| Conqueror [Appleyard's] ch g 1728 (Fox
- Sister to Castaway Mare, by
Bethell's Castaway). Sire Line
Darcy's
White Turk. Family 40. Bred in Yorkshire by Captain Francis
Appleyard he was a full brother to the Devonshire Conqueror (gr c 1725)
who appears in the pedigrees of Juniper (b c 1752
Babraham) and Genius (b c 1753
Babraham) who were both exported
to America. He was also a half brother to Appleyard's Craftsman (gr c
1724 Gallant's Smiling Tom) who won the Ladies' Gold Cup at York in 1729
and to Appleyard's Favourite (gr c 1730 Gallant's Smiling Tom) who won
the Royal Plate at Ipswich in 1735.
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| Conqueror |
Fox |
Clumsey |
Hautboy |
| Miss Darcy's
Pet Mare |
| Bay Peg |
Leedes Arabian |
| Young Bald
Peg |
| Sister to
Castaway Mare |
Bethell's
Castaway |
Old Merlin |
| Sister to
Ruffler |
| Brimmer Mare |
Brimmer |
| Royal Mare |
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| Following a successful turf
career, in which he won every Royal Plate he ever started for, Conqueror
became a trial horse. He was thought to be one of the best geldings that
ever ran at Newmarket. He was later owned by Thomas Thynne (1710-1751),
2nd Viscount
Weymouth. |
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| Race Record |
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| In 1734 he won the King's
Plate at Guildford, beating Mr Sere's [or Sayer's] Fox (b g
1728). Won the King's Plate at Nottingham, beating Mr Luck's
Young Royal (b g 1728), the Duke of Bridgewater's Slouch (ch c
1728) and Mr Warren's Sly Cupid (b c 1728). Won the King's
Plate at York (ridden by Robert Watson), beating Mr Carr's
Dusty Miller (gr g 1728 Young Greyhound), Mr Luck's Young
Royal, Mr Thompson's Vicar of Bray (b c 1728) and 7 others. Won
the King's Plate at Lincoln, beating Mr Grisewood's Sly (ch c
1728 Partner) in 1 heat.
Grisewood's Sly had previously won King's Plates at Lewes and
Canterbury. Won the King's Plate at Newmarket in October,
beating the Duke of Somerset's Quibble (ch c 1728
Wyndham). |
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Conqueror
defeating Looby |
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| In 1735 he won the King's Plate at Newmarket in
April, beating Mr Grisewood's Sly, the
Duke of Somerset's Quibble and the Duke of Bolton's Chance (gr c
1728 Childers).
Running for Mr Panton he won a 300gs match at Newmarket October
from the Duke of Bolton's Looby
(br c 1728 Bay Bolton). |
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| In 1739 he won 40gs at
Bedford. Won 50gs at Bridgenorth. Won several other prizes. |
