Apology (horse)
| Apology | |
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| Sire | Adventurer |
| Grandsire | Newminster |
| Dam | Mandragora |
| Damsire | Rataplan |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1871 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Rev. John William King ("Mr. Launde") |
| Owner | Rev. John William King |
| Trainer | John Osborne |
| Record | 20 starts, 8 wins |
| Earnings | £14,445 |
| Major wins | |
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1,000 Guineas Stakes (1874) Epsom Oaks (1874) St. Leger Stakes (1874) Coronation Stakes (1874) Ascot Gold Cup (1876) |
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| Honours | |
| Third winner of Fillies' Triple Crown | |
Apology (1871–1888) was a British Thoroughbred racemare who was the third winner of the Fillies' Triple Crown, winning the Epsom Oaks, 1,000 Guineas Stakes and St. Leger Stakes in 1874. Apology was bred and owned by the Reverend John William King, the vicar of Ashby de la Launde, whose ownership of the mare caused a minor scandal in the Church of England after Apology won the St. Leger Stakes. King ultimately had to resign his clerical appointments due to the scandal and died shortly thereafter of a chronic illness. Apology raced until she was five years old, winning the Ascot Gold Cup in 1876. She was retired from racing at the end of 1876 to become a broodmare initially for the widow of John King, and then for Clare Vyner. Apology was euthanised in 1888 after an extended illness.
Apology was bred by the Reverend John William King, who owned her during her racing career. King was the vicar of Ashby de la Launde and had inherited his father Colonel Neville King's Thoroughbred stud and racing stables at the death of his elder brother. Rev. King lived at Ashby Hall in Lincolnshire and raced his horses under the nom de course "Mr. Launde" from 1861 until his death in 1875.
Apology's sire, Adventurer, was a good runner over long distances, winning the City and Suburban Handicap and Ascot Gold Vase as a four-year-old. Adventurer also sired the Classic winners Pretender and Wheel of Fortune. Apology's dam, Mandragora, was bred by W. H. Brook in 1860 and was sired by the Ascot Gold Cup and Doncaster Cup winner Rataplan. Mandragora was the first foal produced by Manganese and was a full sister to the mare Mineral, the dam of the St. Leger winner Wenlock and Derby winner Kisber. Mandragora was a small chestnut mare and was not a successful racehorse at two or three years old. Her racing prowess deemed "not good enough to win a bridle at a fair", she was retired from racing to become a broodmare at Ashgill. Apology was Mandragora's sixth foal and one of four sired by Adventurer. Apology's full sister Agility was a successful racehorse, winning the York Cup twice and the Park Hill Stakes. Another unraced full sister, Analogy, was exported to France and became the dam of the good French long-distance runner Elf. Apology's half-siblings include the good colt Mandrake.
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