Queen of Trumps
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Queen of Trumps in a stable, with two grooms by John Frederick Herring
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| Sire | Velocipede |
| Grandsire | Blacklock |
| Dam | Princess Royal |
| Damsire | Castrel |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1832 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Edward Lloyd-Mostyn |
| Owner | Edward Lloyd-Mostyn |
| Trainer | John Blenkhorn |
| Record | 11: 10-1-0 |
| Major wins | |
| Holywell Champagne Stakes (1834) Oaks Stakes (1835) Knowsley Dinner Stakes (1835) St Leger Stakes (1835) Chieftain Stakes (1835) Chester Stand Cup (1836) Marquis of Westminster's Plate (1836) Newton Borough Cup (1836) |
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Queen of Trumps (1832–1843) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic Oaks and St Leger Stakes in 1835, becoming the first horse to win both races. In a racing career which lasted from October 1834 until October 1836 she won ten of her eleven races. After being successful in her only race as a two-year-old, she defeated the 1000 Guineas winner Preserve in the Oaks on her three-year-old debut. Later that year she started favourite for the St Leger and won from a field which included Preserve and the Epsom Derby winner Mundig. Queen of Trumps sustained her only defeat a few days later when she was attacked by a dog in the closing stages of the Scarborough Stakes. She was retired to stud after winning all four of her races in 1836. Queen of Trumps died in 1843 at the age of eleven. She was described by a contemporary writer as "certainly the most extraordinary mare these our days have seen".
Queen of Trumps was a dark brown mare with a white blaze and three white socks bred by her owner Edward Lloyd-Mostyn. She was sired by Velocipede, a highly regarded but injury-prone racehorse who also sired the Derby winner Amato and the 2000 Guineas winner Meteor.
She was the sixth and probably the last foal produced by Mostyn's mare Princess Royal, a daughter of Castrel. Princess Royal was a successful racehorse, winning eight races in northern England as a three-year-old in 1821. Queen of Trumps was ridden in all of her races by Thomas "Tommy" Lye.
Queen of Trumps began her racing career at Holywell Hunt meeting in Flintshire, North Wales on 14 October 1834. Racing the in Champagne Stakes over half a mile she won from three opponents meaning that Mostyn, under the conditions of the race, was obliged to present two dozen bottles of champagne to the members of the local racing club.
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