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Sire Line
Whalebone
Waxy
Pot8os |
Sir Hercules bl c 1826 (Whalebone
- Peri, by Wanderer). Sire Line Pot8os.
Family 2-t. Sir Hercules was bred by Mr. Lang
and was the first foal of his dam Peri (b f 1822 Wanderer). Peri was
bred by Lord Egremont and sold to Mr. Lang who bred her to Whalebone and
sent her to Ireland where Sir Hercules was foaled. Both Sir Hercules and
Peri were sold to Lord Langford in 1828 although Peri returned to
England several times to visit English stallions before her death in 1847.
He was a half brother to Langford (br c
1833 Starch) who was a stallion in America.
Undefeated as a two-year old in Ireland,
he went to England as a
three-year old where he won the Claret Stakes and finished third for the
Great St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster. He stood at Summerhill, in
Ireland, and later in England where he ranked among the top sires. He
was noted for the silver hairs on his flanks and quarters and at the
root of his tail, which he often passed on to his descendants. Without a
doubt his best son was Birdcatcher
(ch c 1833) through whom the
Eclipse sire line to Phalaris (br
c 1913 Polymelus) was perpetuated. Sir
Hercules died in 1855.
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Sir
Hercules |
Whalebone |
Waxy |
Pot8os |
| Maria |
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Peneleope |
Trumpator |
|
Prunella |
|
Peri |
Wanderer |
Gohanna |
|
Catherine |
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Thalestris |
Alexander |
| Rival |
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| Race Record |
| In 1829 he won a
20 sovs each sweepstakes at the York Spring Meeting,
beating Mr. Petre's Netherby (b c 1826 Cervantes), Mr.
Healey's Flambeau (b c 1826 Grey Malton), Mr. Kirby's
Flacrow (b c 1826
Blacklock),
Lord Kelburne's Viscount colt, and Mr. Bailey's Brielle.
Finished 3rd for the Great St. Leger Stakes at
Doncaster, won by Mr. Petre's Rowton (ch c 1826 Oiseau),
with Lord Cleveland's Voltaire (br c 1826
Blacklock)
placing 2nd, beating Lord Worcester's Felt (b c 1826
Langar), Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde (b f 1826 Tramp), Mr.
Gratwicke's Frederick (b c 1826 Little John) and 13
others. Won a 30 sovs each sweepstakes at the same
meeting, beating Mr. Houldsworth's Fortitude (ch f 1826
Whisker) and Mr.
Riddell's Zodiac (ch c 1826 The Grand Duke). |
| In 1830 he won
the 200 sovs each Claret Stakes at Newmarket in April,
beating Lord Sefton's Morris-Dancer (b c 1826 Morisco ),
Lord Hunter's grey Gustavus colt and Lord G. H.
Cavendish's Spaniard (br c 1826 Godolphin). |
| In 1831 he went
unplaced for the Stand Cup at Liverpool, won by
Mr. Nowell's bay
Walton colt, with Mr. Nanney's Penthos 2nd, and Mr.
Clifton's Moss Rose 3rd; 3 others started. |
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| Notable
Offspring |
|
Coronation (b c 1838), bred by Abraham Rawlinson, won the Derby Stakes
and the Ascot Derby. Standing 16 hands he was said to be
of good shape and very handsome. He was later sent to
Russia. |
|
Gemma di Vergy (br c 1854) winner of the Fernhill Stakes, Reading
Stakes, Avon Stakes, Nursery Handicap, Whittlebury Stakes and Racing
Stakes. |
| Gunboat (br c 1854),
brother to Lifeboat, finished 2nd of 19 in the Goodwood
Stakes as a three year old and won 8 races as a four
year old. Said to be very like his sire but on a "much
larger scale," standing 2 inches taller. He was later a
useful stallion. |
|
Hagley (ch c 1845) winner of the Royal Hunt Cup. |
| Hartneitstein (b c 1846),
stallion in Germany. |
| Knight of the
Shire (b c 1849), winner of Cambridgeshire, half
brother to the good mare Bribery (ch f 1851 The Libel).
Family 2-u. |
|
Lady Lift (b f 1844) winner of Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix
du Jockey-Club, dam of the French stallions Le Marechal
(b c 1860 Monarque) and Consul (b c 1866 Monarque).
Family 35. |
| Lifeboat (br c 1855),
brother to Gunboat, won 15 races and was said to
take "a good deal after his dam" and possess "grand
shoulders, back, loins and thighs". He was later a
stallion. |
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The Corsair (bl c 1836), bred by the 5th Duke of Richmond, winner of
the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes. |
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Vibration (b f 1839) winner of Ascot Stakes. |
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