Theodore (horse)
Theodore | |
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Sire | Woful |
Grandsire | Waxy |
Dam | Coriander mare |
Damsire | Coriander |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1819 |
Died | 1838 | (aged 18–19)
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Edward Petre |
Owner | Edward Petre W Carleton Mr Dobbie |
Trainer | James Croft |
Record | 22: 9-9-3 |
Earnings | 2,125 guineas in 1822[1] |
Major wins | |
Old Stakes (1822) York Spring St Leger (1822) XYZ Stakes (1822) Great St Leger Stakes (1822) Manchester Gold Cup (1824) Edingburgh Gold Cup (1825) Edingburgh City Members' Plate (1825) |
Theodore (1819 – after 1838) was a British
Theodore's subsequent career was relatively undistinguished although he did win a Gold Cup at Manchester in 1825 and some minor races in Scotland the following year, before retiring with a record of nine wins from twenty-two races. He was not successful as a breeding stallion and was exported to France in 1838.
Background
Theodore was a
Theodore's sire Woful was a brother of the Derby winners
Theodore was the last of nine foals produced by an unnamed daughter of Coriander, the seventh having been the successful racehorse and sire Blacklock.[4][5]Racing career
1821: two-year-old season
Theodore made his first appearance at
1822: three-year-old season
On 11 April 1822, Theodore made his three-year-old debut in the Old Stakes at
On 16 September, Theodore was one of twenty-three colts and fillies to contest the forty-seventh running of the Great St Leger Stakes at Doncaster. Despite having won his last four races, he was ignored in the betting and started at odds of 100/1, while Mr Orde Powlett's colt Swap was made the 2/1 favourite. Theodore had been on offer at odds of between 20/1[15] and 30/1[16] for the race since the start of the year, but in the immediate build-up to the race all confidence in the colt disappeared after reports that he was badly lame. A few days before the race, James Croft had run Theodore in a training gallop against his three other St Leger contenders, Violet, Corinthian and a grey colt owned by the Duke of Leeds. Theodore finished last, a long way behind his stable companions and was found to be suffering from corns.[17] His jockey, John Jackson, was so upset at being ordered to ride the colt that he allegedly burst into tears,[2] whilst Edward Petre was said to have sold off all the bets he had made on the horse for £200 to Mr Wyvill.[18] Jackson sent Theodore into the lead from the start, and after holding off the challenges of Pilgarlick, The Whig and Richard Watt's Mandane filly, he pulled ahead in the straight and won easily[19] by a length from Violet (50/1) with the Duke of Leeds' colt (200/1) taking third place.[20] The winning time was recorded as 3 minutes 23 seconds.[21] James Croft had therefore achieved a 1-2-3 in the classic with three of the longest-priced runners. Mr Wyvill, who had bought the bets on Theodore from Petre, won £6,000 on the race.[22]
Two days later, Theodore and Swap (who had run very poorly in the Leger) were the only runners for the Gascoigne Stakes over the same course and distance. Theodore was made the clear betting favourite but was easily[23] defeated by his opponent.[24]
The widely divergent form exhibited by Theodore and Swap at Doncaster led to a great deal of comment, and there were strong suspicions that one or other of the races had been a "cross".[25] It was pointed out, however, that Swap was a temperamental and "sulky" horse who may have been unsuited by the large St Leger field.[26] A later writer offered the view that Theodore was a good, fast horse, well-suited to the prevailing soft ground, and that his poor performance in the Gascoigne Stakes was due to his aggravating an existing injury when winning the St Leger.[18]
1823: four-year-old season
Theodore failed to win in three starts as a four-year-old in 1823. He began his season at Catterick Bridge on 2 April when he finished second to Mr Ferguson's colt Jonathan.[27] After a break of more than five months, Theodore returned for two runs at the St Leger meeting in September. He finished second to Regalia when carrying top weight of 120 pounds in a handicap race on the opening day of the meeting, and then finished last of the three runners in the Doncaster Club Stakes two days later.[28]
1824: five-year-old season
Theodore's first engagement of 1824 was the Gold Cup at Manchester Racecourse in Lancashire on 9 June. Ridden by William Scott, he recorded his first success since the St Leger as he carried top weight of 122 pounds to victory over two opponents.[29] Two weeks later, and carrying a three-pound weight penalty for his win at Manchester, he started favourite for the Gold Tureen at Leeds Racecourse but was beaten by Mr Ferguson's Wanton.[30] Theodore ran twice at York's August meeting, finishing second to Sandbeck in the Fitzwilliam Stakes and third to Carnival in a division of the Great Subscription Purse.[31] On his final start of the season he ran at the St Leger meeting for the fourth consecutive year, finishing third of the eight runners behind Mercutio and Lottery in the Gold Cup.[32]
1825: six-year-old season
Before the start of the 1825, Theodore entered into the ownership of Mr W. Carleton and was sent to race in Scotland where he had his greatest success since his three-year-old season. At
In September, Theodore became the property of a Mr Dobbie and was sent further north to compete at Inverness where he finished second to Lord Kennedy's Skiff when favourite for the Trial Stakes. Theodore and Skiff met again for the Ross and Cromarty Gold Cup on the following day, but after being beaten in the first heat, Theodore was withdrawn from the second allowing his opponent to claim the 100 guinea prize.[34] Theodore ended his racing career at Perth Racecourse in October. He was beaten by Lord Kennedy's four-year-old North Briton in the first heat of a £50 plate and was withdrawn from the second.[35]
Stud career
Theodore was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion but made little impact as a sire of winners. For the 1827 season he was standing at Castle Howard stud in Yorkshire at a fee of 5 guineas.[36] He was exported to France in 1838.[37]
Pedigree
Sire Woful (GB) 1809 |
Waxy 1790 |
Potoooooooo | Eclipse |
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Sportsmistress | |||
Maria | Herod | ||
Lisette | |||
Penelope 1798 |
Trumpator | Conductor | |
Brunette | |||
Prunella | Highflyer | ||
Promise | |||
Dam Coriander mare (GB) 1799 |
Coriander 1786 |
Potoooooooo | Eclipse |
Sportsmistress | |||
Lavender | Herod | ||
Snap mare | |||
Wildgoose 1792 |
Highflyer | Herod | |
Rachel | |||
Coheiress | Potoooooooo | ||
Manilla (Family: 2-t)[5] |
- Theodore's pedigree contained a large amount of inbreeding. He was inbred 3 × 3 × 4 to Potoooooooo, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the third and once in the fourth generation of hispedigree. He was also inbred 3 × 4 to Highflyer and 4 × 4 × 4 to Herod.
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- ^ Weatherby, Charles (1832). The General Stud Book. C. & W. Reynell, London. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
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