Sir Peter Teazle
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Sir Peter Teazle was a good British
bred Thoroughbred
racehorse, a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
nine times, and carried on the sire line of Herod
.
, Sir Peter Teazle was by the undefeated Highflyer
. Sir Peter's sire, Highflyer was on the Leading Sire list 16 times, producing 469 winners, seven of which won classic races. Highflyer also got the mare Prunella, and the sons Delpini, Diamond, and Traveller.
His dam, Papillon, was by Snap, himself on the Leading Sire list four times and a great producer of raw speed. Papillon had some success as a racehorse, finishing third out of 22 in the 1773 Craven Stakes, losing to Firetail and Miss Timms. Sir Peter was her 7th out of 12 living foals, and one of several winners she produced, including the filly Lady Teazle (1781), who was second in the Epsom Oaks
and won 11 races during her career.
. Sir Peter first came to the track at three, a continued the season undefeated. He won the Epsom Derby
at his first start, a sweepstakes at Ascot, the 1,000 Guineas subscription race for his age group, and the Prince of Wales's Plate, before beating Bullfinch (by Woodpecker) in a 500 guineas match and winning again against Bullfinch by forfeit for a second match. He then won a 40 guineas subscription purse and a sweepstakes by walkover.
In 1788, he won the Newmarket Craven, beating Meteor (by Eclipse
), the Claret Stakes, the Fortescue Stakes, and won by forfeit in a match against Mentor. He then won the 2-mile Grosvenor Stakes in July, and won by forfeit a 700 guineas match against Mentor.
His luck then turned, losing a 500 guineas match to Dash (by Florizel
)—who was carrying 32 lbs. less in weight—although this was possibly because Sir Peter was pricked during shoeing, and had to take several days off work before the race. He then defeated Maria (by Telemachus) in a 300 guineas match. He finished his four-year-old season with seven wins from eight starts.
Sir Peter then won the Newmarket Craven, beating Meteor again. He then forfeited two races —a six mile, 1,000 guineas match against Dash, and 500 guineas match against Meteor — probably due to physical problems. Sir Peter then lost to Mulberry (by Florizel
), who was carrying 28 lbs less, over the four mile Beacon course at Newmarket. He then broke down in a later race, and was retired to stud.
winners, and finished his career as the Leading Sires list
nine times (1799-1802, 1804-1809). His sons Walton and Sir Harry would also be top on the list, Walton in Britain for two years, Sir Harry in the US. His top offspring include:
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bred Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse, a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in Great Britain and Ireland for each year since 1751. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the season.----- References :* -See also:...
nine times, and carried on the sire line of Herod
Herod (horse)
Herod , formerly King Herod, later shortened to just Herod in common usage, was a Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the three foundation sires of the modern Thoroughbred racehorse, along with Matchem and Eclipse...
.
Breeding
Bred by Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of DerbyEdward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby PC , styled Lord Strange between 1771 and 1776, was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries...
, Sir Peter Teazle was by the undefeated Highflyer
Highflyer (horse)
Highflyer was an undefeated Thoroughbred racehorse and a very successful and influential sire of the 18th century.-Breeding:Bred by Sir Charles Bunbury, the fifth Baronet, the colt was foaled at Great Barton, in 1774...
. Sir Peter's sire, Highflyer was on the Leading Sire list 16 times, producing 469 winners, seven of which won classic races. Highflyer also got the mare Prunella, and the sons Delpini, Diamond, and Traveller.
His dam, Papillon, was by Snap, himself on the Leading Sire list four times and a great producer of raw speed. Papillon had some success as a racehorse, finishing third out of 22 in the 1773 Craven Stakes, losing to Firetail and Miss Timms. Sir Peter was her 7th out of 12 living foals, and one of several winners she produced, including the filly Lady Teazle (1781), who was second in the Epsom Oaks
Epsom Oaks
The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early June....
and won 11 races during her career.
Racing career
The name comes from a character in the classic comic play The School for ScandalThe School for Scandal
The School for Scandal is a play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on May 8, 1777.The prologue, written by David Garrick, commends the play, its subject, and its author to the audience...
. Sir Peter first came to the track at three, a continued the season undefeated. He won the Epsom Derby
Epsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
at his first start, a sweepstakes at Ascot, the 1,000 Guineas subscription race for his age group, and the Prince of Wales's Plate, before beating Bullfinch (by Woodpecker) in a 500 guineas match and winning again against Bullfinch by forfeit for a second match. He then won a 40 guineas subscription purse and a sweepstakes by walkover.
In 1788, he won the Newmarket Craven, beating Meteor (by Eclipse
Eclipse (horse)
Eclipse was an outstanding, undefeated 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse who was later a phenomenal success as a sire.-Breeding:...
), the Claret Stakes, the Fortescue Stakes, and won by forfeit in a match against Mentor. He then won the 2-mile Grosvenor Stakes in July, and won by forfeit a 700 guineas match against Mentor.
His luck then turned, losing a 500 guineas match to Dash (by Florizel
Florizel
Florizel was a Thoroughbred racehorse.Florizel was a good sire, producing 175 winners who won a total of 75,901 pounds. Offspring included Eager , Tartar , Ninety-Three , Brilliant, Diomed , Ulysses, Moustrap, and Admiral...
)—who was carrying 32 lbs. less in weight—although this was possibly because Sir Peter was pricked during shoeing, and had to take several days off work before the race. He then defeated Maria (by Telemachus) in a 300 guineas match. He finished his four-year-old season with seven wins from eight starts.
Sir Peter then won the Newmarket Craven, beating Meteor again. He then forfeited two races —a six mile, 1,000 guineas match against Dash, and 500 guineas match against Meteor — probably due to physical problems. Sir Peter then lost to Mulberry (by Florizel
Florizel
Florizel was a Thoroughbred racehorse.Florizel was a good sire, producing 175 winners who won a total of 75,901 pounds. Offspring included Eager , Tartar , Ninety-Three , Brilliant, Diomed , Ulysses, Moustrap, and Admiral...
), who was carrying 28 lbs less, over the four mile Beacon course at Newmarket. He then broke down in a later race, and was retired to stud.
Stud record
Sir Peter stood at Derby's Knowsley Stud in Lancashire, where he had great success in the breeding shed. During this time, he sired a Doncaster Cup, four Epsom Derby winners, two Epsom Oaks winners, four St. LegerSt. Leger Stakes
The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 132 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.Established in 1776, the St. Leger...
winners, and finished his career as the Leading Sires list
Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in Great Britain and Ireland for each year since 1751. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the season.----- References :* -See also:...
nine times (1799-1802, 1804-1809). His sons Walton and Sir Harry would also be top on the list, Walton in Britain for two years, Sir Harry in the US. His top offspring include:
- Agonistes: won the Richmond Cup, and others, 3rd in St. Leger
- Archduke: 1796 colt, won the Derby 1799.
- Ambrosio: 1793 colt, won 18 races including the St. Leger in 1796, the Newmarket Craven Oatlands twice (beating brother Stamford one time), the Newmarket's Jockey Club Plate, and the Great Subscription Purse at York.
- Barbarossa: 1802 colt, won the Egremont Stakes at Brighton, the Somerset Stakes, and several Kings Plates.
- Beatrice: 1791 filly, dam to Vicissitude (dam to great broodmare Gibside Fairy)
- Caleb Quotem: 1802 colt, won the Doncaster Cup, 2nd in the St. Leger
- Cecilia: 1793 filly, won at Chesterfield. Dam to Whitenose (1806, by Don Quixote, won Doncaster Cup).
- Ditto: 1800 colt, won the Derby in 1803, the Claret Stakes at Newmarket, Newmarket's Craven Stakes, and the King's Plate at Guildford. Sired Luzborough (1820, winner of 25 of 36 starts, later imported to the US)
- Expectation: won the Ladies' Plate at Lewes
- Fyldener: 1803 colt, won the St. Leger in 1806 in addition to six other races, grandsire of Swallow (1833)
- Haphazard: 1797 brown colt, a very good racehorse, sire of Filho da Puta (winner of the St. Leger, Doncaster Cup, and others; one-time Leading Sire), Antar (2,000 Guineas winner), Reginald (2,000 Guineas winner), Rowena (1,000 Guineas winner), and Figaro (Doncaster Cup winner).
- Hermione: 1791 mare by FlorizelFlorizelFlorizel was a Thoroughbred racehorse.Florizel was a good sire, producing 175 winners who won a total of 75,901 pounds. Offspring included Eager , Tartar , Ninety-Three , Brilliant, Diomed , Ulysses, Moustrap, and Admiral...
, won 21 races, including the Oaks - Houghton Lass: 1801 filly, 2nd twice in Newmarket's Oatlands Handicap stakes, 2nd in the Somerset Stakes at Brighton; dam to Comus (by Sorcerer) and Humphrey Clinker
- Knowsley: won the King's Plates
- Margaretta: 1802 filly, dam to Scarecrow (1813, by Canopus, winner of Goodwood Cup) and Waverley (1817, by Whalebone, sire to Doncaster Cup and York St. Leger winner The Saddler; Manchester Cup winner Sylvan; The Provost; Inheritress; and Doncaster Cup and St. Leger winner Don John)
- Mary Ann: 1791 filly, 2nd to Eliza in a King's Plate. Dam to Oaks winner Oriana (1807, by Beningbrough), and Ashton (1799).
- Paris: 1803 colt, won the Derby in 1806
- Parisot: 1793 filly, won the 1796 Oaks
- Paulina: 1804 filly by Tandem, sister to Sir Paul, won 8 races including the 1807 St. Leger, a Produce Stakes, the Filly Stakes, and a King's Plate. Produced daughters Camilla and Galatea (dam to Sir Tatton Sykes, and Derby winner Andover)
- Petronius 1805 colt, won the St. Leger in 1808
- Pipylin: 1799 colt, record 26: 11-3-?, 2nd in St. Leger
- Sir Harry: 1795 brown colt, won the Derby in 1798, then imported into America for the highest price ever paid for a horse ever brought there. Sired Medora (Oaks winner, daughter Gulnare also won the Oaks), and was a Leading Sire in the United States, producing Haxall's Moses (1816) and Sir Alfred (1806).
- Sir Oliver: 1800 colt, won 9 races, including the Doncaster Cup, sired Olive (2,000 Guineas) and Doge of Vince (Chester Cup)
- Sir Paul: 1802 colt, brother to Paulina. Third in the 1805 St. Leger to Staveley and brother Calem Quotem, third in the Doncaster Cup. Sired Otho (1815, winner of the Doncaster Cup) and Paulowitz (1813), sire of Archibald)
- Sir Solomon: 1796 colt, who won the King's Plate at York, the Stand Plate, the King's Plate at Newcastle, the Newcastle Cup twice, the Nottingham Cup, the Great Subscription Purse at York, and beat the 1799 St. Leger winner, Cockfighter at Doncaster. 2nd and 3rd in the Doncaster CupDoncaster CupThe Doncaster Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 2 miles and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September....
. Got Henrietta (1807, dam of St. Leger winner TarrareTarrare (horse)Tarrare was a bay Thoroughbred racehorse stallion, foaled in 1823. He is known for winning the 1826 Doncaster St. Leger and the Doncaster Cup. He was the first winner of the Doncaster St. Leger after the course had been altered by being slightly shortened and the starting gate widened...
), Remembrance (tail-female ancestress of Derby winner Daniel O'Rourke, the important stallion Dark RonaldDark RonaldDark Ronald was an English bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who had a global influence on the breeding of Thoroughbreds and sport horses, with many show jumpers tracing back to him.-Breeding:...
, German and French classic winners, and American horses Upset, Hill Prince, Greek Song, Silent Screen, Peter Quince, Cicada, and First Landing). - Stamford: 1794 brown colt, won 11 races, including the Doncaster Cup twice and the Kings Plate, 2nd in the 1797 St. Leger and the Jockey Club Stakes. Known as a broodmare sire, he produced Lady Rachel (dam to the extremely good race mare, Fleur de Lis who won 20 times including the Doncaster Stakes, the Doncaster Cup, the Goodwood CupGoodwood CupThe Goodwood Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 2 miles , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.-History:...
, the Oatlands handicap stakes, Epsom's Craven Stakes, and others), Emily (dam to Emilia and Derby-winner and 2-time Leading Sire Emilius), Diana (dam of Richmond Cup winner Actaeon), Miss Cantley (dam of Beiram and Mecca), Belvoirina (winner of the July Stakes, with many great descendants), Maria (1824, a very good race mare), and many others. - Traflagar: 1802 colt, won the Prince's Stakes at Newmarket, Brighton's Pavilion Stakes, the Egremont Stakes, the Pontefract Gold Cup, the Doncaster Stakes, second in the Doncaster Gold Cup, York Spring, was second in York's Great Subscription Purse, second in the 1806 Derby. Sired Larissa (1813 filly).
- Walton: 1799 bay colt, won several Kings plates, the Oatlands Handicap, and many match races. Twice leading sire, he got Phantom (Derby winner, Leading Sire), St. Patrick (winner of St. Leger), Nectar (2,000 Guineas), Rainbow, and Partisan.
- Young Sir Peter Teazle: 1791 colt, sent to the US where he got Virgo (1809 filly)