Perdita II (1881-1899) was a British
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. Thoroughbreds are c ...
race
mare
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who was an outstanding broodmare.
Racing record
She commenced her racing career as a
selling plater, but proved a useful racemare by winning seven races. Perdita II was purchased for the
Prince of Wales
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in 1888 for £900.
[Leicester, Sir Charles, ''Bloodstock Breeding'', J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969]
Stud record
Perdita II was more influential as a broodmare, producing the full brothers
Florizel II
Florizel (1768–1791) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a bay son of Herod foaled in 1768. As a sire he produced 175 winners who won a total of 75,901 pounds. Offspring included Eager (winner of the 1791 Derby), Tartar (St. Leger ...
(won Goodwood Cup, £7,858 and sired three
Classic winners);
Persimmon
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, Sandringham (unraced, exported to the
US and sired some winners), and
Diamond Jubilee
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.
Her sons earned over 75,000 guineas. In all, she produced 12 foals. Owing to the success of her descendants she was listed as a
Cluster Mare, which is a Thoroughbred brood mare that has produced two or more winners of five or more of the eight most important and valuable races, within six generations.
[Craig, Dennis, ''Breeding Racehorses from Cluster Mares'', J A Allen, London, 1964]
Perdita II died in 1899.
See also
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List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses
The list of leading Thoroughbred racehorses contains the names of undefeated racehorses and other horses that had an outstanding race record in specific categories. Note though that many champions do not appear on the list as an unexpected defe ...
References
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External links
Perdita 2nd
1881 racehorse births
1899 racehorse deaths
Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
Undefeated racehorses
Thoroughbred family 7-f