Soothsayer (horse)
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'Soothsayer', Winner of the St Leger
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| Sire | Sorcerer |
| Grandsire | Trumpator |
| Dam | Golden Locks |
| Damsire | Delpini |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1808 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Richard Gascoigne |
| Owner | Richard Gascoigne Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley |
| Trainer | T Sykes |
| Record | 7: 4–1–1 |
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St Leger Stakes (1811) Doncaster Stakes (1811) Match against Phantom (1813) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1819) | |
Soothsayer (1808–1827) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1811. Bred and originally trained in Yorkshire he won the St Leger on his third racecourse appearance when still unnamed. He was later sold and trained for the remainder of his racing career at Newmarket where he won a valuable sweepstakes in 1812 and a match race against the Derby winner Phantom in 1813. He later became a successful breeding stallion, siring two classic winners and being the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1819. He was later exported to Russia where he died in 1827.
Soothsayer was a large, golden chestnut horse with no white markings bred in Yorkshire by his owner Richard Oliver Gascoigne. His sire, Sorcerer, was bred by Sir Charles Bunbury and was a half-brother of the 1801 Derby winning mare Eleanor. Sorcerer was an unusually large black horse who won several important races and became a successful breeding stallion. His progeny included the Derby winner Smolensko, the 2000 Guineas winners Wizard and Trophonius, and the Oaks winners Morel, Maid of Orleans and Sorcery. Sorcerer was the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1811, 1812 and 1813. Soothsayer's dam Golden Locks (or Goldenlocks) was a daughter of Violet, an influential broodmare whose other descendants included the St Leger winners Symmetry and Jerry as well as the Epsom Oaks winner Theophania.
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