Lord Clifden
Lord Clifden | |
---|---|
St. Leger Stakes (1863) Doncaster Stakes (1863) | |
Awards | |
Champion sire in Germany (1872) Champion sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1876) |
Lord Clifden (1860 – 7 February 1875) was a British
Background
Lord Clifden was a
Racing career
1862: Two-year-old season
Lord Clifden's first race was on 4 June 1862 in the
He didn't run again until September, when he contested the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster and started as the odds-on favourite. Fordham held him up at the rear of the field, but had to start riding him before they had turned into the finishing straight. As the six-runner field entered the final furlong Lord Clifden had almost caught leaders Armagnac and Early Purl. He then overtook them inside the last furlong and won by half a length from Armagnac, with Early Purl a further three lengths back in third place.[5] Two days later Lord Clifden raced in a sweepstakes of £10 each with £100 added. He got off to a bad start, losing several lengths to the rest of the field as Volturno went into the lead. Lord Clifden closed up on the field as they turned into the straight. At the one-furlong pole Fordham asked him for an effort and stride by stride he caught Bohemia, who was then leading, and just overtook him at the line to win by a head. Queen Bertha finished third, three lengths behind the front two.[5]
1863: Three-year-old season
Epsom Downs
On 20 May 1863, Lord Clifden faced 30 rivals in the Derby Stakes at Epsom Downs. Ridden again by George Fordham, he started the race as the 4/1 favourite. Also near the front of the betting were Hospender and Gellie at 9/1 and Macaroni and Saccharometer at 10/1. There was a delay to the start of almost one hour after the horses were fifteen minutes late going to post and then there were over thirty false starts. When they finally got under way, Lord Clifden was positioned in about tenth place by Fordham, as Bright Cloud led the field. With one mile still to run Bright Cloud faded and left Donnybrook and Lord Clifden in the lead. The Cloud was in third place until the six-furlong pole, where he swerved and brought down Saccharometer. The incident also caused King of the Vale to unseat his rider and almost brought down Fantastic. As the horses rounded Tattenham Corner, Lord Clifden had a slight lead over Donnybrook, with Tom Fool lying in third. As then entered the finishing straight Donnybrook and Lord Clifden's nearest challengers were Tom Fool and Macaroni.[6] Inside the final furlong Macaroni closed down the leader and with Lord Clifden stumbling in the last stride got the better and won by a short-head.[7] Rapid Rhone finished in third place, half a length behind Macaroni and Lord Clifden.[6] After the race many people thought that the race was either a dead heat or that Lord Clifden had won.[8] The following day Lord Clifden turned out for the Great Surrey Foal Stakes, where his only rival was the French horse Jarnicoton. Lord Clifden led until the final furlong, where he was challenged. The pair raced side by side, but Jarnicoton's stirrup broke and Lord Clifden won by a head.[7]
Grand Prix de Paris
About two weeks after the Epsom, Lord Clifden travelled to France for the
St. Leger meeting
In the
1864: Four-year-old season
Lord Clifden started the 1864 season in the
Stud career
Lord Clifden was retired to Moorlands Stud in
- Buckden (1869) – was the sire of Kentucky Derby winner Buchanan and Kentucky Oaks winner Lucy May.[1]
- Celibacy (1869) – was the dam of
- Hymenaeus (1869) – won the Deutsches Derby.[1]
- Wenlock (1869) – finished fourth in the Derby before winning the St. Leger later in the 1872 season. He sired several good horses including top juvenile Panzerschiff and Sussex Stakes winner Limestone and his Prince of Wales's Stakes winning brother Quicklime. However, he was better known as a broodmare sire, producing the dams of Isinglass and Sainfoin.[1]
- Winslow (1869) – won the Royal Hunt Cup.[1]
- Perdita and Bay Ronald who were influential at stud.[1]
- Bay Windham (1873) – won the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom.
- The Bard.[1]
- Manoeuvre (1874) – finished third in the St. Leger and foaled the Derby winner Sir Hugo and the steeplechaser Flying Column.[1]
- Cyprus (1875) – won Ascot's Trial Stakes.
- El Rey (1875) – won the Grand Prix de Deauville in 1879.[22]
- St. James's Palace Stakes.[1]
- Lord Clive (1875) – sired Prix du Jockey Club winner La Moriniere and top jumps horse Calabris.[1]
- Reefer (1875) – won the Chester Cup.[1]
Lord Clifden died on 7 February 1875 at Dewhurst Stud from "disease of the heart".[23] He was aged 15 and left nine crops of foals. It is through Hampton's son Bay Ronald that his sire line survives.[1]
Pedigree
Sire Newminster (GB) b. 1848 |
Touchstone (GB) br. 1831 |
Camel (GB) br. 1822 |
Whalebone |
---|---|---|---|
Selim mare | |||
Banter (GB) br. 1826 |
Master Henry | ||
Boadicea | |||
Beeswing (GB) b. 1833 |
Doctor Syntax (GB) br. 1811 |
Paynator | |
Beningbrough mare | |||
Ardrossan mare (GB) ch. 1817 |
Ardrossan | ||
Lady Eliza | |||
Dam The Slave (GB) b. 1852 |
Melbourne (GB) br. 1834 |
Humphrey Clinker b. 1822 |
Comus |
Clinkerina | |||
Cervantes mare 1825 |
Cervantes | ||
Golumpus mare | |||
Volley (GB) b. 1845 |
Voltaire br. 1826 |
Blacklock | |
Phantom mare | |||
Martha Lynn br. 1837 |
Mulatto | ||
Leda |
Note: b. =
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Lord Clifden". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ "Newminster". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ a b SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Morning Post, 4 June 1862
- ^ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, London Daily News, 9 June 1862
- ^ a b SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 20 September 1862
- ^ a b "EPSOM.—WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH". Trove.nla.gov.au. 18 Jul 1863. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ a b Sporting News, Dorset County Chronicle, 28 May 1863
- ^ "SPORTS AND PASTIMES". Daily Southern Cross. 1 May 1875. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ THE PARIS RACES, Morning Post, 3 June 1863
- ^ a b c d e "THE ST. LEGER-DAY". Otago Witness. 28 November 1863. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ RACING NOTES, Birmingham Journal, 13 June 1863
- ^ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, London Daily News, 17 September 1863
- ^ SPORTING, London Standard, 18 September 1863
- ^ "THE LAST TWO DAYS AT DONCASTER". Otago Witness. 16 January 1863. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ DONCASTER RACES, Lincolnshire Chronicle, 25 September 1863
- ^ "TURF STATISTICS, 1863". Otago Witness. 19 March 1864. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ SPORTING, London Standard, 15 April 1864
- ^ SPORTING, The Era, 12 June 1864
- ^ a b GOODWOOD RACES, London Standard, 30 July 1864
- ^ "ENGLISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. 7 October 1865. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ "Leading Sires of Germany". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ "RACING IN FRANCE". Otago Witness. 1 November 1879. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ DEATH OF LORD CLIFDEN, York Herald, 13 February 1875
- ^ "Lord Clifden pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ The General Stud Book. J. S. Skinner, Baltimore. 1834. Retrieved 2013-06-11.