Galopin
Galopin | |
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Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1888, 1889, 1898) |
Galopin (1872–1899) was a
Background
Galopin was a bay stallion standing 15.3
As a foal, Galopin and his mother were sold for a combined price of 100 guineas by a representative of the Middle Park stud.[3] A year later, the yearling was offered for sale again, and was bought for 520 guineas by the Hungarian aristocrat Gustavus Batthyany,[6] acting on the advice of his private trainer John Dawson. Galopin was trained by Dawson at Batthyany's Warren House stable at Newmarket, Suffolk.[7]
Racing career
1874: two-year-old season
On his first appearance on a racecourse, Galopin finished second in the Hyde Park Stakes at
After a break of almost four months, Galopin returned to the racecourse in October to contest the
1875: three-year-old season
Galopin began his three-year-old career by running a match race against a filly named Stray Shot over Newmarket's Rowley Mile course. He won by ten lengths to claim the £500 stake money. At Epsom, Galopin started the 2/1 favourite for the Derby against seventeen opponents. Ridden by John Morris, he won comfortably by a length from Claremont. The race was rather closer than it might have been as Morris eased the colt down in the closing stages. After his win in the Derby, Galopin's owners took the unusual step of returning the horse to sprint distances. At Royal Ascot he won his second Fern Hill Stakes, beating the filly Bella.
Galopin had never been entered for the
Batthyany had a heart condition that enforced early retirement of Galopin as it was feared that the excitement of watching his horse race may risk the Prince's life.[2]
Stud record
After the death of the Prince in 1883, Galopin was sold to Henry Chaplin for 8,000 guineas, but was not initially well received as a stallion because of the presence of Blacklock in his pedigree. He later stood at
Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins/Achievements |
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1881 | St. Simon | Stallion | Goodwood Cup, Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland, Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain and Ireland |
1886 | Donovan | Stallion | Epsom Derby, St Leger Stakes |
1892 | Galeottia | Mare | 1000 Guineas Stakes |
1895 | Disraeli | Stallion | 2000 Guineas Stakes |
Galliard | Stallion |
Galopin was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1888, 1889 and 1898 and topped the broodmare sire list four times. He was the damsire of Bayardo and of the 1886 U.K. Triple Crown Champion, Flying Fox.[2]
Assessment and honours
In May 1886 The Sporting Times carried out a poll of one hundred racing experts to create a ranking of the best British racehorses of the 19th century. Galopin was ranked nineteenth, having been placed in the top ten by 14 of the contributors. He was the third highest ranked horse of the 1870s, behind Isonomy and Cremorne.[8]
From 1925, the
Pedigree
Sire Vedette br. 1854 |
Voltigeur br. 1847 |
Voltaire* br. 1826 |
Blacklock* |
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Phantom mare* | |||
Matha Lynn ch. 1837 |
Mulatto | ||
Leda | |||
Mrs Ridgway b. 1849 |
Birdcatcher gr. 1833 |
Sir Hercules | |
Guiccioli | |||
Nan Darrell b. 1844 |
Inheritor | ||
Nell | |||
Dam Flying Duchess b. 1853 |
The Flying Dutchman br. 1846 |
Bay Middleton b. 1833 |
Sultan |
Cobweb | |||
Barbelle ch. 1836 |
Sandbeck | ||
Darioletta | |||
Merope b. 1841 |
Voltaire* br. 1826 |
Blacklock* | |
Phantom Mare* | |||
Juniper Mare br. 1817 |
Juniper | ||
Sorcerer mare (Family 3-i) |
See also
References
- ^ Bloodlines: Galopin Retrieved on 2009-9-5
- ^ a b c d Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), Thoroughbred Breeding of the World, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
- ^ a b Leicester, Sir Charles, “Bloodstock Breeding”, JA Allen & Co, London, 1969
- ^ Felkel, S., Vogl, C., Rigler, D. et al. The horse Y chromosome as an informative marker for tracing sire lines. Sci Rep 9, 6095 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42640-w
- ^ Mayoh, Bryan (2019). "Should breeders pay attention to sire-lines in pursuit of producing athletes?". Racing Post.
- ^ "Horseracing History Online - Person Profile : Prince Gustavus Batthyany". www.horseracinghistory.co.uk.
- ^ "Horseracing History Online - Person Profile : John Dawson (Snr)". www.horseracinghistory.co.uk.
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- Railway Correspondence & Travel Society. p. 50.
- ISBN 0-901115-25-8.