Pilgrimage (horse)
Pilgrimage | |
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1000 Guineas Stakes (1878) |
Pilgrimage (1875–1897) was a
Background
Pilgrimage was a
Racing career
1877: two-year-old season
Pilgrimage made her racecourse début on 28 September 1877 in the First October Two-year-old Stakes over half a mile at Newmarket. She started the race as the 9/2 second favourite and immediately went to the front. In the closing stages she extended her lead and won easily by eight lengths from Dalgarno, who had started as the even money favourite.[6] Ten days later Pilgrimage started as the odds-on favourite for a Plate for two-year-olds. Facing only three opponents, she won by a length from Queen of Pearls.[7]
She then stepped in in class to contest the Middle Park Plate along with 19 other horses. Athol Lad started the race as the 7/4 favourite, with Beauclerc next at 5/1. Pilgrimage was one of the outsiders of the field, priced at 25/1. In the early stages Wild Darrell led the field and Pilgrimage was not amongst the front runners. As they entered the final quarter of the race Wild Darrell was fading, while Pilgrimage had made some progress through the pack. In the final furlong the race was between the Katie colt and Beauclerc, with the latter holding on to win by one length. Pilgrimage finished in third place, three lengths behind the runner-up.[1]
There were nine runners in the Dewhurst Plate on 25 October. Childeric was the 10/3 favourite, with Nerina at 4/1, Pilgrimage at 9/2 and Athol Lad at 5/1. The French colt Insulaire initially led the race, with Pilgrimage in about third position. In the closing stages Pilgrimage overtook Insulaire to win by half a length. Inval was third, two lengths behind the runner-up.[8] The following day Pilgrimage faced three rivals in the Post Sweepstakes and started as the favourite. Tredegar was beaten after half a mile, but the other three raced until the finish line. Pilgrimage won by a neck from Redwing, who in turn beat third-placed Clementine by a head.[9]
1878: three-year-old season
On 8 May 1878 Pilgrimage was one of ten horses to line up for the
Two days after her victory in the 2000 Guineas, Pilgrimage started the
It had been raining at
Stud career
After retiring from racing Pilgrimage went on to become a successful broodmare, foaling two Classic winners. Pilgrimage died in 1897.[12] Her progeny included:
- Slipped Foal to Hermit in 1880
- a dead colt foaled in 1881 and sired by Hermit.
- a bay mare foaled in 1882 by Sterling.
- Loved One – a brown colt foaled in 1883 and sired by See Saw. In 1885 he won the Foal Post Stakes[13] and finished third in the Clearwell Stakes at Newmarket.[14]
- Lourdes – a colt foaled in 1884 and sired by Sefton, who won the Clearwell Stakes in 1886.[15]
- Barren to Isonomy in 1885
- Knight of Malta - a bay colt foaled in 1886 and sired by Galopin.
- Shrine – a chestnut mare foaled in 1887 and sired by Clairvaux or Isonomy. She won the Chesterfield Cup Handicap at Goodwood in 1891[16] and the Liverpool Spring Cup in 1894.[17] Shrine was the dam of Prix du Jockey Club winner Saxon,[18]
- Barren to Isonomy in 1888
- Pilgrim's Progress – a chestnut colt foaled in 1889 and sired by Isonomy who was runner-up in the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom in 1891.[19] He was exported to Australia, where he became Champion sire.[20]
- Barren to Clairvaux in 1890
- Mecca – a chestnut filly foaled in 1891 and sired by Isonomy. She won the Hopeful Stakes in 1893[21] and finished third in the 1000 Guineas in 1894.[22]
- a dead colt foaled in 1892 and sired by Isonomy.
- Barren to Tristan in 1894
- Jeddah – a chestnut colt foaled in 1895 and sired by Janissary. He won the Derby and Prince of Wales Stakes in 1898.[24][25]
- a chestnut colt foaled in 1896 and sired by Bend Or.
- Barren to Childwick in 1897
Pedigree
Sire The Palmer (GB; b. 1864) |
Beadsman (br. 1855) | Weatherbit |
Sheet Anchor |
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Miss Letty | |||
Mendicant |
Touchstone | ||
Lady Moore Carew | |||
Madame Eglentine (b. 1857) | Cowl |
Bay Middleton | |
Crucifix | |||
Diversion |
Defence | ||
Folly | |||
Dam Lady Audley (GB) br. 1867 |
Macaroni (GB) b. 1860 |
Sweetmeat b. 1842 |
Gladiator |
Lollypop | |||
Jocose b. 1843 |
Pantaloon | ||
Banter | |||
Secret (GB) b. 1853 |
Melbourne br. 1834 |
Humphrey Clinker | |
Cervantes mare | |||
Mystery 1842 |
Jerry | ||
Nameless |
References
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- ^ "TALK OF THE DAY". Otago Witness. 11 June 1896. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ a b c d "EPSOM SPRING MEETING". Press. 13 July 1878. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ a b "Pilgrimage (GB) pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ a b "RACING IN ENGLAND". West Coast Times. 5 July 1878. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "SPORTING INTELLIGENCE". Morning Post. 29 September 1877.
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- ^ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 23 November 1893. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "SPORTING". Press. 14 May 1894. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Canterbury Pilgrim". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "THE DERBY". Star. 26 May 1898. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 4 August 1898. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "The Earl pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-04-15.