Hollandoise
| Hollandoise | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Matchem |
| Grandsire | Cade |
| Dam | Virago |
| Damsire | Panton's Arabian |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1775 |
| Country | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | Thomas Stapleton |
| Owner | Thomas Stapleton and Sir Thomas Gascoigne |
| Trainer | Joseph Rose |
| Record | 14 starts, eight wins |
| Major wins | |
| St. Leger Stakes (1778) | |
Hollandoise, or alternatively Hollandaise, (1775–1782) was a grey British Thoroughbred mare that won the 1778 St. Leger Stakes, the first horse to win the event under its formal title. Raced sporadically from 1778 to 1782, Hollandoise won eight races in 14 starts. She died suddenly shortly after her last race in 1782 before producing any offspring.
Hollandoise was foaled in 1775 at the farm of her breeder, Thomas Stapleton, at Carleton near Snaith, Yorkshire. She was sired by the Thoroughbred foundation stallion Matchem, the principal progenitor of the Godolphin Arabian sire line and a sire known for "gameness and soundness." Virago was a daughter of the Panton Grey Arabian, an imported stallion owned by the jockey Thomas Panton that stood at Newmarket. Virago was a successful racehorse in the 1760s that won races over long distances, including multiple King's Plates, before she was retired to Stapleton and Gascoigne's stud. Virago produced nine foals from 1769 to 1779, with Hollandoise being her fifth foal. In addition to Hollandoise, Virago produced her grey full-brother Tarare and half-sister Gunilda. Gunilda (called Virago in the United States) produced the successful American racemare Virago (sired by Shark) and is the maternal ancestor of Kentucky Derby winner Spokane.
Hollandoise was jointly owned by Thomas Stapleton and Sir Thomas Gascoigne during her racing career. Reported to be Stapleton's "favorite mare", no portrait of Hollandoise was commissioned by Stapleton due to her sudden death in 1782.
Unraced as a two-year-old, Hollandoise's first start was for the St. Leger Stakes. A two-mile stakes race with terms identical to the St. Leger had been run at Doncaster in September since 1776, but the race was not formally called the St. Leger until the 1778 running on 22 September. Bets were laid 5-2 against Hollandoise with the favorite being a colt sired by Wildair owned by Sir John L. Kaye. Ridden by George Herring, she beat seven horses, the Wildair colt second, in what was deemed an "easy" race.
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