Catton (1809 – 1833) was a British racehorse who won 22 races, including an unbeaten streak in 14 consecutive races, and was a successful sire.
Background
Catton was bred at Catton, by Horsely and King. He was purchased by Richard Lumley Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarborough, of Sandbeck Park. He was described as a horse of medium size with great strength and quality.[1]
Racing career
Catton raced from 1812 to 1818. He won 22 of 32 races, including 14 in a row. He won the Doncaster Cup in 1815.[1][2]
Stud career
- Mulatto (1823) - successful stallion
- Royal Oak (1823) - successful stallion
- Tarrare (1823) - won the St Leger Stakes
- Gallopade (1828) - successful mare in the United States[3][4]
- Trustee (1829) - Leading sire in North America
- Mundig (1832) - won the Epson Derby
Sire line tree
- Catton[5][6][2][1]
- Coronation
- Sandbeck[7]
- Redshank[8]
- Humphrey
- Akarius
- Swap
- Lochinvar
- Panmure
- Scarborough (1820)
- Contract
- Chorister
- Cromarty
- King Catton
- Mulatto[9]
- Sepoy
- Bloomsbury[10]
- The Iron Marshall
- Leonidas
- Discord
- Maroon
- Molineux
- Swinton
- Old England
- Royal Oak[11]
- Tarrare
- Derby
- Truth
- Nonplus
- Buford
- Scarborough (1824)
- Cambridge
- Coronet
- Cicercian
- Clarion
- Contest
- Creole[16]
- Bassetlaw
- Minster
- Trustee[13]
- Maeonides
- Florestan
- Mundig[22]
- St Bennett
Pedigree
| Sire Golumpus (GB) 1802 |
Gohanna 1790 |
Mercury | Eclipse* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tartar mare | |||
| Herod mare | Herod* | ||
| Maiden | |||
| Catherine 1795 |
Woodpecker | Herod* | |
| Miss Ramsden | |||
| Camilla | Trentham | ||
| Coquette | |||
| Dam Lucy Gray (GB) 1804 |
Timothy 1794 |
Delpini | Highflyer*^ |
| Countess | |||
| Cora | Matchem | ||
| Turk mare | |||
| Lucy 1789 |
Florizel | Herod* | |
| Cygnet mare | |||
| Frenzy | Eclipse* | ||
| Engineer mare |
*^ Catton is inbred 4S × 4S x 5D x 4D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fourth generation twice on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation once (via Highflyer)^ and fourth generation once on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Catton is inbred 4S × 4D to the stallion Eclipse, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
References
- ^ a b c d Biography: Catton
- ^ a b c d Portrait: Catton
- ^ Portrait: Gallopade
- ^ The Breeding Behind Domino
- ^ Darley Arabian Sire Line: Eclipse Branch
- ^ Sire Line: Eclipse
- ^ a b c Studbook: Early S
- ^ Studbook: Early QR
- ^ Portrait: Mulatto
- ^ Biography: Bloomsbury
- ^ Portrait: Royal Oak
- ^ Portrait: Slane
- ^ a b Studbook: Early T
- ^ a b c Portrait: Monarque
- ^ Studbook: Early L
- ^ Biography: Liverpool
- ^ Leading Sires of the U.S.A.
- ^ Portrait: Planet
- ^ Studbook: Early P
- ^ Hall of Fame: Planet
- ^ a b Obituary: Thomas Doswell
- ^ Portrait: Mundig
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