On the House (horse)

On The House
Sire	Be My Guest
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Lora
Damsire	Lorenzaccio
Sex	Mare
Foaled	20 March 1979
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Hascombe & Valiants Studs
Owner	Sir Philip Oppenheimer
Trainer	Harry Wragg
Record	10:4-1-1
Major wins
1000 Guineas (1982) Sussex Stakes (1982)
Awards
Timeform rating: 109 (1981), 125 (1982)

On The House (20 March 1979 – after 1997) was a French-bred, British-trined Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic 1000 Guineas in 1982. She was one of the best British two-year-old fillies of 1981 when she won two races and finished second in the Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following spring she ran poorly in her first race but then recorded an upset victory in the 169th running of the 1000 Guineas. After being beaten in her next two races she again upset the odds by winning the all-aged Sussex Stakes. After her retirement from racing she had some success as a broodmare.

On The House was a bay mare with a broken white stripe and three white socks bred in France by Hascombe & Valiants Studs, a breeding organisation run by Philip Oppenheimer a member of the family that controlled the De Beers Mining Company. She was from the first crop of foals sired by Be My Guest, an American-bred stallion who won the Waterford Crystal Mile when trained in Ireland by Vincent O'Brien. Be My Guest's other offspring included Assert, Pentire Go and Go and Luth Enchantee. Her dam Lora was a granddaughter of the 1000 Guineas runner-up Tessa Gillian, whose other descendants have included Habibti, Octagonal and Golden Horn.

As a yearling, On The House was sent to the Houghton sales at Newmarket, but failed to reach her reserve price and therefore raced in the Oppenheimer colours of black, white and red. She was sent into training with Harry Wragg at his Abington Place Stables in Newmarket.

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