Tudenham
| Tudenham | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Tudor Melody |
| Grandsire | Tudor Minstrel |
| Dam | Heath Rose |
| Damsire | Hugh Lupus |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 21 February 1970 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Lionel Brook Holliday |
| Owner | Lionel Brook Holliday |
| Trainer | Denys Smith |
| Record | 18: 1-4-0 |
| Earnings | £15,178 |
| Major wins | |
| Middle Park Stakes (1972) | |
| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 118 (1972), 107 (1973), 109 (1974) | |
Tudenham (21 February 1970 – after 1991) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed his best form as a two-year-old in 1972 when he finished second in the Mill Reef Stakes before recording the only win of his career by taking the Group One Middle Park Stakes. He remained in training for two more seasons but failed to win again. He was retired to become a breeding stallion in Japan and had some success as a sire of winners.
Tudenham was a "strong, attractive" bay horse bred by his owner Lionel Brook Holliday at his Cleaboy Stud, near Mullingar in County Westmeath. He was sent into training with Denys Smith at Bishop Auckland in County Durham. Smith was primarily known for his achievements in National Hunt racing, having trained Red Alligator to win the 1968 Grand National. The horse may have been named after Tudenham Park, a ruined country house four miles away from the Cleaboy Stud.
His sire Tudor Melody was the top-rated two-year-old in Britain in 1958 after winning five of his six races and later had some success when campaigned in the United States. He returned to Europe and had considerable success as a breeding stallion, siring Kashmir, Welsh Pageant (Queen Anne Stakes), Tudor Music (July Cup) and Magic Flute (Coronation Stakes).
Tudenham's dam Heath Rose was a high-class racemare who finished third in the Prix Vermeille and fifth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as a three-year-old in 1967. She was a granddaughter of the British broodmare Netherton Maid who was a full-sister to Neasham Belle and the female-line ancestor of many good winners including Hethersett, Hittite Glory and Harzand .
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