Selim (horse)
Selim | |
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Sire | |
Record | 8: 5-3-0 |
Major wins | |
First class October Oatlands Stakes (1806) Craven Stakes (1807) Third class October Oatlands Stakes (1807) Match against Lydia (1808) | |
Awards | |
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1814) |
Selim (1802–1825) was a
Background
Selim was a chestnut colt bred by General Sparrow and foaled in 1802. He was sired by Buzzard, who won the Craven Stakes twice and the Jockey Club Plate.[1] Selim's dam was the bay Alexander mare, a daughter of Alexander. She also produced Castrel, Rubens and Bronze (all of whom for full-siblings to Selim.[2]
Racing career
1806: Four-year-old season
Selim did not race until he was four years old. He made his debut on 29 July 1806 at
1807: Five-year-old season
Selim returned to the track as a five-year-old in the Craven Stakes at Newmarket on 30 March 1807, when he started favourite of the eleven-strong field. Selim won the race from Walton and Currycomb, who finished in second and third respectively.[5] Two days later he finished second to Lydia in the £50 Subscription Place.[6] He then won the third class October Oatlands Stakes at Newmarket from Gaiety, after starting the odds-on favourite of the five runners.[7]
1808: Six-year-old season
Selim beat Lydia for 200 guineas in April 1808 at the Newmarket Craven meeting.
Stud career
In his first season at stud Selim stood at
Sire line tree
- Selim[13][14][15][16]
- Champion
- Fandango
- Azor
- Sultan[17]
- Augustus
- Mahmoud
- Hoemus
- Beiram
- Phlegon
- Leopold
- Phaeton
- Phlegon
- Alpheus
- Evenus
- Despot
- Hooton
- Brill
- Hooton
- Divan
- Ishmael
- Ilderim
- Ishmaelite
- Herold
- Dr Jenner
- Vaccination
- Hambledon
- The Star of Erin
- Abd El Kader
- Burgundy
- Old Malt
- Shanbally
- Glencoe
- Thornhill
- Winnebago
- Glencoe (Howard)
- Union
- Highlander
- Everlasting
- Star Davis
- Jerome Edger
- Metaire
- Day Star
- Darby
- Vandal
- Little Arthur
- Pryor
- Bay Dick
- Bay Wood
- Bonnie Laddie
- Foreigner
- France
- King Bird
- Glencoe Jr
- Walnut
- O'Meara
- Trumeter
- Young Trumpeter
- Glencoe (Hunter)
- Ibrahim
- Bay Middleton[18]
- Bramble
- Farintosh
- Gaper
- Bay Momus
- Pastoral
- Collingwood
- Cowl
- The Confessor
- The Friar
- The Grand Inquisitor
- Capucine
- Joy
- Gabbler
- Planet
- Aster
- The Flying Dutchman[19]
- St. Aubyn
- Hesperus
- Sir Birtram
- Diomedes
- Barbatus
- Vanderdecken
- Andover
- Craymond
- Walkington
- The Hermit
- Freetrader
- Milton
- Anton
- Hampton
- Achmet
- Dardanelles
- Hibiscus
- Jereed
- Great Heart
- Nat
- The Bishop of Romford's Cob
- The Free Lance
- Sultan Jr
- Wisdom
- Caesar
- Clarion
- Kremlin
- Scutari
- Feramorz
- De Vere
- Langar[21]
- Felt
- Godolphin
- Fang
- Philip the First
- King Dan
- Ratcatcher
- Stockport
- Cotton Lord
- Post Tempore
- Elis
- Jordan
- Kentuckian
- Master Wags
- La Cloture
- Nat
- Epirus
- Pyrrhus the First
- King Alfred
- New Warrior
- Magus
- Snowden
- Mouravieff
- Ringer
- Pitsford
- Ramornie
- Ephesus
- Emilius
- Grecian
- Warhawk
- Buzzard
- Camden
- Little Harry
- Epaminondas
- Lord Stafford
- Epidaurus
- Montreal
- Langar
- Flagsman
- Galanthus
- Felt
- Marcellus
- Nicolo
- Saracen
- The Moslem
- Turcoman
- Roscius
Pedigree
Sire Buzzard (GB) 1787 |
Woodpecker (GB) 1773 |
Herod* 1758 |
Tartar |
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Cypron | |||
Miss Ramsden | Cade | ||
Sister to Fair Star | |||
Misfortune (GB) 1775 |
Dux 1769 |
Matchem | |
Duchess | |||
Curiosity 1760 |
Snap | ||
Sister to Miss Belsea | |||
Dam Alexander mare (GB) |
Alexander (GB) 1782 |
Eclipse 1764 |
Marske |
Spilletta | |||
Grecian Princess 1770 |
Williams's Forester | ||
Coalition colt mare | |||
Highflyer mare (GB) 1780 |
Highflyer 1774 |
Herod* | |
Rachel | |||
Alfred mare 1775 |
Alfred | ||
Engineer mare |
* Selim is inbred 3S x 4D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears third generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
References
- ^ a b "Selim". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Langar". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1806". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1806". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1807". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1807". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1807". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1808". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1808". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1808". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1808". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Racing calendar. 1809". Babel.hathitrust.org. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ Byerley Turk Line
- ^ Selim Sire Line
- ^ Foundation sire: Selim
- ^ Biography: Selim
- ^ Sultan
- ^ Bay Middleton Sire Line
- ^ Flying Dutchman
- ^ Portrait: Dollar
- ^ Portraits: Langar
- ^ "Selim (GB) pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ^ "Buzzard". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-12-27.