Dangerous (horse)
| Dangerous | |
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| Sire | Tramp |
| Grandsire | Dick Andrews |
| Dam | Defiance |
| Damsire | Rubens |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1830 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Owner | Isaac Sadler |
| Trainer | Isaac Sadler |
| Record | 6:3–2–1 |
| Major wins | |
| Epsom Derby (1833) | |
Dangerous (foaled 1830) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from June 1829 to July 1830 he ran six times and won three races, although two of his wins were walkovers. By far his most important win came on his first appearance as a three-year-old when he won the Derby as a 30/1 outsider. Dangerous was retired to stud at the end of his three-year-old season and was shortly afterwards exported to France.
Dangerous was a "rich chestnut" horse with a small white star standing 15.3 hands high, bred by his owner, Isaac Sadler (1784–1860), a livery stable owner who bred horses at Northleach in Gloucestershire. Sadler trained the colt himself at in Hampshire. He had previously trained his horses at Aldworth but relocated in 1832 to take advantage of the superior gallops at the Hampshire venue. Dangerous was sired by Tramp, who won several important races in 1813 and 1814 and went on to become a very successful stallion, siring important winners including St. Giles (Epsom Derby) and Barefoot (St Leger). Dangerous was one of several good foals produced by the mare Defiance, including Delight, Defence, Design and others, all beginning with the letter "D".
Dangerous made his first racecourse appearance at Ascot in June. He started at odds of 5/2 and finished second of the three runners in a Sweepstakes to a filly named Minima. At later that month he started odds-on favourite for Sweepstakes but was easily beaten by Glaucus, who went on to be one of the season's leading colts. On his final start of the season he was unplaced behind Trepidation in a half-mile race at Warwick on 5 September.
Dangerous was not mentioned among the Derby contenders in the early part of the year and his participation in the race was only announced a day or two before the event, making him very much a "dark horse".
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