Selim (horse)

Selim
Sire	Buzzard
Grandsire	Woodpecker
Dam	Alexander mare
Damsire	Alexander
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1802
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	General Sparrow
Owner	HRH Prince of Wales D. Radcliffe Arthur Shakespear
Record	8: 5-3-0
Major wins
First class October Oatlands Stakes (1806) Craven Stakes (1807) Third class October Oatlands Stakes (1807) Match against Lydia (1808)
Awards
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1814)

Selim (1802 – 1825) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned by the Prince of Wales, D. Radcliffe and later Arthur Shakespear. After retiring from racing he became a successful stallion and was British Champion sire in 1814. His progeny included Azor, Medora, Sultan and Turquoise.

Selim was a chestnut colt bred by General Sparrow and foaled in 1802. He was sired by Buzzard, who won the Craven Stakes twice and the Jockey Club Plate. Selim's dam was the bay Alexander mare, a daughter of Alexander. She also produced Castrel, Rubens and Bronze (all of whom for full-siblings to Selim.

Selim did not race until he was four years old. He made his debut on 29 July 1806 at Brighthelmston, where he beat the colt Wormwood over a mile for 50 guineas. His only other race of the season was in the first class October Oatlands Stakes over a mile at Newmarket. Now the property of D. Radcliffe, he started the 7/4 favourite in the field of five and won the race from Captain Absolute, with second-favourite Lydia finishing in third place.

Selim returned to the track as a five-year-old in the Craven Stakes at Newmarket on 30 March 1807, when he started favourite of the eleven-strong field. Selim won the race from Walton and Currycomb, who finished in second and third respectively. Two days later he finished second to Lydia in the £50 Subscription Place. He then won the third class October Oatlands Stakes at Newmarket from Gaiety, after starting the odds-on favourite of the five runners.

...
Wikipedia