Bridget (horse)

Bridget
Sire Herod
Grandsire Tartar
Dam Jemima
Damsire Snap
Sex Mare
Foaled 1776
Country Kingdom of Great Britain
Colour Bay
Breeder 12th Earl of Derby
Owner 12th Earl of Derby
Major wins
Oaks Stakes (1779)
Sweepstakes of 50gs at Newmarket (1779)
Sweepstakes of 100gs at Newmarket (1779)
Post Stakes (1780)
Grosvenor's Stakes (1780)
Match against Postboy (1780)
Match against Girandola (1781)
Bridget's owner the 12th Earl of Derby

Bridget (17761798) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the inaugural running of the Oaks Stakes in 1779. She was bred and owned by Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, for whom she produced five foals as a broodmare.

Background

Bridget was a bay filly bred by Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, and foaled in 1776.[1] She was sired by Herod, who was a successful racehorse and important sire. He was champion sire eight times and his progeny included the undefeated Highflyer, Oaks winners Faith and Maid of the Oaks, St. Leger winner Phoenomenon and the triple Craven Stakes winner Woodpecker.[2] Bridget was the first foal of Jemima, a daughter of Snap.[1]

Racing career

Bridget made her first racecourse appearance on 14 May 1779 in the first running of the Oaks Stakes at Epsom Downs. After starting as the 5/2 favourite, she won the race, beating Fame, Lavinia and nine others. At Newmarket in July she won a Sweepstakes of 50 guineas each over the Rowley Mile, beating Fame, Torrent and one other. At Newmarket's First October meeting she started as the 1/2 favourite for a Sweepstakes of 100 guineas each over the two-mile Ditch In course. She won the race, beating four rivals, including Torrent and Transfer. At the Newmarket Craven meeting in 1780 Bridget beat Thunder to win the Post Stakes. In July she beat Whipcord to win half of the Grosvenor's Stakes, after the other half had been given to Imperator to withdraw from the race. Her only other race of 1780 was in October, when she beat Postboy in a match over the two middle miles of the Beacon Course at Newmarket. Bridget started once in 1781, winning a match against General Smith's Girandola.[3]

Stud career

Bridget became a broodmare at the Earl of Derby's stud and produced five foals. They were:

Bridget died in 1798.[3]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Bridget, bay mare, 1776[1]
Sire
Herod (GB)
b. 1758
Tartar (GB)
1743
Partner
1718
Jigg
Sister to Mixbury
Melinora
1729
Fox*
Milkmaid
Cypron (GB)
b. 1750
Blaze
b. 1733
Flying Childers*
Confederate Filly
Selima
1733
Bethell's Arabian
Graham's Champion mare
Dam
Jemima (GB)
b. 1769
Snap (GB)
br. 1750
Snip
br. 1736
Flying Childers*
Basto mare
Fox mare Fox*
Gipsey
Matchem Middleton (GB) Matchem
b. 1748
Cade
Partner mare
Miss Middleton Regulus
Camilla

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown

* Bridget was inbred 4x4 to both Fox and Flying Childers. This means that the stallions appear twice in the fourth generation of her pedigree.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The General Stud Book. J. S. Skinner, Baltimore. 1834. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  2. "King Herod". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. 1 2 Johnson (1822). The Turf Register (Volume III). A. Bartholoman, High-Ousegate. |first2= missing |last2= in Authors list (help)
  4. "Racing calendar. 1792". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  5. "Racing calendar. 1795". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  6. "Racing calendar. 1796". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
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