Rhadamanthus (horse)
| Rhadamanthus | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Justice |
| Grandsire | Herod |
| Dam | Flyer |
| Damsire | Sweetbriar |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1787 |
| Country | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | Lord Grosvenor |
| Owner | Lord Grosvenor |
| Trainer | J. Pratt |
| Record | 9:5-2-0 |
| Major wins | |
| Prince's Stakes (1790) Epsom Derby (1790) |
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Rhadamanthus (1787 – after 1793) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from April 1790 to 1793 he ran nine times and won five races. In the summer of 1790 he proved himself one of the best British colts of his generation, winning the Epsom Derby while still undefeated. He raced until the age of six, winning three further races. All of his runs apart from the Derby were at Newmarket.
Rhadamanthus, described as either a bay or brown horse, was bred by his owner Lord Grosvenor from his mare Flyer, who went on to produce the 1794 Derby winner Daedalus. Rhadamanthus and Daedalus were the most notable horses sired by Lord Grosvenor's horse Justice, who during his racing career had won two races at Newmarket.
Rhadamanthus made his first racecourse appearance at Newmarket's First Spring meeting on 25 April, when he contested a division of the Prince's Stakes "Across the flat" (ten furlongs). He started the even money favourite and won from Lord Derby's Lee Boo and the Duke of Bedford's Thunderbolt. At the next Newmarket meeting he was withdrawn from a match race against Lord Egremont's colt Precipitate, with Lord Grosvenor paying a forfeit.
Lord Grosvenor was strongly represented in the Derby at Epsom on 22 May. Apart from Rhadamanthus, the 5/4 favourite, he was also represented by Asparagus, who was second in the betting at 4/1. Ridden by John Arnull (or Arnold), Rhadamanthus beat his stable companion to win the ten runner race, with Lee Boo finishing third.
Rhadamanthus was off the racecourse for almost five months before returning for two races at Newmarket in autumn. On 19 October he ran in a Sweepstakes for three-year-olds over the two-mile "Ditch In" course. Starting at odds of 1/3 against six opponents, he won from the Prince of Wales's colt Fitzwilliam. Rhadamanthus's unbeaten run came to an end on 1 November, when he finished second to Asparagus at level weights in a five runner Sweepstakes Across the Flat.
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