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Alipes (horse)
Alipes (1757) was an undefeated British Thoroughbred racehorse who won all eight of her races, including the 1761 Great Subscription Purse. She was owned by Sir B. Graham and later Richard Grosvenor. Background Alipes was a brown or bay filly bred by William Swinburn and foaled in 1757. She was sired by the unbeaten Regulus, who was British Champion sire eight times. Her dam was Lusty, a daughter of Locust. Racing career Alipes first race was at the age of four in March 1761 at Newmarket Racecourse, where she won a sweepstakes of 300 guineas. The following month she beat Sir J. Moore's Dupe, John Howe's Dormouse filly, Sir Charles Sedley's Aelous and eight others to win the Jockey Club Plate. In June, she won the Subscription Purse at Newcastle by beating Mark and Trudge. At York Racecourse she faced Mark, Leander, Wilson's Arabian, Blank and Strawberry in the Great Subscription Purse for four-year-olds. She won the race after starting as the evens favourite. She finished t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regulus (horse)
Regulus (1739) was an undefeated British Thoroughbred racehorse who won eight Royal Plates in 1745. Background He was bred in England by Lord Chedworth. Regulus was by the Godolphin Arabian, his dam, the noted Grey Robinson, by Bald Galloway and out of Sister To Old Country Wench (dam of Squirt ) by Snake, out of Old Grey Wilkes, a daughter of Old Hautboy.Morris, Simon; Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World After the death of Lord Chedworth, Regulus was sold to Mr. Martindale as a maiden. Racing career Regulus was a successful racehorse, winning eight Royal Plates in 1745 and a £50 plate.Morland, Thomas Hornby, “The Genealogy of the English Race Horse”, J Barfield, London, 1810 Regulus was superior to any horse of his time and retired unbeaten to stud in the north of England. Stud Record Regulus proved to be an excellent sire. At stud, he sired Royal (1749), South (1750), Fearnought (1755), undefeated Alipes, Star, Cato, Juba, Ascha, Grisewood's Lady Thigh, Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Charles Sedley, 2nd Baronet
Sir Charles Sedley, 2nd Baronet (c. 1721 – 23 August 1778), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1747 and 1778. Sedley was the eldest son of Sir Charles Sedley, 1st Baronet, son of Sir Charles Sedley, illegitimate son of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet and was educated at Westminster School and University College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1739. He succeeded his father in 1730, and sat as Member of Parliament for Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ... from 1747 to 1754 and 1774 to 1778. Sedley died unmarried in August 1778, when the baronetcy became extinct. He left his estate to an illegitimate daughter, who married Henry Venables-Vernon, afterwards the 3rd Baron Vernon. References External linksInformation on the Sed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1757 Racehorse Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Seven Years' War: The British Army, under the command of Robert Clive, captures Calcutta, India. * January 5 – Robert-François Damiens makes an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Louis XV of France, who is slightly wounded by the knife attack. On March 28 Damiens is publicly executed by burning and dismemberment, the last person in France to suffer this punishment. * January 12 – Koca Ragıp Pasha becomes the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, and administers the office for seven years until his death in 1763. * February 1 – King Louis XV of France dismisses his two most influential advisers. His Secretary of State for War, the Marc Antoine René de Voyer, Comte d'Argenson and the Secretary of the Navy, Jean-Baptiste de Machault d'Arnouville, are both removed from office at the urging of the King's mistress, Madame de Pompadour. * February 2 – At Versailles in France, representatives o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
