Matilda (horse)
Matilda | |
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John Frederick Herring, Sr. | |
Sire | Comus |
Grandsire | Sorcerer |
Dam | Juliana |
Damsire | Gohanna |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 1824 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Edward Petre |
Owner | Edward Petre |
Trainer | John Scott |
Record | 9:4-2-0 |
Major wins | |
St Leger Stakes (1827) |
Matilda (1824–1846) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the St Leger Stakes in 1827. In a racing career confined to racecourses in Yorkshire she ran nine times and won four races between August 1826 and October 1828. After winning three of her first four races she defeated the Derby winner Mameluke in a controversial race for the 1827 St Leger. She was retired from racing after four unsuccessful races in 1828 and became a broodmare.
Background
Matilda was a "small, fidgety, temperamental"
Racing career
1826: two-year-old season
Matilda began her racing career on 9 August 1826 in a sweepstakes at York Racecourse in which she finished unplaced behind a colt named Popsy.[5] Two days later she reappeared for a race over the same course and distance. Ridden by Sim Templeman, she recorded her first win "in a canter"[6] by beating the colts Moonshine (subsequently the winner of the Champagne Stakes) and Reviewer.[7] On 21 September, at the St Leger meeting at Doncaster Racecourse, Matilda started the 4/1 second favourite for a one mile sweepstakes for two-year-olds. Ridden by Bob Johnson, she led from the start and won by a length[6] from Popsy, with the favourite Lunacy in third place.[8]
1827: three-year-old season
Matilda made her first appearance as a three-year-old at York on 10 August when she started 5/4 favourite for a ten furlong sweepstake. Ridden by Bill Scott, she led from the start, set a strong pace and "won easy"
1828: four-year-old season
In August 1828, Matilda began her third season with a run in a division of the
Stud career
Matilda was retired from racing to become a broodmare for Petre. She later moved to the studs of the Duke of Cleveland in 1832, Lord Eglinton in 1841 and Lord William Powlett in 1844. She produced twelve live foals in sixteen years before her death in 1846.[20] Her first foal, an unnamed filly sired by Whisker produced Nat, the winner of the Cambridgeshire Handicap in 1843. Matilda's daughter Eliza, sired by Physician, won the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster in 1838.
Pedigree
Sire Comus (GB) 1809 |
Sorcerer 1796 |
Trumpator | Conductor |
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Brunette | |||
Young Giantess | Diomed | ||
Giantess | |||
Houghton Lass 1801 |
Sir Peter Teazle | Highflyer | |
Papillon | |||
Alexina | King Fergus | ||
Lardella | |||
Dam Juliana (GB) 1810 |
Gohanna 1790 |
Mercury | Eclipse |
Tartar mare | |||
Dundas' Herod mare | Herod | ||
Maiden | |||
Platina 1792 |
Mercury | Eclipse | |
Tartar mare | |||
Milsinstown's Herod mare | Herod | ||
Young Hag (Family:5-a)[3] |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ The General stud book. Vol. 4. Weatherbys. 1840. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ a b "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Young Hag – Family 5-a". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ "Comus". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1827). Racing calendar. 1826. C H Reynell. p. 128. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ a b c Sporting magazine (Nov. 1828-Apr. 1829). M A Pittman. 1829. p. 249. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1827). Racing calendar. 1826. C H Reynell. p. 130. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1827). Racing calendar. 1826. C H Reynell. p. 188. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1828). Racing calendar. 1827. C H Reynell. p. 114. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ Sporting magazine (May–Oct. 1827). M A Pittman. 1827. p. 336. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ a b Sporting magazine (May–Oct. 1827). M A Pittman. 1827. p. 397. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1828). Racing calendar. 1827. C H Reynell. p. 168. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Nov. 1827-Apr. 1828). M A Pittman. 1828. p. 14. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Nov. 1827-Apr. 1828). M A Pittman. 1828. p. 16. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Nov. 1828-Apr. 1829). M A Pittman. 1829. p. 6. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ Sporting magazine (May–Oct. 1828). M A Pittman. 335. p. 335. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ Sporting magazine (May–Oct. 1828). M A Pittman. 335. p. 182. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Nov. 1828-Apr. 1829). M A Pittman. 1829. p. 58. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Nov. 1828-Apr. 1829). M A Pittman. 1829. p. 68. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ^ The General stud book. Vol. 5. Weatherbys. 1866. p. 77. Retrieved 2013-02-17.