Remembrancer (horse)
Remembrancer | |
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Sire | Pipator |
Grandsire | Imperator |
Dam | Queen Mab |
Damsire | Eclipse |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1800 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
Owner | John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
Trainer | John Smith |
Record | 14: 9-4-0 (not including void race) |
Earnings | 2070 guineas |
Major wins | |
Newcastle Gold Cup (1803, 1804) St Leger Stakes (1803) Doncaster Cup (1803) Great Subscription Purse (1804) |
Remembrancer (1800–1829) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1803. Bred and trained in County Durham, he was still unnamed when winning six races including the St Leger and the Doncaster Cup as a three-year-old, and was undefeated in four starts in 1804, including a division of the Great Subscription Purse at York Racecourse. He remained in training as a five-year-old, but had injury problems and failed to win. At stud, he was moderately successful as a sire of racehorses, but had a lasting impact on the breed through the success of his daughters as broodmares.
Background
Remembrancer was a bay horse bred by his owner John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne at Streatlam Castle in County Durham. His sire Pipator was a useful, but unremarkable racehorse who sired several good runners and broodmares.[1] Remembrancer's dam, Queen Mab was a highly influential broodmare with many successful racehorses among her direct descendants, including Hill Prince, Indian Skimmer, King's Theatre and Henrythenavigator.[2]
Racing career
1803: three-year-old season
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Until 1913, there was no requirement for British racehorses to have official names,[3] and the horse who later became known as Remembrancer competed in 1803 as Lord Strathmore's b. c. by Pipator out of Queen Mab.
Lord Strathmore's colt began his racing career on 13 April 1803 at
In June, Lord Strathmore's colt ran in two races at Newcastle Racecourse in Northumberland. On the opening day he was made 1/3 favourite for a two-mile sweepstakes, but was beaten by William Walker's bay colt by Screveton. Three days later, Strathmore's colt was matched against older horses in the Newcastle Gold Cup over four miles, and won from three opponents.[6] The colt next appeared at York Racecourse in August, where he upset the odds-on favourite Doncaster (owned by Lord Darlington) in a two-mile sweepstakes for three-year-olds. Two days later, the Strathmore's colt, finished second to Doncaster, but ahead of William Walker's colt, when the three met in a sweepstakes over one and three quarter miles at the same venue.[7]
On his next appearance, Strathmore's colt ran at
1804: four-year-old season
Lord Strathmore's colt, now officially named Remembrancer was undefeated in four races in the 1804 season. He made his first appearance of the year on 21 June in the Newcastle Gold Cup. He won the race for the second time, beating Mr Brandling's six-year-old Alonzo and two others.[10] In August, Remembrancer made two appearances at York, both over a distance of four miles. He began by winning the Gold Cup from Mr Bowman's filly Susan, and three days later won division of the Great Subscription Purse, beating Mr Peirse's bay colt (later named Ferguson), with Doncaster in third.[11] Remembrancer made his final appearance at Pontefract Racecourse on 11 September. He won a four-mile sweepstakes in which he conceded twenty-five pounds to a three-year-old named Sir Charles, his only opponent.[12]
1805: five-year-old season
Remembrancer's final season was disappointing and affected by injury. He began his season at York in August where he started odds-on favourite for a division of the Great Subscription, but broke down injured in finishing second to Ferguson.[13] His final appearance came in the Doncaster Cup of 25 September. He was not fancied in the betting and showed none of his old form, finishing unplaced behind Lord Fitzwilliam's Caleb Quotem.[14]
Stud career
Remembrancer was retired from racing to his at his owner's stud at
Sire line tree
Pedigree
Sire Pipator (GB) 1786 |
Imperator 1776 |
Conductor | Matchem |
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Snap mare | |||
Herod mare | Herod | ||
Carina | |||
Brunette 1771 |
Squirrel | Traveller | |
Grey Bloody Buttocks | |||
Dove | Matchless | ||
Starling mare | |||
Dam Queen Mab (GB) 1785 |
Eclipse 1764 |
Marske | Squirt |
The Ruby Mare | |||
Spilletta | Regulus | ||
Mother Western | |||
Tartar mare 1757 |
Tartar | Croft's Partner | |
Meliora | |||
sister to Mogul mare | Mogul | ||
Sweepstakes mare (Family:9-b)[2] |
References
- ^ Patricia Erigero Thoroughbred Heritage. "Thoroughbred Foundation Sires - P". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ a b "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Sweepstakes Mare - Family 9-b". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- ^ a b Sporting magazine (Oct. 1803-Mar. 1804). Wheble. 1804. p. 193. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Apr. -Sept. 1803). Wheble. 1803. p. 4. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Apr. -Sept. 1803). Wheble. 1803. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Apr. -Sept. 1803). Wheble. 1803. p. 45. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Oct. 1803-Mar. 1804). Wheble. 1804. p. 3. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Oct. 1803-Mar. 1804). Wheble. 1804. p. 9. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1805). Racing calendar. 1804. H Reynell. p. 49. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1805). Racing calendar. 1804. H Reynell. p. 92. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1805). Racing calendar. 1804. H Reynell. p. 103. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1806). Racing calendar. 1805. H Reynell. p. 97. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1806). Racing calendar. 1805. H Reynell. p. 124. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1806). Racing calendar. 1805. H Reynell. p. 395. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1807). Racing calendar. 1806. p. 416publisher=H Reynell. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1810). Racing calendar. 1809. H Reynell. p. 495. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1811). Racing calendar. 1810. H Reynell. p. 525. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1812). Racing calendar. 1811. H Reynell. p. 484. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Edward and James Weatherby (1816). Racing calendar. 1815. Edward and James Weatherby. p. 431. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Weatherby (1832). "Obituary of stallions". The General Stud Book. 1–2: 1030. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Remembrancer Mare - Family 8-f". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Godolphin Arabian Jump Sires
- ^ Foundation Sire: Remembrancer