The Duchess (horse)
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'The Duchess', the Winner of the Great St. Leger at Doncaster, 1816 by John Frederick Herring, Sr.
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| Sire | Cardinal York |
| Grandsire | Sir Peter Teazle |
| Dam | Miss Nancy |
| Damsire | Beningbrough |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1813 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | William Wilson Sir Bellingham Reginald Graham, 7th Baronet John George Lambton |
| Trainer | James Croft |
| Record | 33:19-7-5 |
| Major wins | |
| Pontefract Gold Cup (1816, 1817) St Leger Stakes (1816) Doncaster Stakes (1817) Doncaster Club Stakes (1817) Richmond Gold Cup (1817) York Gold Cup (1818) Great Subscription Purse (1818) Gosforth Stakes (1819) Newcastle Gold Cup (1819) |
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The Duchess (1813–1836) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1816. In a racing career which lasted from March 1815 until October 1819 she competed in thirty-three races and won nineteen times. She was still unnamed when winning three races as a two-year-old in 1815, when she was one of the leading juveniles in the north of England. In the following year she was named Duchess of Leven, which was shortened to The Duchess when she was sold to Sir Bellingham Graham. She won seven of her nine races as a three-year-old, including the Gold Cup at Pontefract and the St Leger at Doncaster. The Duchess remained in training for a further three seasons, winning five times in 1817, twice in 1818 and twice in 1819, beating many leading horses of the time including Blacklock, Doctor Syntax, Rhoda and Filho da Puta. After her retirement from racing, The Duchess had some success as a broodmare.
The Duchess was a bay mare bred by Mr Ellerker and was the fifth of eight foals produced by Ellerker's mare Miss Nancy (1803–1817). The Duchess was the only classic winner sired by Cardinal York, a son of Sir Peter Teazle. Cardinal York was based at Mr T Kirby's stable at York, where he was standing at a fee of seven guineas in 1816.
Until 1913, there was no requirement for British racehorses to have official names, and the horse who later became known as The Duchess competed in 1811 as Mr. W. Wilson's b. f. by Cardinal York, dam by Beningbrough.
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