom.[12] He had little chance to prove himself as a sire, dying from an "inflammation of the bowels" on 4 April 1822 at the age of eight.[13]
Pedigree
Sire Orville (GB) 1799 |
Beningbrough 1791 |
King Fergus | Eclipse |
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Creeping Polly | |||
Fenwick's Herod mare | Herod | ||
Pyrrha | |||
Evelina 1791 |
Highflyer | Herod | |
Rachel | |||
Termagant | Tantrum | ||
Cantatrice | |||
Dam Constantia (GB) 1796 |
Wallnut 1786 |
Highflyer | Herod |
Rachel | |||
Maiden | Matchem | ||
Pratt's old mare | |||
Contessina 1787 |
Young Marske | Marske | |
Blank mare | |||
Tuberose | Herod | ||
Grey Starling (Family:19-b)[2] |
- Ebor was inbred 3 × 3 to Highflyer, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the third generation of his pedigree. He was also inbred 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 to Highflyer's sire Herod.
References
- ^ Patricia Erigero Thoroughbred Heritage. "Orville". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ a b "Constantia – Family 19-b". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1818). Racing calendar. 1817. C H Reynell. p. 98. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ a b The Sportsman. Rogerson and Tuxford. 1855. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ "MISCELLANEOUS". Lancaster Gazette. 11 October 1817.
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(help) - ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1818). Racing calendar. 1817. C H Reynell. p. 126. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Oct. 1818-Mar. 1819). Wheble & Pittman. 1819. p. 215. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1819). Racing calendar. 1818. C H Reynell. p. 91. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1819). Racing calendar. 1818. C H Reynell. p. 94. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1819). Racing calendar. 1818. C H Reynell. p. 132. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1820). Racing calendar. 1819. C H Reynell. p. 130. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1820). Racing calendar. 1819. C H Reynell. p. 446. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Apr. -Sept. 1822). Pittman. 1822. p. 47. Retrieved 2013-03-06.