Regulus (1739) was an undefeated 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 ...
racehorse who won eight Royal Plates in 1745.
Background
He was bred in England by
Lord Chedworth.
Regulus was by the
Godolphin Arabian
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, 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 Belsea, and many successful broodmares including
Spilletta
Spilletta (1749 – 1776) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. She only raced once and is best known for being the dam of the undefeated Eclipse.
Background
Spilletta was a bay filly bred by the Sir Robert Eden and foaled in 1749. She ...
who is the dam of the undefeated champion
Eclipse
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. Regulus also sired the second dam of
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.
His offspring’s successes led him to be the
Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
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for eight years (1754–1757, 1761, 1763, 1765, and 1766).
He died at age 26.
See also
*
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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1739 racehorse births
British Champion Thoroughbred Sires
Racehorses trained in the Kingdom of Great Britain
Racehorses bred in the Kingdom of Great Britain
Undefeated racehorses
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