Young Giantess (1790–1811) was a

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and

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. She failed to win any of the five races she contested, but became a successful broodmare for Sir Charles Bunbury. She foaled the successful sire Sorcerer and

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and Oaks winner

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Background

Young Giantess was a bay

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bred by Sir Charles Bunbury and foaled in 1790. She was sired by

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winner

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. Diomed had little success as a stallion in Britain, but was exported to

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where he sired

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and many others. Young Giantess was the tenth foal of Giantess, a daughter of

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Racing career

Young Giantess, then unnamed, was due to make her racecourse debut on 16 April 1793 in the first class of the Filly Stakes at Newmarket, but was withdrawn, with the race being won by Caelia. Her first race came in May at

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in the

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. She finished the race unplaced behind winner Caelia. In July she lost to Cymbeline in the Prince's Stakes at

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. On the final day of the same meeting she lost a £50 race to a Mercury colt and Coal-merchant. At Newmarket's first October meeting she finished last of the three runners, behind winner Rally, in a Handicap Sweepstakes. In her final race, Young Giantess lost a match race against Paynator.

Stud career

As a broodmare for Sir Charles Bunbury Young Giantess produced ten foals. They were: * Sorcerer – a

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foaled in 1796 and sired by Trumpator. He won fifteen races, including the October Oatlands Stakes in 1800. He also became a leading stallion and was British Champion sire three times. He sired many top racehorses and sires, including

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, Maid of Orleans, Wizard, Soothsayer,

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and Smolensko. * Clarissa – a bay filly foaled in 1797 and sired by

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. *

– a bay mare foaled in 1798 and sired by Whiskey. She won the Derby and Oaks in 1801. As a broodmare she produced the sire Muley. * Julia – a

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mare foaled in 1799 and sired by Whiskey. She only produced two foals before dying in 1810, but one of these foals was Derby winner and Champion sire

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. * Young Whiskey – a bay stallion foaled in 1801 and sired by Whiskey. He retired from racing after an accident which caused him to go

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and stood as a sire at Oatlands in

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. * Lydia – a brown mare foaled in 1802 and sired by Whiskey. She produced two foals and died in foaling of the second, who was hand-reared. * Leonardo – a

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colt foaled in 1803 and sired by Whiskey. * Fair Star – a brown colt foaled in 1806 and sired by Whiskey. He finished fourth behind winner

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in the 1809 Derby. * Cressida – a bay mare foaled in 1807 and sired by Whiskey. She was the dam of Derby winner and Champion sire

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as well as

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winner

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. * Walton mare – a chestnut mare foaled in 1808 and sired by

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. She foaled 2000 Guineas winner Nicolo and the sire Langar. Young Giantess died in 1811, when foaling twins by Giles. Both foals also died.

Pedigree

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'' * Young Giantess was

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4x4 to the Godolphin Arabian. This means that the stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.

References

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