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Ashton (horse)
Ashton (1806 – after 1828) was a British Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, sire best known for winning the British Classic Races, classic St Leger Stakes in 1809. He was undefeated in three races as a three-year-old in 1809, culminating with his classic victory at Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster. After missing the whole of the 1810 season he won a Great Subscription Purse at York Racecourse, York on his reappearance as a five-year-old but was beaten in his three remaining races. He was then retired to stud, where he had no success as a sire of winners. Background Ashton was a Bay (horse), bay horse standing high bred by his owner Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and was the sixth of the Duke's seven St Leger winners. He was described by his owners as "a horse of great bone and strength... with true shape and corresponding action". Henry Hall Dixon was less flattering, describing Ashton as "a Field hunter, hunter-looking horse with very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walnut (horse)
A walnut is the edible seed of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, ''Juglans regia''. The Mast (botany), fruits of trees in the family Juglandaceae are often confused with drupes. Still, they are accessory fruit because the outer covering of the fruit is technically an Involucral bract, involucre and thus not morphologically part of the carpel; this means it cannot be a drupe but is instead a drupe-like nut. After full ripening, the husk, shell is discarded, and the kernel is eaten. Nuts of the eastern black walnut (''Juglans nigra'') and butternuts (''Juglans cinerea'') are less commonly consumed. Characteristics Walnuts are the round, single-seed Drupe, stone fruits of the walnut tree. They are commonly used for food. They ripen between September and November in the northern hemisphere. The brown, wrinkly walnut shell is enclosed in a husk. Shells of walnuts available in commerce usually have two segments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
