Rockingham (horse)
Rockingham | |
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John Frederick Herring, Sr. | |
Sire | Humphrey Clinker |
Grandsire | Comus |
Dam | Medora |
Damsire | Swordsman |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1830 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay or Brown |
Breeder | William Allen |
Owner | Mr Vansittart Richard Watt J. Theobald |
Trainer | Richard Shepherd |
Record | 20: 11-4-0 |
Major wins | |
The Shorts (1833) St Leger Stakes (1833) Doncaster Cup (1833) Brighton Gold Cup (1834, 1835, 1836) King's Plate (Hampton) (1834) King's Plate (Guildford) (1834) King's Plate (Canterbury) (1834) Goodwood Cup (1835) King's Plate (Lewes) (1835) |
Rockingham (1830 – after 1851) was a British
Background
Rockingham was described (by his owners) as "a beautiful rich brown horse... 16 hand high, of great muscular power, bone and substance".[2] The American Turf Register referred to him as being of "very remarkable size and symmetry",[3] while the Sporting Magazine called him "as powerful as a coach-horse" with "all the activity of a "pony".[4] He was bred at Malton in Yorkshire by William Allen (the breeder of the St Leger winner Rowton)[5] and was the ninth live foal produced by the Irish-bred mare Medora, a descendant of Prunella's sister Peppermint.[6] Rockingham was the only classic winner sired by Humphrey Clinker, a successful racehorse who was beginning to make an impact as a stallion when he died in 1834.[7]
Racing career
1832: two-year-old season
Originally racing in the
1833: three-year-old season
Early in 1833 Rockingham was reportedly sold for 1,000
Rockingham was withdrawn from his engagement at the York August meeting,[14] and did not reappear on the racecourse until he contested the St Leger at Doncaster on 17 September. In a field of twenty runners, he was the fifth choice in the betting at odds of 7/1, with Muley Moloch starting the 5/2 favourite ahead of Belshazzar on 3/1. With Darling again in the saddle, he was held up at the back of the field as Belshazzar set an unusually slow pace. Darling moved the colt gradually closer to the leaders in the straight, but appeared to be blocked behind the front rank of horses.[10] A furlong from the finish, Darling found a gap for his horse, and Rockingham accelerated past Mr Walker's colt Mussulman to win very easily by two lengths.[15][16] The unusually slow winning time and the fact that most of the runners finished closely grouped behind the winner led the Sporting Magazine to conclude that the race had been a sub-standard renewal of the classic. Two days after his win in the St Leger, Rockingham was matched against older horses in the Doncaster Cup over a distance of two miles, five furlongs. Ridden by T. Nicholson, he started favourite and won from his fellow three-year-old Revenge, with the five-year-old Consol in third.[17]
1834: four-year-old season
Before the start of the 1834 season, Rockingham was sold for 1000
1835: five-year-old season
Rockingham began his 1835 campaign in the Goodwood Cup on 30 July. Ridden by
1836: six-year-old season
Rockingham began his final season in June with a second attempt at the Ascot Gold Cup, and repeated his previous effort by finishing second, this time to the five-year-old Touchstone. Although a minority believed that he had been the victim of another poor ride, most observers concluded that his best days had passed.[28] In the following month he finished unplaced in both the Goodwood Stakes and the Goodwood Cup, carrying top weight on both occasions. Rockingham's only victory of the season came on 5 August, when he defeated Lord Exeter's four-year-old Luck's-all to take the Brighton Gold Cup for the third year in succession.[29] His racing came to an end a week later when he finished unplaced under a weight of 137 pounds in the Lewes Stakes.
Stud career
Rockingham was expected to be a successful breeding stallion
Pedigree
Sire Humphrey Clinker (GB) 1822 |
Comus 1809 |
Sorcerer | Trumpator* |
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Young Giantess | |||
Houghton Lass | Sir Peter Teazle* | ||
Alexina | |||
Clinkerina 1812 |
Clinker | Sir Peter Teazle* | |
Hyale | |||
Pewett | Tandem | ||
Termagant | |||
Dam Medora (IRE) 1813 |
Swordsman 1796 |
Prizefighter | Florizel |
Promise* | |||
Zara | Eclipse | ||
Squirrel mare | |||
Trumpator mare 1797 |
Trumpator* | Conductor | |
Brunette | |||
Peppermint | Highflyer | ||
Promise* (Family:1-d)[33] |
* Rockingham is inbred 4S × 3D to the stallion Trumpator, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Rockingham is inbred 4S × 4S to the stallion Sir Peter Teazle, meaning that he appears twice fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree.
* Rockingham is inbred 4D × 4D to the mare Promise, meaning that he appears twice fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
References
- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1822). Racing calendar. 1832. M A Pittman. p. xlvii. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ a b Edward, Charles and James Weatherby (1838). Racing calendar. 1837. C & W Reynell. p. 592. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ John Stuart Skinner, ed. (1833). American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine. John Stuart Skinner. p. 202. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ Sporting magazine (Nov. 1833-Apr. 1834). M A Pittman. 1834. p. 214. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ a b Sporting magazine (1833). M A Pittman. 1833. p. 468. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ Charles and James Weatherby (1840). The General stud book. Vol. 4. C Reynell. p. 277. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ "Comus". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Sporting magazine (1832). M A Pittman. 1832. p. 498. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1833). Racing calendar. 1832. C & W Reynell. p. 182. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ a b Sporting magazine (May -Oct. 1833). M A Pittman. 1833. p. 434. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ Sporting magazine (1833). M A Pittman. 1833. p. 471. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1834). Racing calendar. 1833. C & W Reynell. p. 42. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Sporting magazine (May -Oct. 1833). M A Pittman. 1833. p. 402. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ Sporting magazine (May -Oct. 1833). M A Pittman. 1833. p. 415. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ a b c George Tattersall (1850). The pictorial gallery of English race horses. Henry G. Bohn. pp. 72–78. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
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- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1834). Racing calendar. 1833. C & W Reynell. p. 177. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1834). Racing calendar. 1833. C & W Reynell. p. 180. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1835). Racing calendar. 1834. C & W Reynell. p. 59. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Sporting magazine (May-Oct. 1834). M A Pittman. 1834. p. 258. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1835). Racing calendar. 1834. C & W Reynell. p. 69. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1835). Racing calendar. 1834. C & W Reynell. p. 72. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1835). Racing calendar. 1834. C & W Reynell. p. 121. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ Sporting magazine (May-Oct. 1834). M A Pittman. 1834. p. 413. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ^ Edward and Charles Weatherby (1835). Racing calendar. 1834. C & W Reynell. p. 153. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ The New sporting magazine. v. 9 (May-Oct. 1835). R Ackermann. 1835. p. 65. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ The New sporting magazine. v. 9 (May-Oct. 1835). R Ackermann. 1835. p. 66. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ The New sporting magazine. v. 9 (May-Oct. 1835). R Ackermann. 1835. p. 78. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ a b The Sportsman (July to December 1836). Joseph Rogerson. 1836. p. 151. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ Edward, Charles and James Weatherby (1837). Racing calendar. 1836. C & W Reynell. p. 115. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
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- ^ Perles (1891). Encyklopädie der gesammten Thierheilkunde und Thierzucht (8 ed.). Berlin. p. 500.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Rockingham pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Promise - Family 1-d". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-02-25.