Waxy (GB)
 
 


Waxy

 

 

 

 

Sire Line


Pot8os

 

Waxy b c 1790 (Pot8os - Maria, by Herod). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 18.

Bred in the Poole stud at the Friary in Lewes, Sussex, by Sir Ferdinando Poole, 4th Baronet (-1804), Waxy was said to be beautifully conformed, lengthy, and with much of the Arabian about him. He was one of the Eclipse-Herod crosses popular in that era that contributed so much to the development of the breed, and through his son Whalebone (br c 1807) ensured the overwhelming success of the Eclipse sire line.

His dam, Maria (b f 1777 Herod), bred by Frederick St. John (1732-1789), 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke, at Lydiard Park in Swindon, also produced the winners Worthy (b c 1795), full brother Waxy, and his half-sister Wowski (bl f 1797 Mentor).

Waxy was purchased by Augustus Henry Fitzroy (1735-1811), the 3rd Duke of Grafton, in 1808 and following his death became the property of George Henry Fitzroy (1760-1844), 4th Duke of Grafton. Winner of 11 races, including the Derby Stakes, Waxy was said to be a game, tough horse, and he vanquished his arch-rival, the valiant little Gohanna (b c 1790 Mercury) on all but one occasion.

His exercise rider described Waxy in a letter appearing in the Old Sporting Magazine of May, 1828: "Waxy was one of the finest formed, perfect in symmetry, beautiful in colour, admirable in all his paces, and of the finest temper, when in work; but, in the winter, after being weather-bound from frost and snow for some days, on getting out again, it was a case of 'Look out, my boys,' with a vengeance. Oft has he kicked the lappets of my coat over my head."

Standing at Euston Hall in Suffolk, near Thetford, on the Suffolk/Norfolk border, Waxy sired 190 winners of more than £70,000. He was Champion Sire in 1810. He died at age twenty-seven and was buried near All Saints Church in Newmarket.

Pedigree
Waxy Pot8os Eclipse Marske
Spilletta
Sportsmistress Warren's Sportsman
Golden Locks
Maria King Herod Tartar
Cypron
Lisette Snap
Miss Windsor
Race Record

At 3: won the Derby Stakes at Epsom, beating the favourite Gohanna by half a length.

At 4: won the Jockey Club Plate at Newmarket, beating Gohanna, won the King's Plate at Salisbury, won a £50 plate, beating Gohanna, 2nd 100 guineas match to Gohanna, conceding the latter 3 pounds over the Beacon Course.

At 5: won the King's Plate at Guildford, beating Gohanna, Waxy won the first heat by a short head, ran a dead-heat for the second, and won the third by half a length, won the King's Plate at Salisbury, beating Gohanna in both heats.

At 6: broke down at Oxford in the Cup.
 
Notable offspring

Bess (br f 1806), 3rd dam of One Thousand Guineas winner Hurricane (b f 1859 Wild Dayrell), who produced the Two Thousand Guineas winner and very good stallion Atlantic (ch c 1871 Thormanby).

Corinne (br f 1815), winner of One Thousand Guineas Stakes, Oaks Stakes.

Dulcamara (ch f 1818), dam of Manchester Cup winner Vestment (b c 1831 Longwaist) and 2nd dam of Manchester Cup winner Aristotle (b c 1839 Physician). Dulcamara was also 3rd dam of May Bell (b f 1853 Hetman Platoff), taproot mare of Family 12-e.

Emmeline (b f 1817), winner of the Claret Stakes and dam of two useful stallions, Edmund (b c 1824 Orville) and Young Phantom (b c 1822 Phantom).

Fairing (b f 1807), 3rd dam of Lanterne (b f 1841 Hercule), winner of the Prix de Diane and Prix du Jockey Club, and Tomate (b f 1842 Lottery), winner of the Prix du Cadran. Lanterne was the dam of Constance (ch f 1848 Gladiator), taproot mare of Family 6-d.

Jest (gr f 1810), dam of Miss Jigg (b f 1821 Partisan) winner of the Woodcote Stakes. Jest was also 2nd dam of the good stallions Nuncio (br c 1839 Plenipotentiary) and Tros (br c 1836 Priam).

Joke (br f 1808), winner of the July Stakes.

July (br f 1810), winner of the July Stakes.

Loo (br f 1815), winner of the July Stakes, and 6th dam of the Grand Prix de Bruxelles winner War Dance (b c 1887 Galliard).

Mermaid* (b f 1807), dam of the good American stallion Haxall's Moses (b c 1816 Sir Harry*).

Milton (b c 1813), sire of Vittoria (b f 1823), dam of three good winners in France, Prix du Cadran winner (three times) Nautilus (b c 1835 Cadland), Prix du Jockey Club winner Romulus (b c 1836 Cadland) and Prix de Diane winner Vergogne (b f 1846 Ibrahim).

Miss Wasp (br f 1807), dam of the Two Thousand Guineas winner Manfred (b c 1814 Election) and the Oaks winner Vespa (br c 1830 Muley).

Mrs. Barnet (b f 1806), dam of the St. Leger and Doncaster Cup winner Filho da Puta (br c 1812 Haphazard), who was Champion Sire in 1828.

Music (b f 1810), winner of Oaks Stakes, 2nd Two Thousand Guineas Stakes.

Pawn Junior (br f 1817), dam of the Two Thousand Guineas winner Dervise (b c 1823 Merlin), and 2nd dam of Ellen Horne (br f 1844 Redshank), taproot mare of Family 1-j.

Pledge (b f 1807), won a 1000 guineas sweepstakes from the Two Thousand Guineas winner Hephestion (b c 1807 Alexander), and dam of the Derby winner Tiresias (br c 1816 Soothsayer).

Pope Joan (b f 1809), winner of King's Plates at Ipswich and Chelmsford, dam of Two Thousand Guineas winner Turcoman (br c 1824 Selim), One Thousand Guineas winner Tontine (ch f 1822 Election), and Oaks winner Turquoise (br f 1825 Selim).

Tippitywitchet  (ch f 1808), dam of Rubens Mare (ch f 1819), the latter the dam of Care (b f 1825 Woful), the taproot mare of Family 27-a, Derby winner Phosphorus (b c 1834 Lamplighter), and two One Thousand Guineas winners, Firebrand (ch f 1839 Lamplighter) and May-Day (ch f 1831 Lamplighter).

Waxy Mare (b f 1815), 2nd dam of Doncaster Cup winner and good stallion The Saddler (br c 1828 Waverley) and his brother The Bard (b c 1833 Waverley).

Waxy Pope (b c 1806), winner of Derby Stakes and a good stallion in Ireland. He was also called Pope and Sligo Waxy.

Web (b f 1808), winner of a match, taproot mare of Family 1-s, dam of the Derby winner Middleton (ch c 1822 Phantom) and Trampoline (ch f 1825 Tramp), taproot mare of Family 1-t. Web was also 2nd dam of the Two Thousand Guineas winner Riddlesworth (ch c 1828 Emilius), the One Thousand Guineas and Oaks winner Cobweb (b f 1821 Phantom), and the One Thousand Guineas winner Charlotte West (ch f 1827 Tramp).

Wilful (ch f 1810), 3rd Oaks Stakes, ancestress of National Produce Stakes winner Bushey Belle (bbr f 1900 Bushey Park) and her daughter Oaks winner Charlebelle (bl f 1917 Charles O'Malley).

Wire (br f 1811), won the Port Stakes, 3rd Oaks Stakes, dam of the useful stallion Verulam (b c 1833 Lottery) and 2nd dam of the Oaks winner Pussy (br f 8131 Pollio).
   

   
Blucher (GB) b c 1811 (Waxy - Pantina, by Buzzard). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 4-b.
   
Minuet (GB) b f 1812 (Waxy - Woodbine, by Woodpecker). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 1-a.
   
Prudence (GB) br f 1811 (Waxy - Prunella, by Highflyer). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 1-e.
   
Whalebone (GB) br c 1807 (Waxy - Penelope, by Trumpator). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 1-o.
   
Whisker (GB) b c 1812 (Waxy - Penelope, by Trumpator). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 1-o.
   
Woful (GB) b c 1809 (Waxy - Penelope, by Trumpator). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 1-o.