Ninety-three (horse)
Ninety-three | |
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Sire | Chestnut |
Breeder | John Clifton |
Owner | Thomas Vernon John Hutchinson John Clifton |
Record | 6: 1-1-2 |
Major wins | |
St Leger Stakes (1793) |
Ninety-three (foaled 1790) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1793. He was one of the least successful of classic winners, with the St Leger being his only victory in a six race career which lasted from May 1793 until September 1794. After his retirement from racing he does not appear to have been used as a breeding stallion. His name has also been rendered as Ninety three, Ninety Three and Ninety-Three.
Background
Ninety-three was a
Racing career
1793: three-year-old season
Mr. Hutchinson's
1794: four-year-old season
Ninety-three failed to win in three races as a four-year-old in 1794, although he finished first in two preliminary heats. He made his first appearance of the season on 9 July at Nantwich when he raced in a sweepstakes run in a series of three-mile heats, with the prize going to the first horse to win twice. He defeated his only opponent a six-year-old named Tommy in the first heat, but was beaten in the next two. In this race he was incorrectly described by the Racing Calendar as being a brown colt.[6] At Preston, two weeks later (described as a bay) he contested another race in heats for a prize donated by the Earl of Derby. He finished second, first and third before finishing third again in the deciding heat.[7] In September, he returned to the scene of his St Leger victory for a second attempt at Doncaster's Gold Cup. He finished fourth of the seven runners behind the 1794 St Leger winner Beningbrough.[8]
Stud career
Ninety-three never appeared on the lists of stallions whose services were advertised in the Racing Calendar, and he has no offspring listed in the General Stud Book. He may have died of natural causes or been euthanised after his final race, although it is possible that he was gelded and used as a hack or hunter.
Pedigree
Sire Florizel (GB) 1768 |
Herod* 1758 |
Tartar* | Partner |
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Meliora | |||
Cypron* | Blaze | ||
Salome | |||
Cygnet mare 1761 |
Cygnet | Godolphin Arabian | |
Godolphin Blossom | |||
Young Cartouch mare | Young Cartouch | ||
Ebony | |||
Dam Nosegay (GB) 1780 |
Justice 1774 |
Herod* | Tartar* |
Cypron* | |||
Curiosity | Snap* | ||
Regulus mare | |||
Nosegay 1767 |
Snap* | Snip | |
sister to Slipby | |||
Flora | Young Cade | ||
Midge (Family:3) |
* Ninety-three is inbred 2S x 3D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears second generation on the sire side of his pedigree and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Ninety-three is inbred 4D x 3D to the stallion Snap, meaning that he appears fourth and third generation once each dam side of his pedigree.
References
- ^ "King Herod". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ The General stud book. Vol. 1. C W Reynell. 1858. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ James Weatherby (1793). Racing calendar. 1792. H Reynell. p. 265. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Apr. -Sept. 1793). J Wheble. 1793. p. 380. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Oct. 1793-Mar. 1794). J Wheble. 1793. p. 11. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1795). Racing calendar. 1794. J Wheble. p. 52. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1795). Racing calendar. 1794. J Wheble. p. 56. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1795). Racing calendar. 1794. J Wheble. p. 104. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ "Ninety-three pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-04-04.