Theodore (horse)
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'Theodore', the Winner of the Great St. Leger at Doncaster, 1822 by John Frederick Herring, Sr.
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| Sire | Woful |
| Grandsire | Waxy |
| Dam | Coriander mare |
| Damsire | Coriander |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1819 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Edward Petre |
| Owner | Edward Petre W Carleton Mr Dobbie |
| Trainer | James Croft |
| Record | 22: 9-9-3 |
| Earnings | 2,125 guineas in 1822 |
| Major wins | |
| Old Stakes (1822) York Spring St Leger (1822) XYZ Stakes (1822) Great St Leger Stakes (1822) Manchester Gold Cup (1824) Edingburgh Gold Cup (1825) Edingburgh City Members' Plate (1825) |
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Theodore (1819 – after 1838) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1822 at odds of 200/1. Trained in Yorkshire by James Croft, he won the second of his two races as a two-year-old and showed good form the following year, winning races at Catterick, York and Newcastle. His St Leger prospects, however, appeared remote after health problems and poor performances in training gallops. His upset win in the classic, followed by a poor run over the same course and distance two days later, attracted a great deal of comment and suspicions of race-fixing, although none of the allegations was ever proved.
Theodore's subsequent career was relatively undistinguished although he did win a Gold Cup at Manchester in 1825 and some minor races in Scotland in the following year, before retiring with a record of nine wins from twenty-two races. He made no impact as a breeding stallion and was exported to France in 1838.
Theodore was a bay horse with a small white star and white socks on his hind feet. He was owned and bred by Edward Petre (1794–1848), a free-spending sportsman and gambler, who was a younger son of Robert Petre, 9th Baron Petre. Petre sent the colt into training with James Croft at Middleham.
Theodore's sire Woful was a brother of the Derby winners Whalebone and Whisker. He was also a successful stallion, siring the classic winners Arab (1000 Guineas), Zinc (1000 Guineas and Oaks Stakes) and Augusta (Oaks Stakes) before being exported to Prussia in 1832. Theodore was the last of nine foals produced by an unnamed daughter of Coriander, the seventh having been the successful racehorse and sire Blacklock.
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