Herod (originally King Herod; April 1758 – 12 May 1780) was a
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. He was one of the three foundation sires of the modern
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, along with
Matchem
Matchem (1748 – 21 February 1781), sometimes styled as Match 'em, was a Thoroughbred racehorse who had a great influence on the breed, and was the earliest of three 18th century stallions that produced the Thoroughbred sire-lines of today, in ...
and
Eclipse
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. Herod was the foundation sire responsible for keeping the
Byerley Turk
The Byerley Turk (c. 1680 – c. 1703), also spelled Byerly Turk, was the earliest of three stallions that were the founders of the modern Thoroughbred horse racing bloodstock (the other two are the Godolphin Arabian and the Darley Arabian).Ahner ...
sire-line alive.
[Craig, Dennis, ''Breeding Racehorses from Cluster Mares'', J A Allen, London, 1964]
Background
Bred by
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
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, he was by the stallion
Tartar, a very good racehorse, who won many races including the King's plate at Litchfield, the King's plate at Guildford, and the King's plate at Newmarket. In addition to Herod, Tartar sired Thais (dam of Silvertail), Fanny (second dam of
King Fergus
King Fergus (1775–1801) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won several races, but achieved greater success as a sire. He was British Champion sire in 1797 and his progeny included St Leger Stakes winner Hambletonian, who was only def ...
), the O'Kelly Old Tartar mare (dam of Volunteer), and others. Herod's dam, Cypron (1750 bay filly), was bred by Sir W. St Quintin. Herod was a half-brother Lady Bolingbroke (dam of Tetotum,
Epsom Oaks
The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards (2, ...
) and a mare (1757) (dam of Clay Hall Marske) by Regulus.
Description
Herod was a fine, bay horse standing 15.3 hands high with a small star and no white on his legs.
[Montgomery, E.S, “The Thoroughbred”, Arco, New York, 1973 ] He was a powerful horse that was especially good at four-mile distances.
[Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970]
Racing career
Herod began racing at five, the usual age to begin training for this period, in October 1763 winning a race on the four mile Beacon course at Newmarket. At age six, he won another race at Newmarket, followed by a four-miler at Ascot and a match against Antinous over the Beacon course. When he was seven, his owner died and he was sold in a dispersal sale to Sir John Moore, and it wasn't until 1766 that he returned to the track, where he won again against Antinous in a match over the same course.
His career began to close at this point, as he lost to Ascham, then to
Turf
Sod, also known as turf, is the upper layer of soil with the grass growing on it that is often harvested into rolls.
In Australian and British English, sod is more commonly known as ''turf'', and the word "sod" is limited mainly to agricultu ...
, and then finished last in a race at York, after a
bleeding attack. He started twice the following year, before retiring to stud.
Breeding career
Herod retired in 1770 and stood at the stud of Sir John Moore at Neather Hall, for a fee of 10 guineas, later raised to 25 guineas.
He was the
leading sire in Great Britain eight times, (1777 to 1784), before his son,
Highflyer Highflyer, highflier or high flyer may refer to:
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(1785 to 1796, 1798) and grandson
Sir Peter Teazle
Sir Peter Teazle (1784 – 18 August 1811) was a good British bred Thoroughbred racehorse, a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland nine times, and carried on the sire line of Herod.
Breeding
Sir Peter Teazle was a brown horse bred and own ...
(1799 to 1802, and 1804 to 1809) took over. Herod's male line continues today in the pedigree of the 2007
Eclipse Stakes
The Eclipse Stakes is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown P ...
winner,
Notnowcato
Notnowcato (25 March 2002 – 2019) was a thoroughbred racehorse and sire, bred and trained in the United Kingdom. He won several important races in a career which lasted from 2004 to 2007, and is best known for his victory in the 2007 Ecli ...
. His most important offspring include:
*
Florizel
Florizel (1768–1791) was a Kingdom of Great Britain, British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a Bay (horse), bay son of Herod (horse), Herod foaled in 1768. As a sire he produced 175 winners who won a total of 75,901 pounds. Offspring include ...
: 1768 bay colt, won 16 races out of 23 starts. Sired
Diomed
Diomed, foaled in 1777, was an English Thoroughbred race horse who won 1780 Epsom Derby, the inaugural running of Epsom Derby, the Derby in 1780. He was subsequently a successful sire in the United States.
Racing years
A bright chestnut standin ...
, winner of the first Derby and incredibly influential sire in America.
* Fortitude: sire of John Bull
*
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: 1774 bay colt, the most important son of Herod. Unbeaten in 14 races, leading sire several times, one of the 4 foundation lines of the classic Thoroughbred. Got
Sir Peter Teazle
Sir Peter Teazle (1784 – 18 August 1811) was a good British bred Thoroughbred racehorse, a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland nine times, and carried on the sire line of Herod.
Breeding
Sir Peter Teazle was a brown horse bred and own ...
, Rockingham,
Delpini, Escape, St. George, and broodmare
Prunella.
* Justice: sired Rhadamanthus, Daedalus, and Trifle
* Phoenomenon: won the St. Leger, leading sire
*
Woodpecker
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: 1773 chestnut colt, won the Craven Stakes in 1778, 1779 and 1781, and a 1,400 guineas handicap sweep in 1780 and 140 guineas purse at Newmarket in 1781, both times beating
Potoooooooo
Potoooooooo or variations of Pot-8-Os (1773 – November 1800) was an 18th-century thoroughbred racehorse who won over 30 races and defeated some of the greatest racehorses of his time. He went on to be an important sire, whose leading runners i ...
(pronounced "Pot eight oes"). Although Woodpecker was initially overshadowed by the success of Highflyer, it is Woodpecker who is responsible for the continuation of the Herod sire line to the present day. Woodpecker sired
Buzzard
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''Buteo'' species
* Archer's buzzard (''Buteo archeri'')
* Augur buzzard (''Buteo augur'')
* Broad-winged hawk (''Buteo platypterus'')
* Common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'')
* Eastern ...
, sire of
Selim who in turn sired
Sultan
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, six time leading sire, who in turn sired Bay Middleton, another leading sire in the mid 1800s.
Herod sired the winners of 497 races worth £201,505.
He was still covering mares until his death, at age 22, at Netherhall (written as Neather Hall in the old calendars) on 12 May 1780.
Pedigree
Sire line tree
*Herod
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**Florizel
Florizel (1768–1791) was a Kingdom of Great Britain, British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a Bay (horse), bay son of Herod (horse), Herod foaled in 1768. As a sire he produced 175 winners who won a total of 75,901 pounds. Offspring include ...
[Florizel](_blank)
/ref>
***Brilliant
***Moustrap
***Crookshanks
***Diomed
Diomed, foaled in 1777, was an English Thoroughbred race horse who won 1780 Epsom Derby, the inaugural running of Epsom Derby, the Derby in 1780. He was subsequently a successful sire in the United States.
Racing years
A bright chestnut standin ...
[Diomed](_blank)
/ref>
****Centinel
****Peacemaker
****Stump-the-Dealer
****Grey Diomed
****Glaucus
****Anthony
****Sir Charles
****Wrangler
****Albemarle
****Hamlintonian
*****Diomed (Darnaby)
*****Hamlintonian (Hancock)
*****Hamlintonian (Davis)
****Top Gallant
****Truxton
****Wonder
*****Tennessee Oscar
****Diomed (Lawrence)
****Diomed (Ragland)
****Diomed (Randolph)
****Florizel (Ball)
*****Tuckahoe
*****Orphan
*****Florizel (Turpin)
*****Richmond
*****Enterprise
****Vingt'un
****Diomed (Kennedy)
****Grey Diomed (Barksdale)
****Eclipse
****Monroe
****Potomac
*****Little John
****Sir Archy
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[Sir Archy HOF](_blank)
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*****Cicero
*****Sir Arthur
*****Director
*****Grey Archy
*****Spring Hill
*****Tecumseh
*****Young Sir Archy
*****Columbus
*****Warbler
*****Walk-In-The-Water
*****Timoleon
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*****Carolinian
*****Contention
*****Kosciusko
*****Napoleon
*****Virginian
*****Sir Solomon
*****Rattler
***** Sir Charles
*****Sir William
*****Childers
*****Roanoke
*****Muckle John
*****Sumpter
*****Henry
*****John Richards
*****Stockholder
*****Arab
*****Bertrand
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* Saint-Bertr ...
*****Cherokee
*****Marion
*****Phoenomenon
*****Sir Richard
*****Sir William of Transport
*****Robin Adair
*****Gohanna
*****Occupant
*****Pacific
*****Saxe Weimer
*****Crusader
*****Sir Archy Montorio
*****Giles Scroggins
*****Industry
*****Merlin
*****Red Gauntlet
*****Tarriff
*****Hyazim
*****Wild Bill
***** Copperbottom[Duroc](_blank)
/ref>
*****Sir Lovell
*****Trouble
*****Marshal Duroc
***** American Eclipse
*****Cock of the Rock
*****Romp
***** American Star[Play or Pay](_blank)
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***King William
***Admiral
***Fortunio
****King Bladud
***Fidget
**** Fidget Colt
***Bustler
***Prizefighter
****Swordsman
*****Spartacus
****Buffler
*****Lenox
*****Abundance
*****The Curragh Guide
*****Master Robert
***Eager
Eager may refer to:
*Eager (band)
*Eager (horse), (1788 – after 1795), a British Thoroughbred racehorse
* ''Eager'' (novel), a children's science-fiction novel written by Helen Fox
*Eager (surname)
*, an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the ...
***Slapbang
*** Tartar
***Ninety-three 93 may refer to:
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* '' Ninety-Three'', English title of ''Quatrevingt-treize'' (same meani ...
**Contractor
**Evergreen
***Holyhock
***Apothecary
***Bazaglo
***Maximin
**Alexis
**Antipas
**Magnet
***Windlestone
***Daredevil
****Lucifer
***Magnetic Needle
**Telemachus
**Boston
**Plunder
**Postmaster
**Aurelius
**Fitzherod
***Mufti
****Trafalgar
**Rebel
**Warwick
**Woodpecker
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***Bullfinch
***Farmer
***Seagull
***Buzzard
Buzzard is the common name of several species of birds of prey.
''Buteo'' species
* Archer's buzzard (''Buteo archeri'')
* Augur buzzard (''Buteo augur'')
* Broad-winged hawk (''Buteo platypterus'')
* Common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'')
* Eastern ...
[Buzzard](_blank)
/ref>
****Poppinjay
****Dotterel
****Quiz
*****Tigris
*****Roller
*****Euphrates
****Brainstorm
*****Glow-Worm
****Bustard
****Castrel
*****Bustard
*****Merlin
*****Pantaloon
******Wind Hound
*******Thormanby
********Glengarry
********* Kingman[Kingman](_blank)
/ref>
********Atlantic
*********Le Sancy
**********Le Samaritain
***********Roi Herode
************Royal Canopy
*************Bonnie Nuit
**************New Twist
***************Good Twist
****************Gem Twist
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**** SelimSelim
/ref>
*****Fandago
*****Champion
*****Azor
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*****Sultan
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*****Feramorz
*****Langar
*****Marcellus
*****Nicolo
*****Saracen
*****The Moslem
*****Turcoman
****Deceiver
****Pantaloon
****Rubens
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*****Raphael
*****Bobadil
*****Gainsborough
*****Sovereign
*****Strephon
*****Doctor Eady
*****Tandem
*****Taniers
*****Peter Lely
*****Titian
*****Holbein
*****Wiseacre
*****Roderick
*****Sir Edward Codrington
****Hephestion
****Junius
****Buzzard (Blackburn)
***Chanticleer
****Traveller
****Fitz Emily
****Bob Booty
*****Dunkellin
*****Byron
*****Napoleon
***Dragon
****Spectator
****Phoenix
****Tom Tough
****Dragon (Cage)
***Hawk
***Ostrich
***Tom Tit
***Young Woodpecker (Massey)
***Young Woodpecker
****Slender Billy
***Gladish
***Vivaldi
***Bonaparte
***Brother to Vivaldi
**Bourdeaux
***Grey Highlander
***Clown
***Blossom
**Fulmine
**Highflyer Highflyer, highflier or high flyer may refer to:
* Highflyer (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse
* High flyer (fishing), a vertical floating pole used to locate fishing lines
* HMS ''Highflyer'', various Royal Navy ships
* Yamhill High Fly ...
[Highflyer](_blank)
/ref>
***Pharamond
***Slope
***Sour-Crout
***Delpini
/ref>
****Timothy
****Symmetry
****Seymour
*****Moses
***Rockingham
***Noble
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* Noble Island, Great B ...
[General Stud Book](_blank)
/ref>
****Sheet Anchor
***Sir Peter Teazle
Sir Peter Teazle (1784 – 18 August 1811) was a good British bred Thoroughbred racehorse, a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland nine times, and carried on the sire line of Herod.
Breeding
Sir Peter Teazle was a brown horse bred and own ...
[Sir Peter Teazle](_blank)
/ref>
****Agonistes
****Barbarossa
****Expectation
****Knowlsey
****Pipylin
****Robin Redbreasted
****Trafalgar
****Young Peter Teazle
**** Ambrosio
****Old England
*****Brown Bread
****Stamford
*****Viscount
****Sir Harry Sir Harry is the name given to nine different Thoroughbred racehorses
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*****Sir Alfred
*****Sir Hal
*****Moses
****Archduke
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*****Roseden
****Sir Solomon
**** Haphazard[Haphazard](_blank)
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*****Don Cossack
*****X Y Z
***** Filho da Puta
*****Antar
*****Reginald
*****Figaro
****Walton Walton may refer to:
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* Susana, Lady Walton (1926–2010), Argentine writer
Places
Canada
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*Walton, Ontario, a hamlet
United Kingdo ...
[Walton](_blank)
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*****Phantom
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Aircraft
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*****Vandyke Jr.
*****Rainbow
*****Partisan
*****Nectar
*****Waterloo
*****Arbutus
*****St. Patrick
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****Ditto
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*****Luzborough
****Sir Oliver
*****Doge of Venice
*****Olive
****Caleb Quot'em
****Sir Paul
*****Otho
*****Paulowitz
**** Fyldener[Racing Calendar 1817](_blank)
/ref>
*****Buffalo
*****Bramshill
*****Tozer
****Paris
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****Cardinal York
*****Advance
****Petronius
***Spadille[Spadille](_blank)
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****Dion
****Quatorze
****Vole
****Manilla
****Spindleshanks
***Escape
/ref>
****Emigrant
***Traveller
***Skyscraper
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****Skyrocket
***Walnut
**** Ashton
***St. George
**** Pan
***Oberon
***Moorcock[Moorcock](_blank)
/ref>
****Ptarmigan
****Heathpoult
****Plunder
***Diamond
**Justice
***Douglas
***Justice
***Mentor
*** Rhadamanthus
***Daedalus
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**Il-Mio
***Scorpion
**Adamant
**Guildford
**Hero
**Phillador
**Prince Ferdinand
**True Blue
**Boxer
**Hammer
**Weazle
***Boxer
***Fencer
**Whipcord
**Wickham
**Fencer
**Anvil
***St. George
***Cymbeline
**Drone
***Arra Kooker
***Constitution
***Young Drone
***Lounger
***Chance
***Honeycomb
***Emperor
**Fortitude
***John Bull
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[John Bull](_blank)
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****Admiral Nelson
****Alfred
****Fortitude
****Georgiana
****Muley Moloch
****Cesario
****Gauntlet
*****Paddy Bull
****Ardrossan
*****Sir Malichi Malagrowther
**Tom Tugg
***Cornet
***Commodore
****Tom Pipes
****Escape
*****Milesius
****Rugantino
*****Nabocklish
****Antagonist
****Recordan
*****Souvenir
**Guido
**Pantaloon
***Columbus
**Argos
**Gambler
**Slender
**Snake
**Bagot
***Master Bagot
****Honest Ralph
****Holyhock
*****Prince
***Drone
****Slug
***Swindler
****Marplot
****Pygmalion
***Loyal
**Balance
**Challenger
**Phoenomenon
*** Ambidexter
***Stride
****Applegarth
***Comet
***Diomed (Tate)
***Huby
***Restless
****Pilgrim
***Standard
***Wonder
****Conqueror
***Firetail
***Stripling
****Octavian
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*****Antonio
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*****Stotforth
**Punch
**Herod (Harpur)
**Spectre
**Posthumus
***Monckton
References
External links
Thoroughbred Bloodlines: King Herod (GB)
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1758 racehorse births
1780 racehorse deaths
Racehorses trained in the Kingdom of Great Britain
Racehorses bred in the Kingdom of Great Britain
British Champion Thoroughbred Sires
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Byerley Turk sire line