Teddington (horse)

Teddington
Teddington, with Alec Taylor and Job Marson. By John Frederick Herring, Sr..
Sire	Orlando
Grandsire	Touchstone
Dam	Miss Twickenham
Damsire	Rockingham
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1848
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Jack Tomlinson
Owner	Sir Joseph Hawley
Trainer	Alec Taylor, Sr.
Record	18:10-1-4
Major wins
Molecomb Stakes (1850) Epsom Derby (1851) Doncaster Cup (1852) Emperor of Russia's Plate (1853)

Teddington (1848 – after 1865) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from April 1850 to October 1853 he ran eighteen times and won ten races. Teddington won important races in each of his four seasons, most notably the Derby in 1851. In the next two years he proved himself to be a formidable stayer who excelled at distances in excees of two miles, winning the Doncaster Cup in 1852 and the Emperor of Russia's Plate in 1853. He was regarded by British experts as one of the best racehorses of his era. Teddington was retired to stud at the end of the 1853 season where he had limited success before being exported to Hungary in 1862.

Teddington was a light yellow-chestnut horse standing just over 15 hands high with a white blaze and two white socks. He was described as having an "expressive, blood-like head" and a particularly fine action, but being otherwise an unimpressive specimen. He had a slight deformity of one of his front feet which was described as "clubby" and needed to be corrected with specially made shoes. He was bred by Jack Tomlinson, a Huntingdon blacksmith, and bought for 250 guineas as a foal by Sir Joseph Hawley. Hawley, who owned the colt in partnership with John Massey Stanley, sent him into training with his private trainer Alec Taylor, Sr. at Fyfield, Hampshire.

Teddington was the first Classic winner to be sired by Orlando, the winner of the controversial 1844 Derby. At stud Orlando also sired the 2000 Guineas winners Fitz-Roland, Diophantus and Fazzoletto as well as Eclipse, through whom his sire line was successful in the United States.