Hephestion (horse)
| Hephestion | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Alexander |
| Grandsire | Eclipse |
| Dam | Olivia |
| Damsire | Justice |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1807 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Earl Grosvenor |
| Owner | Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Earl Grosvenor |
| Trainer | Robert Robson |
| Record | 18: 5-5-7 |
| Major wins | |
| 2000 Guineas (1810) | |
Hephestion (foaled 1807) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1810. The rest of his racing career was undistinguished, as he recorded only four other victories in minor contests from a total of eighteen competitive races. He does not appear to have found a place at stud as a breeding stallion.
Hephestion was a bay horse bred by his owner Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Earl Grosvenor. He was sired by Grosvenor's stallion Alexander who was based at Figdale in Cheshire: Alexander's other offspring included the Epsom Oaks winner Nike and the unnamed but influential Alexander mare. Hephestion was the tenth of twelve foals produced by his dam Olivia, a full-sister of the Oaks winner Trifle. Grosvenor sent the filly to be trained at Newmarket by Robert Robson, the so-called "Emperor of Trainers".
Hephestion began his racing career on 23 April the opening day of the 1810 flat racing season at Newmarket Racecourse. He started at odd of 5/1 for a produce sweepstakes over the Rowley Mile course and finished second of the six runners behind Pledge, a filly owned by the Duke of Grafton. At the next Newmarket meeting, Hephestion was one of nine three-year-olds, from an original entry of twenty-seven, to contest the second running of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes over the Rowley Mile. Ridden by Frank Buckle, he was made the 5/1 second favourite and won easily from Lord Kinnaird's colt The Dandy.
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