Star (GB)
 
 


Star

 

 

 

Sire Line


Leedes Arabian

 

 

Star [Bridgewater's] c 1725 (Ashridge Ball - Mare, by Richards's [Conyers] Arabian). Sire Line Leedes Arabian.

Star was bred by Scrope Egerton (1681-1745), the 1st Duke of Bridgewater, who also owned his sire, Ashridge Ball, from a mare by Richards' Arabian at Hampton Court. Ashridge was the Hertfordshire seat of the Earls and Dukes of Bridgewater which is now the Bonar Law College. Star was a half brother to Portland Arabian Mare, the dam of Chedworth's Moses (ch c 1746 Howe's Foxhunter) a stallion in Lord Gower's stud. The Duke matched an earlier Starr against the Duke of Rutland's Scarecrow for £200 at Newmarket in 1713.

 In the stud he got the Honourable George Shirley's Ashridge Star (b c 1735c), who is confused in the General Stud Book with Mr Norris's Star.

 
Pedigree
Star Ashridge Ball Leedes Leedes Arabian
Charming Jenny
Madcap Mare Madcap
Dimple Mare
Richards Arabian Mare Richards's Arabian  
 
   
 
Race Record
 
In April of 1730 he won a 100 guineas each sweepstakes at Newmarket, defeating Lord Gower's Dusty Miller and the Duke of Ancaster's Jigg (b c 1724 Governor). At the same meeting he won a 300gs match from Mr Vane's Miss Pert (b f 1723 Thoulouse Barb). In October of the same year he won a 200gs match at Newmarket, beating Lord Portmore's Victorious (gr c 1722 Bethell's Ruffler).
 
In 1731 he lost a 300gs match at Newmarket in March to Lord Portmore's Victorious.