Orbit (horse)
Orbit | |
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Chestnut | |
Owner | 1st Duke of Westminster |
Trainer | John Porter |
Record | 6 wins |
Earnings | £12,679[1] |
Major wins | |
Craven Stakes (1888) Eclipse Stakes (1888) |
Orbit (foaled 1885) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. He was trained at Kingsclere by John Porter for the 1st Duke of Westminster. As a three-year-old he won the Eclipse Stakes.
Breeding
Orbit was the son of Epsom Derby and Champion Stakes winner Bend Or. His dam was Fair Alice, a daughter of July Stakes winner Cambuscan.[2]
Racing career
Orbit won three races as a two-year-old; the Criterion Nursery Handicap at
Stud career
After retiring from racing Orbit was exported to Argentina to stand at stud. He was a successful stallion there and his progeny included Olascoaga[8] and Old Man, who won 18 of his 19 races.[9] Such was his success at stud he was given the nickname "Stockwell Sudamericano" meaning "South American Stockwell" and referring to the British sire Stockwell.[8]
Pedigree
Sire Bend Or ch. 1877 |
Doncaster ch. 1870 |
Stockwell ch. 1849 |
The Baron |
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Pocahontas | |||
Marigold ch. 1860 |
Teddington | ||
Ratan mare | |||
Rouge Rose ch. 1865 |
Thormanby ch. 1857 |
Windhound | |
Alice Hawthorn* | |||
Ellen Horne br. 1844 |
Redshank | ||
Delhi | |||
Dam Fair Alice br. 1873 |
Cambuscan ch. 1861 |
Newminster b. 1848 |
Touchstone |
Beeswing | |||
The Arrow b. 1850 |
Slane | ||
Southdown | |||
Young Alice b. 1865 |
Young Melbourne br. 1855 |
Melbourne | |
Clarissa | |||
Sweet Hawthorn br. 1858 |
Sweetmeat | ||
Alice Hawthorn* |
Note: b. =
* Orbit was inbred 4x4 to Alice Hawthorn. This means that the mare appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.
References
- ^ a b Porter, John; Moorhouse, Edward (1919). John Porter of Kingsclere. G. Richards Ltd.
- ^ "Cambuscan". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "TURF GOSSIP". Auckland Star. 28 April 1888. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Thursday, April 19". Otago Witness. 1 June 1888. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "DERBY SPRING MEETING". Otago Witness. 22 June 1888. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Wednesday, May 30". Otago Witness. 20 July 1888. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 21 September 1888. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ a b "Bend Or - Orbit". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Dollar - Old Man". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Orbit pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.