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Queen Bertha
Sire Line
Highflyer
Gertrude Branch
Amadis
Blanchefleur Branch
Alycidon
Ambiorix
Larkspur
My Babu
Spinaway Branch
Busybody
Meddler
Wheel of Fortune Branch
Wheel of Fortune
Nebelwerfer
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Queen Bertha b f 1860 (Kingston -
Flax, by Surplice). Sire Line
Highflyer.
Family 1-w. Bred in Kent at the Mereworth stud of Evelyn Boscawen
(1819-1889), 6th Viscount Falmouth, Queen Bertha was a half sister to the dam of the
Lincolnshire Handicap winner Guy Dayrell (b c 1867 Wild Dayrell)
and to the stallion Honiton (b c 1863 Stockwell). Lord Falmouth owned or bred the winners of
seventeen classic races.
Trained at Malton by John
Scott she won one race as a two year old, and two races as a
three year old. Her best race was probably her victory in the Oaks Stakes,
in which she defeated a large field of high quality entrants.
She also finished second to Lord Clifden (br c 1860
Newminster) for the St Leger Stakes and
to Macaroni (b c 1860
Sweetmeat) for the Doncaster Cup.
A foundation mare at
Mereworth she
produced ten live foals. Among these were two fillies, both winners of
the One Thousand Guineas Stakes and Oaks Stakes:
Spinaway (b f 1872 by Macaroni) and
the brilliantly fast Wheel of Fortune (b f 1876 by Adventurer).
She also produced the Prince of Wales's Stakes and St James's
Palace Stakes winner Queen's Messenger (b c 1869 Trumpeter) and
the Craven Stakes winner Grandmaster (ch c 1880 Kingcraft).
| Queen
Bertha |
Kingston |
Venison |
Partisan |
| Fawn |
| Queen
Anne |
Slane |
| Garcia |
| Flax |
Surplice |
Touchstone |
| Crucifix |
| Odessa |
Sultan |
| Sister to
Cobweb |
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| Race Record |
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| In 1862 she
finished 3rd for the Filly Stakes at Doncaster, won
by Lord Stamford's Cerintha (ch f 1862
Newminster),
with Mr R E Wilson's Bohemia (b f 1862 Weatherbit) placing 2nd, beating Baron de
Rothschild's Canace (b f 1862 King Tom), Count
Lagrange's French bred Villafranca (br f 1862
Monarque), Mr Saxon's Countess (b f 1862
Stockwell) and 3 others.
Finished 3rd for a £470 sweepstakes at the same
meeting, won by the St Leger winner Lord Clifden
(br c 1860 Newminster). Finished 3rd for the £1025
Prendergast Stakes at Newmarket Second October, won
by Mr E Brayley's Tom Fool (b c King Tom), with
Lord Stamford's Automaton (b c 1860 Ambrose) placing
2nd, beating Stampedo, Weatherbow (ch c 1860
Weatherbit) and 6 others. Won a £300 sweepstakes at
Newmarket Houghton by 8 lengths, beating Captain D
Lane's Blue Mantle (b c 1860 Kingston) and Mr G
Bryan's Falcon (ch c Birdcatcher). |
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| In 1863 she won the £5050 Oaks Stakes at Epsom by a
head, beating Mr Hargreave's Marigold (ch f 1860
Teddington), Mr Ten Broeck's Vivid (bl f 1860
Vedette), Mr Parr's Manchester and Goodwood Cup
winner Isoline (ch f 1860 Ethelbert), Mr Bowes's
Old Orange Girl (b f 1860 Kingston), Lord Stamford's
One Thousand Guineas winner Lady Augusta (ch f 1860
Stockwell), Lord
Exeter's Fantail (br f 1860 Woodpigeon), Lord
Stradbroke's Cesarewitch winner Thalestris (b f 1860
Kingston), Mr Saxon's Countess, Lord St Vincent's
The Orphan (br f 1860 Frogmore), Mr I'Anson's
Borealis (b f 1860 Newminster) and 10 others. Finished 2nd for the
£700 Ascot Derby, won by Lord Stamford's Onesander
(br c 1860 Newminster), beating Blue Mantle, Baron
Niviere's Jarnicoton (br c 1860
Faugh-a-Ballagh) and 3 others. Won the £350
Triennial Stakes at the same meeting, beating Mr
Bowes's Early Purl (gr c 1862
Chanticleer) "in a
canter by 6 lengths," Mr B Smith's Avondale (ch f
1860 Ratan) and Lord Angelsey's Cadeau (ch f 1860
Chevalier d'Industrie). Finished 2nd for the St
Leger at Doncaster, won by Lord Clifden. Finished
2nd for the Cup at the same meeting, won by the
Derby winner Macaroni (b c 1860 Sweetmeat). |
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| In 1864 she
was unplaced for the Cup at Goodwood, won by
Monsieur Lupin's French bred Dollar (br c 1860
The
Flying Dutchman). |
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Gertrude (GB) |
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| b f 1867
(Saunterer - Queen Bertha,
by Kingston). Sire Line
Birdcatcher.
Family 1-w. A winner of the Great Yorkshire Stakes and the Yorkshire
Oaks, she was also successful in the stud. Her son
Charibert (ch c 1876 Thormanby)
won the Two Thousand Guineas and Champagne Stakes and
twice won the July Cup. Her daughter Mirabel (b f 1879
Macaroni) produced
the Austria Preis winner Mindegy (b c 1896 Dunure) and
is ancestress to a number of good winners in eastern
Europe including the Priz im M I Kalinin winner and
stallion Granit (ch c 1930 Tagor). An American branch
produced the Californian Stakes winners Porterhouse (b c
1951 Endeavour) and Social Climber (b c 1953 Your Host)
and in Japan the Satsuki Sho winner Tosho Boy (b c 1973
Tesco Boy). Gertrude's daughter Galanthis (b f 1883
Galopin) became the second dam
of the Doncaster Cup, Ascot Gold Vase and Jockey Club
Cup winner Amadis (b c 1906
Love Wisely). |
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Blanchefleur (GB) |
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| b f
1871 (Saunterer - Queen
Bertha, by Kingston). Sire Line
Birdcatcher.
Family 1-w. The majority of Family 1-w traces to Blanchefleur
through her great grandaughter Hettie Sorrel (ch f 1891
Peter), dam of the Manchester Cup winner Donnithorne (b
c 1909 Chaucer) and grandam of the Ebor Handicap and
Manchester Cup winner March Along (ch c 1917 Swynford).
Others tracing to Blanchefleur include the Derby winner
Larkspur (ch c 1959 Never Say Die), the Derby winner
Erhaab (br c 1991 Chief's Crown), the Two Thousand
Guineas winner My Babu (b c 1945 Djebel), the One
Thousand Guineas winner Festoon (ch f 1951 Fair Trial),
the One Thousand Guineas winner Nocturnal Spree (gr f
1972 Supreme Sovereign), the One Thousand
Guineas and Oaks Stakes winner Altesse Royale (ch f 1968
Saint Crespin), the St Leger winner Bustino (b c 1971
Busted), the St Leger winner Bob's Return (br c 1990
Bob Back), the St Leger winner Moonax (ch c 1991
Caerleon), the Ascot Gold Cup winner Alycidon (ch c 1845
Donatello), the Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner
Klairon (b c 1952 Clarion), the Poule d'Essai des
Poulains winner Irish River (ch c 1976 Riverman), the
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Riverqueen (b f 1973
Luthier), the Prix de Diane winner Lady in Silver (ch f
1986 Silver Hawk), the Belmont Stakes winner Celtic Ash
(ch c 1957 Sicambre), the Prix Greffulhe and Prix Lupin
winner Ambiorix (b c 1946 Tourbillon) and the Flamingo
Stakes winner Turn-to (b c 1951 Royal Charger). |
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Spinaway (GB) |
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| b f 1872
(Macaroni - Queen Bertha, by Kingston). Sire Line
Highflyer.
Family 1-w. Herself a winner of the One Thousand Guineas Stakes,
beating Per Se (br f 1872 Hermit) and Chaplet (br f 1872 Beadsman), Oaks
Stakes, beating Lady Love (ch f 1872 Blair Athol),
Nassau Stakes and Yorkshire Oaks, she produced the One
Thousand Guineas Stakes, Oaks Stakes and Middle Park
Plate winner Busybody (b f 1881 Petrarch). Busybody
foaled the Dewhurst Stakes winner Meddler (b c 1890 St Gatien) and the Park
Hill Stakes winner Bass (ch f 1892
Saraband), the latter the grandam of the Poule d'Essai
des Poulains winner Le Traquet (b c 1918 Verwood).
Meddler was a leading sire in America in 1904 and 1906. |
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Wheel
of Fortune (GB) |
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| Wheel of Fortune b f 1876
(Adventurer - Queen Bertha, by Kingston). Sire Line
Camel.
Family 1-w. Bred by Lord
Falmouth she was later purchased by the Duke of Portland for 5000
guineas. Said to be an immense favourite with racegoers,
she won the One
Thousand Guineas Stakes and the Oaks Stakes, both "in a canter," the Richmond Stakes
at Goodwood, the Prince of Wales'
Stakes at York, beating the St Leger winner Rayon d'Or (ch c 1876
Flageolet), the Dewhurst Plate and the Yorkshire Oaks.
Her only defeat, when the Yorkshire crowd "fairly
groaned," came in the Great Yorkshire Stakes by Mr Houldsworth's Ruperra (ch c 1876 Adventurer). Her
daughter Donna Fortuna established a large and
successful branch in Germany which includes the
Deutsches Derby winners Zauberer (b c 1975 Soderini) and
Navarino (b c 1977 Madruzzo), the Deutsches St Leger
winners Naras (b c 1950 Arjaman), Nardus (b c 1951
Magnat) and Nobel (b c 1960 Kilometer), and the
Henckel-Rennen winner and stallion Nebelwerfer (br c
1944 Magnat). She
is pictured here with her colt by Ayrshire. |
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| Year of Birth |
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Name, Sire |
Owner or Breeder |
| 1866 |
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barren |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1867 |
b
f |
Gertrude, by Saunterer |
Lord Falmouth |
| 1868 |
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dead
foal |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1869 |
b
c |
Queen's Messenger, by Trumpeter |
Lord Falmouth |
| 1870 |
ch c |
Paladin, by Fitzroland |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1871 |
b f |
Blanchefleur, by Saunterer |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1872 |
b f |
Spinaway, by Macaroni |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1873 |
b f |
Fame,
by Trumpeter |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1874 |
ch
c |
Queen's Herald, by Trumpeter |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1875 |
|
[no
report] |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1876 |
b
f |
Wheel
of Fortune, by Adventurer |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1877 |
|
barren |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1878 |
b c |
Great
Carle, by Macaroni |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1879 |
|
barren |
Lord Falmouth |
| 1880 |
ch c |
Grandmaster, by Kingcraft |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1881 |
|
barren |
Lord Falmouth |
| 1882 |
|
slipped twins |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1883 |
|
barren |
Lord
Falmouth |
| 1884 |
|
barren |
Lord
Falmouth |
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