Blacklock (horse)
| Blacklock | |
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Blacklock in Landscape by John Frederick Herring
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| Sire | Whitelock |
| Grandsire | Hambletonian |
| Dam | Coriander mare |
| Damsire | Coriander |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1814 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Francis Moss |
| Owner | Thomas Kirby Richard Watt |
| Trainer | Tommy Sykes |
| Record | 23: 17–4–1 |
| Major wins | |
| Gascoigne Stakes (1817) Dundas Stakes (1817, 1818) Constitution Stakes (1818) 4yo Great Subscription Purse (1818) 4yo & 5yo Great Subscription Purse (1818) Sweepstakes of 25 gs at York (1818) Doncaster Stakes (1818) Doncaster Club Stakes (1818) York Gold Cup (1819) 5yo+ Great Subscription Purse (1819) |
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| Awards | |
| Champion sire of Great Britain (1829) | |
Blacklock (1814 – 24 February 1831) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won seventeen of his twenty-three races. As a two-year-old in 1816 he was undefeated in three starts. In his first race as a three-year-old he finished second in the St. Leger, a neck behind Ebor. He then won four races in two weeks, including the Gascoigne Stakes and Dundas Stakes. In 1818 he recorded several wins including two of the Great Subscription Purses at York. He won a third Great Subscription Purse in 1819, along with the York Gold Cup. After retiring from racing, Blacklock became a successful stallion and was champion sire of Great Britain in 1829, the year his son Voltaire won the Doncaster Cup. He was owned by Thomas Kirby as a two-year-old, before being purchased by Richard Watt, who owned him for the remainder of his racing career. Blacklock was trained by Tommy Sykes.
Blacklock was a bay colt bred by Francis Moss and foaled in 1814. He was sired by Whitelock, who won a number of races in the north of England. Whitelock was a son of St. Leger and dual Doncaster Cup winner Hambletonian, who was only defeated once in his career. Blacklock's dam was a daughter of Coriander. He was the seventh of her nine foals, the youngest of which being 1822 St. Leger winner Theodore. Francis Moss had bought Blacklock's dam for £3 in 1803.
Blacklock was not thought to be a good-looking horse. He was described as having "a head like a half-moon" and being calf-kneed. Thomas Kirby purchased him from Moss for £40.
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