Remembrancer (horse)
| Remembrancer | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Pipator |
| Grandsire | Imperator |
| Dam | Queen Mab |
| Damsire | Eclipse |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1800 |
| Country | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
| Owner | John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
| Trainer | John Smith |
| Record | 14: 9-4-0 (not including void race) |
| Earnings | 2070 guineas |
| Major wins | |
| Newcastle Gold Cup (1803, 1804) St Leger Stakes (1803) Doncaster Cup (1803) Great Subscription Purse (1804) |
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Remembrancer (1800–1829) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1803. Bred and trained in County Durham, he was still unnamed when winning six races including the St Leger and the Doncaster Cup as a three-year-old, and was undefeated in four starts in 1804, including a division of the Great Subscription Purse at York Racecourse. He remained in training as a five-year-old, but had injury problems and failed to win. At stud, he was moderately successful as a sire of racehorses, but had a lasting impact on the breed through the success of his daughters as broodmares.
Remembrancer was a bay horse bred by his owner John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne at Streatlam Castle in County Durham. His sire Pipator was a useful, but unremarkable racehorse who sired several good runners and broodmares. Remembrancer's dam, Queen Mab was a highly influential broodmare with many successful racehorses among her direct descendants, including Hill Prince, Indian Skimmer, King's Theatre and Henrythenavigator.
Until 1913, there was no requirement for British racehorses to have official names, and the horse who later became known as Remembrancer competed in 1803 as Lord Strathmore's b. c. by Pipator out of Queen Mab.
Lord Strathmore's colt began his racing career on 13 April 1803 at Catterick Bridge Racecourse in Yorkshire where he had three engagements. In the opening race of the day he started 2/1 second favourite for a two-mile sweepstakes and won from Mr Hutton's chestnut colt (later named Saxoni). Later that afternoon he walked over for a 100 guinea match against Hutton's colt over the same distance, although the race was later declared void. Lord Strathmore then claimed another 100 guineas when Lord Darlington's bay colt failed to appear for a scheduled match against his the son of Pipator.
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