Potoooooooo
| Potoooooooo (Pot-8-Os) | |
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Potoooooooo, or Pot-8-Os
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| Sire | Eclipse |
| Grandsire | Marske |
| Dam | Sportsmistress |
| Damsire | Regulus |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1773 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Willoughby Bertie |
| Owner | 1st Earl Grosvenor |
| Record | 40-34 wins[1] |
| Major wins | |
| 1200 Guineas Stakes (1778) Clermont Cup (1779, 1780, 1782) Jockey Club Plate (1780, 1781, 1782) October Cup (1780) Newmarket Whip (1781, 1783) Craven Stakes (1782) |
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Potoooooooo or Pot-8-Os (1773 – November 1800) was a famous 18th-century Thoroughbred racehorse, known for his defeat of some of the greatest racehorses of the time and his later life as an influential sire.
Background
Pot-8-Os was a chestnut colt bred by Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon, in 1773. He was sired by Eclipse, his dam Sportsmistress traced to Thwaites' Dun Mare from the number 38 family and she was sired by Warren's Sportsman.[1][2]
His strange name came from his stable lad's facetious spelling of "Potatoes".[1]
Racing career
Stud career
Pot-8-Os was retired in 1783 to stand at Oxcroft Farm near Balsham, Cambridgeshire, and then, from 1796, at Upper Hare Park near Newmarket. His offspring included Champion, the first horse to win both the Derby and the St. Leger Stakes (in 1800); Waxy, who won the Derby Stakes in 1793 and ten other races (and later became the sire line's principal progenitor). Others were Asparagus (1787); Tyrant (1799, Derby winner); Parasol, who won many races and was a dam of Classic winners; and Mandane, dam of Manuella (1812 Oaks Stakes).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), Thoroughbred Breeding of the World, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
- ↑ Thoroughbred Bloodlines
- ↑ Thoroughbred Heritage: Pot-8-Os Retrieved 2009-10-25
