The Tetrarch
| The Tetrarch | |
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Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1919) | |
| Honours | |
| Britain's two-year-old of the 20th century Tetrarch Stakes at the Curragh | |
| Last updated on February 17, 2011 |
The Tetrarch (1911–1935) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was undefeated in a racing career of seven starts and was voted the best British-trained two-year-old of the 20th century according to the National Horseracing Museum. He did not race after 1913 and was retired to stud where he became an influential sire.
Breeding
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Foaled at
Racing record and legacy
Sent to the track as a two-year-old, under
There is (as with many star two-year-olds) the question of what The Tetrarch's – and his competition's – continued physical development would have meant to his racing performance at age three. In 1913 The Tetrarch easily beat all comers including Stornoway, who won several races that year; among them were the Gimcrack and Norfolk Stakes (now The Flying Childers Stakes). However, none of The Tetrarch's races were more than six furlongs (¾ mile) and because he never raced at age three, he was not tested at standard mile to mile-and-a-half distances. His bloodlines, though, pointed to stamina.[2]
It is also noted that the 1913 crop of two-year-olds was less than spectacular, and the 1914
While on the other hand his son (Salmon-Trout) was not only a good juvenile racing at five to seven furlongs but would maintain racing form well into his three old season, winning The
Lauded for his greatness on the track by racing fans of the day, many appraisals of The Tetrarch decades after his death have been equally glowing. The United Kingdom's
Stud record
In 1915 he was sent to Thomastown Stud in
Mumatz Mahal became an important ancestress in the pedigrees of some of history's most influential sire lines, including Nasrullah, Royal Charger, Tudor Minstrel and Mahmoud. Nasrullah sired Bold Ruler, the sire of the Seattle Slew/A.P. Indy modern stallion lines. Bold Ruler is possibly most famous for producing Secretariat, renowned for his stamina and also an influential broodmare sire. Nasrullah also produced the lines leading to Red God (1954), Grey Sovereign (1956) and Never Bend (1960). The Tetrarch also sired Paola (who won the 1923 Coronation Stakes) and The Satrap (champion two-year-old of 1926).
As for questions regarding The Tetrarch's potential to win at a distance, three sons won the
The Tetrarch died at Ballylinch Stud on 8 August 1935 at the age of twenty-four, and is buried there in the farm's equine cemetery.
Sire line tree
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Descendants of The Tetrarch
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Pedigree
| Sire Roi Herode gray 1904 |
Le Samaritain gr. 1895 |
Le Sancy gr. 1884 |
Atlantic |
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| Gem of Gems | |||
| Clementina ch. 1880 |
Doncaster* | ||
| Clemence | |||
| Roxelane ch. 1894 |
War Dance b. 1887 |
Galliard | |
| War Paint | |||
| Rose Of York b. 1880 |
Speculum* | ||
| Rouge Rose* | |||
| Dam Vahren chestnut 1897 |
Bona Vista ch. 1889 |
Bend Or ch. 1877 |
Doncaster* |
| Rouge Rose* | |||
| Vista b. 1879 |
Macaroni | ||
| Verdure | |||
| Castania ch. 1889 |
Hagioscope ch. 1878 |
Speculum* | |
| Sophia | |||
| Rose Garden ch. 1878 |
Kingcraft | ||
| Eglantine (Family 2-o) |
* The Tetrarch is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Doncaster, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* The Tetrarch is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Speculum, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* The Tetrarch is inbred 4S x 4D to the mare Rouge Rose, meaning that she appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
Cultural reference
The Tetrarch is referenced in
The Tetrarch is the sire of Tommy Shelby's horse, Grace's Secret, in season two of the television series Peaky Blinders.
See also
References
- ^ "Horse: Tetrarch". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "The Tetrarch". Thoroughbred Heritage. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ The Tetrarch's profile National Horseracing Museum Online. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ^ Sire Lines by Abram S Hewit: updated version copyright 2006 Blood Horse
- ^ "Byerley Turk Line". www.tbheritage.com.
- ^ "Buzzard Sire Line". www.bloodlines.net.
- ^ "Biography: Pantaloon". www.bloodlines.net.
- ^ Portrait: The Tetrarch
- ^ Biography: The Tetrarch
- ^ American Classic Pedigree: The Tetrarch
- ^ American Classic Pedigree: Stefan The Great
- ^ Biography: Six Wheeler
- ^ American Classic Pedigree: Royal Minstrel
- ^ "The Tetrarch pedigree". Equineline.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.