Myrobella

Myrobella
Sire	Tetratema
Grandsire	The Tetrarch
Dam	Dolabella
Damsire	White Eagle
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1930
Country	Ireland
Colour	Grey
Breeder	National Stud
Owner	5th Earl of Lonsdale
Trainer	Fred Darling
Record	13: 10–2–1
Major wins
National Breeders' Produce Stakes (1932) Champagne Stakes (1932) Boscawen Stakes (1932) Prendergast Stakes (1932) Fern Hill Stakes (1933) July Cup (1933) King George Stakes (1933) Challenge Stakes (1933)
Awards
Top-rated British two-year-old (1932)

Myrobella (foaled 1930) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Bred by the British National Stud she was the outstanding two-year-old of either sex in Britain in 1932 when she won five consecutive races. In the following year she failed to stay the distance in the 1000 Guineas but had considerable success when reverting to sprint distances, winning the July Cup, King George Stakes and Challenge Stakes. On her retirement from racing she became a successful and influential broodmare.

Myrobella was a powerfully-built grey mare bred by the Irish branch of the National Stud in Tully, County Kildare. She inherited her grey colour from her sire Tetratema, the leading British two-year-old of 1919 who went on to win the 2000 Guineas and many important sprint races. As a stallion, Tetratema sired many good sprinters and milers including the unbeaten Tiffin and was the British champion sire in 1929. Myrobella's dam, Dolabella, produced six other winners and was a daughter of the outstanding broodmare Gondolette, whose other descendants included Hyperion, Sickle, Sansovino, Entrepreneur, Might and Power and Sariska.

The National Stud leased Myrobella to Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale for her racing career. She was sent into training with Fred Darling at his stables at Beckhampton in Wiltshire.

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