Courtesy of Fores Gallery
This portrait is of Muley Moloch and
Rebecca,
sire and dam respectively of
Alice
Hawthorn.
Sire Line
Muley
Orville
Beningbrough
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Muley Moloch br c 1830
(Muley - Nancy, by
Dick Andrews). Sire Line
Beningbrough.
Family 9-c.
Bred by Mr Goodison,
Muley Moloch was purchased by
William Henry Vane (1766-1842), 3rd Earl of Darlington. Among
the latter's were his brood mares and
race horses were such as the Derby winner Whisker (b c 1812
Waxy),
who later sired his St Leger winner Memnon (b c 1822
Whisker), the
short-lived St Leger winner Chorister (b c 1828 Lottery),
Liverpool (b c 1828
Tramp),
Voltaire (br c 1826
Blacklock) and
Trustee* (ch c 1829 Catton). Muley Moloch was perhaps named in
honour of an earlier Muley Moloch (ch c 1798 John Bull), also
bred by the Duke when Earl of Darlington, whom many thought had
been nobbled in his attempt at the St Leger, won by Quiz (ch c
1798 Buzzard).
In the stud he got a
number of winners and several very good mares, however, he will
always be remembered for his daughter, the legendary
Alice
Hawthorn.
| Muley
Moloch |
Muley |
Orville |
Beningbrough |
| Evelina |
| Eleanor |
Whiskey |
| Young
Giantess |
| Nancy |
Dick
Andrews |
Joe
Andrews |
| Highflyer
Mare |
| Spitfire |
Beningbrough |
| Milfield
Mare |
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| Race Record |
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| In May of 1832 Muley
Moloch finished last in a field of twelve for a 30 sovereigns
Sweepstakes for two year olds at York. In September he won the
50 sovereigns Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, beating Mr Watt's
Belshazzar* (ch c 1830 Blacklock) and six others "by a
head" in what was described as a good race. The colts
carried 8 stone 5 pounds (117 pounds) and the fillies 8 stone 3
pounds (115 pounds). A peculiar condition of this race in that
era required the winner to donate "six dozen of Champaigne
to the Club." |
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| In May of 1833 he won the
50 sovereigns York Derby Stakes over a mile and a half, beating
Mr Crompton's Satan (b c 1830 Lottery) and seven others. The
race, timed at two minutes and 42 seconds, was "won
cleverly by two lengths." In September he started as the
favourite and placed 7th in the St Leger won by Mr Watt's
Rockingham (b c 1830 Humphrey Clinker). |
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| In September of 1834 he
won the Doncaster Stakes, beating Mr Houldsworth's Despot
(br c 1830 Sultan) and Mr
Gascoigne's Zohrab (br g 1831 Lottery). At the same place he
walked-over for a 50 sovereigns Sweepstakes. In his next outing
he placed 3rd in the Doncaster Gold Cup, won by Mr Orde's
Tomboy (b c 1829 Jerry). |
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| In September of 1835 he
won the Doncaster Stakes, beating Lord Chesterfield's Glaucus
(b c 1830 Partisan) very easily although Muley Moloch was found
to be lame when he was pulled up. Two days later he broke down
whilst placing 2nd to Glaucus in the Hornby Castle Stakes at
Doncaster. |
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| He was tried again in
September of 1836 at Doncaster where he finished last in the
Fitzwilliam Stakes, won by the Hon E L Mostyn's Birdlime
(b f 1831 Comus), after which he was retired from the turf. |
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| Notable
Offspring |
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| Alice (br f 1852),
3rd dam of National Stakes winner Lord Edward (ch c 1896
Enthusiast). |
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| Bonny Bonnet (b f
1839), 2nd dam of Champagne Stakes and Yorkshire Oaks winner
Tasmania (br f 1854 Melbourne).
Bonny Bonnet was also the 15th dam of Secretariat (ch c 1970
Bold Ruler). |
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| Buzz (ch f 1841),
half-sister to Iago (b c 1843 Don John), she is ancestress of a
family that did well in Europe and includes the Deutsches Derby
winner Magnat (br c 1938 Asterus). |
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| Disclosure (br f
1838), winner of the Park Hill Stakes. |
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| Eoline (br f
1842), dam of the French stallion Pedagogue (b c 1851 Nuncio). |
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| Galaor (b c 1838),
winner of the Manchester Cup. |
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| Hope (b f 1840),
3rd dam of the Manchester Cup winner Trust (b c 1860 Lambton)
and the ancestress of most of Family
2-w. |
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| Indiana (br f
1848), half-sister to Stockwell
(ch c 1849 The Baron), and
4th dam of the Prix de Diane winner Kasbah (b f 1892 Vigilant).
Kasbah was the 2nd dam of the Prix du Jockey Club and Prix de
l'Arc de Triomphe (twice) winner Ksar (ch c 1918 Bruleur). |
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| Lady Emily (b f
1842), 2nd dam of the Cesarewitch winner Hartington (b c 1859
Voltigeur). |
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| Minerva (b f
1842), 2nd dam of the stallion Neptunus (b c 1859 Weatherbit),
sire of Hedge Rose (ch f 1867) of
Family
8-c. Minerva was also the 3rd dam of the Ascot Stakes winner
Bete Noir (ch c 1866 Marsyas). |
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| Miss Julia Bennett
(bbl f 1843), 2nd dam of Gimcrack Stakes winner King Olaf
(b c 1875 Kingcraft). |
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| Miss Slick (br f
1843), dam of the Royal Hunt Cup winner Brocket (b c 1850
Melbourne)
who later sired the dam of See Saw (b c 1865
Buccaneer),
winner of the Cambridgeshire and Royal Hunt Cup. |
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| Muley Moloch Mare
(br f 1838), dam of the Royal Hunt Cup winner Leaconfield
(ch c 1843 Hampton). |
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| Peggy (bl f 1840),
winner of the Park Hill Stakes and dam of the Derby winner
Musjid (br c 1856 Newminster). |
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| Sunset (bl f
1841), 2nd dam of Criterion Stakes winner Hospodar (b c 1860
Monarque) and Prix Hocquart winner Succes (ch c 1871
Gladiateur). |
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| The Farmer's Daughter
(bbl f 1844), dam of Criterion Stakes winner Speed the Plough
(br c 1850 Cotherstone). |
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| Velure (b f 1845),
4th dam of Talion (b c 1896 Fripon), winner of the Derby Belge
and Grand Prix de Bruxelles. Velure was the ancestress of
families that produced good winners in South America and central
and eastern Europe. |
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| Wasp (ch f 1839),
dam of Gimcrack Stakes winner Nettle (ch f 1852 Sweetmeat).
Wasp was also the 3rd dam of the Triple Crown winner Common
(br c 1888 Isonomy), Goldfinch (b c 1889
Ormonde),
and the St Leger winner Throstle (b f 1891 Petrarch).
Goldfinch sired the One Thousand Guineas winner
Chelandry
(b f 1894), who was also the taproot mare of
Family
1-n. |
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| Zuleika (br f
1843), 2nd dam of the Cambridgeshire and Cesarewitch winner
Rosebery (b c 1872 Speculum), sire of Amphion (ch c 1886),
winner of the Champion Stakes, Hardwicke Stakes and the Rous
Memorial Stakes. Zuleika was also the 2nd dam of Grand Duchess
(b f 1871 Lozenge), the taproot mare of
Family
22-d. |
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