Achievement (horse)
| Achievement | |
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| Sire | |
| Dam | Paradigm |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1864 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Mark Pearson |
| Owner | Mark Pearson |
| Trainer | James Dover |
| Record | 23:16-6-1 |
| Earnings | £22,442 |
| Major wins | |
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Woodcote Stakes (1866) New Stakes (1866) July Stakes (1866) Champagne Stakes (1866) 1000 Guineas (1867) Coronation Stakes (1867) St Leger (1867) Doncaster Cup (1867) |
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Achievement (1864–1872) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a career that lasted from April 1866 to June 1868 she ran twenty-three times and won sixteen races. She was arguably the best British two-year-old of either sex in 1866 when she won eleven times and was only beaten when attempting to concede weight to colts. As a three-year-old she won the Classic 1000 Guineas at Newmarket and then returned from a surprising defeat in the Epsom Oaks to beat the Epsom Derby winner Hermit in the St Leger at Doncaster. After failing to show her best form in 1868 she was retired to stud and died four years later.
Achievement was a strikingly attractive dark brown filly standing 15.3 hands high. She was foaled in 1864 at Oakley Hall, the stud farm of Colonel (later General) Mark Pearson which was located twenty miles outside of Oakham in Northamptonshire. She was sired by , winner of the 1852 St. Leger and 2,000 Guineas Stakes and a seven time leading sire. Achievement's dam, Paradigm, was not "fashionably bred" being sired by Paragone, a "3-guinea" sire noted more for producing hunt horses than racehorses. Paradigm's dam, Ellen Horne, was purchased by Pearson for around 18 guineas for his wife to use as a hack horse. Paradigm was an unsuccessful racehorse, running only twice and placing in the Lavender Stakes as a two-year old before injury forced her retirement from racing. Like her dam, Paradigm was also used as a hack before she entered the stud. Paradigm was later heralded as a worthy broodmare. In 1863, she had produced Achievement's full brother, Lord Lyon, the winner of the 1866 English Triple Crown. Paradigm produced a total of 13 foals and also produced King at Arms, Man at Arms and Blue Mantle.
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