Beningbrough (horse)
| Beningbrough | |
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| Sire | King Fergus |
| Grandsire | Eclipse |
| Dam | Fenwick's Herod mare |
| Damsire | Herod |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1791 |
| Country | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | John Hutchinson |
| Owner | John Hutchinson Sir Charles Turner |
| Record | 12: 8-3-1 |
| Major wins | |
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St Leger Stakes (1794) Doncaster Cup (1794) Match against Bennington (1795) Doncaster Stakes (1795) Match against Ormond (1796) |
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Beningbrough (1791–1815) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1794. In a racing career which lasted from May 1794 until August 1797 he won eightof his twelve races. After being beaten on his first appearance, he won his remaining four races as a three-year-old, including the St Leger and the Gold Cup at Doncaster Racecourse in September. He was lightly campaigned thereafter but three times in 1795 and once in 1796. He was then retired to stud where he became a highly successful breeding stallion being the sire and grandsire of many important winners.
Beningbrough was a bay horse "of great size" bred, owned and trained by John Hutchinson of Shipton, North Yorkshire, and named after a nearby village.
He was sired by King Fergus, a successful racehorse who was based at Hutchinson's stud for much of his breeding career. Apart from Beningbrough he was best known as the sire of Hambletonian, who won the St Leger and became an influential breeding stallion whose direct descendants included Voltigeur, St Simon, Count Fleet and many other major winners. Beningbrough was the seventh of twelve foals produced by Mr Fenwick's mare by Herod.
On 29 May 1794 Benningbrough, brother to Sandhopper made his first appearance in a sweepstakes over one and a half miles at York Racecourse. He started 6/4 favourite but was beaten into second place by Prior, a grey colt owned by Gilbert Crompton. Beningbrough returned to York for two races in August, both of which he won. He recorded his first victory when beating two opponents in a two-mile sweepstakes and then defeated Mr Wilson's filly Eliza and four others over on and a half miles two days later.
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