Assassin (horse)

Assassin
Sire	Sweetbriar
Grandsire	Syphon
Dam	Angelica
Damsire	Snap
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1779
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Lord Egremont
Owner	Lord Egremont
Trainer	F. Nealy
Record	11: 8-2-1 (incomplete)
Major wins
Epsom Derby (1782)

Assassin (1779 – c. 1794) was a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1782 Epsom Derby. His breeder, Lord Egremont, won the Derby for the first time with Assassin. Assassin raced until he was a five-year-old and was retired to Egremont's stud in Petworth. He was not a successful sire.

Assassin was foaled in 1779 at Lord Egremont's estate Petworth House. Assassin's sire, Sweetbriar, was an undefeated racehorse that earned 5,400 guineas during his racing career for his owner Lord Grosvenor. Sweetbriar stood at Oxcrofts Farm near Balsham. Assassin's dam, Angelica, was foaled in 1761 and was breed by Mr. Shafto, the owner of her sire Snap. Assassin was Angelica's eighth foal and she produced eleven foals between 1768 and 1782, including Assassin's full-sister Medëa. Angelica was euthanised in 1787.

Assassin was trained by F. Neale at Newmarket. Assassin raced until he was five-years-old, winning eight races, and was retired to Lord Egremont's stud at Petworth.

In October at Newmarket, Assassin beat the Duke of Grafton's colt Puzzle in a match race at 6 to 4 odds against Assassin. Assassin did not win again as a two-year-old. Assassin was second to Plutus in a subscription race at the same meeting, and was second to the filly Ceres in a match race. Assassin forfeited a match race to Plutus at the Houghton meeting.

At the Craven meeting, Assassin received a 70-guinea "compromise" after the colts Brother to Rebel and Recruit backed out of a 200-guinea sweepstakes race. At the First Spring Meeting, Assassin beat Berwick to win a sweepstakes race.

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