Morel (horse)

Morel
Sire	Sorcerer
Grandsire	Trumpator
Dam	Hornby Lass
Damsire	Buzzard
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1805
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Owner	3rd Duke of Grafton Robert Andrew
Trainer	Robert Robson
Record	27: 14-9-1
Major wins
Newmarket Stakes (1808) Oaks Stakes (1808) July Three-year-old Stakes (1808) Match against Bustard (1808) Match against Beau Nash (1809) Match against Clinker (1809) October Trial Stakes (1809) Match against Nuncio (1810) Match against Erebus (1810) October Oatlands Stakes (1810) Jade Stakes (1810) Match against Asmodeus (1811)

Morel (1805 – after 1830) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the classic Oaks Stakes at Epsom Downs Racecourse in 1808. In a racing career which lasted from April 1808 until July 1812 the mare ran twenty-seven times and won fourteen races. She was mainly campaigned at Newmarket Racecourse, running against some of the best horses of the era in match races and frequently carrying large weights in handicaps. Unlike many champions of the early 19th century, she was particularly effective at shorter distances, recording many of her successes over a mile or less. After her retirement from racing, Morel became a highly successful and influential broodmare, whose direct descendants have won numerous major races in Europe, North America, Japan and Australasia.

Morel was a chestnut mare officially bred by her owner Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735–1811), the former Prime Minister of Great Britain at his stud at Euston Hall in Suffolk. By the time Morel was foaled in 1808, much of the running of the Duke's breeding and racing operations had been taken over by his sons George (who succeeded him as 4th Duke) and Henry (1770–1828). She was the second foal of her dam, Hornby Lass who later produced the successful racehorse and stallion Truffle and was a sister of Woodbine, the dam of the Oaks winners Music and Minuet. Her sire, Sorcerer, was bred by Sir Charles Bunbury and was a half-brother of the 1801 Derby winning mare Eleanor. Sorcerer was an unusually large black horse who won several important races and became a successful breeding stallion. His progeny included the Derby winner Smolensko, the St Leger winner Soothsayer, the 2000 Guineas winners Wizard and Trophonius, and the Oaks winners Maid of Orleans and Sorcery. Sorcerer was the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1811, 1812 and 1813.

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