Zeal (horse)
| Zeal | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Partisan |
| Grandsire | Walton |
| Dam | Zaida |
| Damsire | Sir Peter Teazle |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1818 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton |
| Owner | Duke of Grafton |
| Trainer | Robert Robson |
| Record | 6:4-1-0 |
| Earnings | £2,835 |
| Major wins | |
| 1000 Guineas (1821) | |
Zeal (foaled 1818) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare, which won the eighth running of the classic 1000 Guineas. As a three-year-old in 1821 won she won her first three races at Newmarket Racecourse including the 1000 Guineas but then finished fourth in the Epsom Oaks. As a four-year-old she walked over in the valuable Port Stakes but was beaten in her only other race. She later had a successful career as a broodmare.
Zeal was a bay mare bred by her owner George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton at his stud at Euston Hall in Suffolk. Her dam Zaida had been bought by the Duke as a broodmare and proved to be highly successful: in addition to Zeal she produced the 1000 Guineas and Oaks winner Zinc. Her sire Partisan, another product of Grafton's stud, won seven races at Newmarket before being retired to stud. He was a successful breeding stallion, siring important winners including Mameluke (Epsom Derby), Pindarrie (2000 Guineas), and Cyprian (Oaks Stakes). Grafton sent the filly to be trained at Newmarket by Robert Robson, the so-called "Emperor of Trainers".
Zeal began her racing career at Newmarket's First Spring meeting in May 1821. On the opening day of the meeting she ran in against three other fillies in a Sweepstakes over the Abington Mile course. Starting the 4/7 favourite, she won by half a length from the Duke of Rutland's unnamed chestnut filly to claim a prize of 1,000 guineas. Three days later, Zeal started 6/4 favourite for the 1,000 Guineas Stakes, which despite its name carried a prize of 900 guineas. The race was run over the Ditch Mile course and Zeal "won easy" from Lord Suffield's filly and four others. On the following afternoon she won a further 400 guineas without having to race as she walked-over in a Sweepstakes over the Abington Mile, her rivals having been withdrawn by their owners.
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