Young Giantess

Young Giantess
Sire	Diomed
Grandsire	Florizel
Dam	Giantess
Damsire	Matchem
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1790
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Sir Charles Bunbury
Owner	Sir Charles Bunbury
Record	5: 0-2-2

Young Giantess (1790–1811) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She failed to win any of the five races she contested, but became a successful broodmare for Sir Charles Bunbury. She foaled the successful sire Sorcerer and Derby and Oaks winner Eleanor.

Young Giantess was a bay filly bred by Sir Charles Bunbury and foaled in 1790. She was sired by Epsom Derby winner Diomed. Diomed had little success as a stallion in Britain, but was exported to America where he sired Sir Archy and many others. Young Giantess was the tenth foal of Giantess, a daughter Matchem.

Young Giantess, then unnamed, was due to make her racecourse debut on 16 April 1793 in the first class of the Filly Stakes at Newmarket, but was withdrawn, with the race being won by Caelia. Her first race came in May at Epsom Downs in the Oaks Stakes. She finished the race unplaced behind winner Caelia. In July she lost to Cymbeline in the Prince's Stakes at Brighthelmstone. On the final day of the same meeting she lost a £50 race to a Mercury colt and Coal-merchant. At Newmarket's first October meeting she finished last of the three runners, behind winner Rally, in a Handicap Sweepstakes. In her final race, Young Giantess lost a match race against Paynator.

As a broodmare for Sir Charles Bunbury Young Giantess produced ten foals. They were:

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