Spilletta (1749 – 1776) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. She only raced once and is best known for being the dam of the undefeated Eclipse.
| Spilletta | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Regulus |
| Grandsire | Godolphin Arabian |
| Dam | Mother Western |
| Damsire | Smith's Son of Snake |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1749 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Sir Robert Eden |
| Record | 1 start, 0 wins |
Background edit
Spilletta was a bay filly bred by the Sir Robert Eden and foaled in 1749. She was sired by the undefeated Regulus.[1] Regulus was also a very successful stallion, becoming Champion sire eight times. Regulus also sired Careless and Cato.[2] Spilletta's dam was Mother Western, a daughter of Smith's son of Snake.[1]
Racing career edit
Spilletta only started one race, in April 1754 at Newmarket for a £50 Plate. She lost the race to Sir Charles Sedley's Royal, the Marquess of Hartington's Tantivy and Mr. Curzon's Jason.[3]
Stud career edit
Spilletta was a broodmare at the Duke of Cumberland stud. She produced five foals:
- Ariaden – a bay filly foaled in 1759 and sire by Crab.[1]
- Eclipse – a chestnut stallion foaled in 1764 and sired by Marske.[1] He was undefeated during his 18 race career and is generally considered one of the best horses ever. His wins included 11 King's Plates, the Great Subscription Purse and a match against Bucephalus.[3] He sired Planet, Pot-8-Os, King Fergus, Mercury, Young Eclipse, Saltram, Serjeant and Annette.[4] Eclipse is the sire-line ancestor of most Thoroughbreds alive today.
- Proserpine – a bay mare foaled in 1766 and sired by Marske.[1] She never raced, but was the dam of Humbug and six others.[5]
- Garrick – first called Hyperion, a chestnut stallion foaled in 1772 and sired by Marske.[1] He won a 140 guineas race at Newmarket in 1777. As a stallion he stood at Newmarket and near Malton in Yorkshire.[3]
- Briseis – a chestnut filly foaled in 1774 and sired by Chrysolite.[1]
Spilletta died in 1776.[1]
Pedigree edit
| Sire Regulus (GB) 1739 |
Godolphin Arabian | (unknown) | (unknown) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (unknown) | |||
| (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
| (unknown) | |||
| Grey Robinson | Bald Galloway | St. Victor's Barb | |
| Grey Whynot | |||
| Snake mare | Snake* | ||
| Grey Wilkes | |||
| Dam Mother Western (GB) |
Smith's son of Snake | Snake* | Lister's Turk |
| Hautboy mare | |||
| Akaster Turk mare | Akaster Turk | ||
| Pulleine's Arabian Colt mare | |||
| Montagu mare | Montagu | (unknown) | |
| (unknown) | |||
| Hautboy mare | Hautboy | ||
| Brimmer mare |
* Spilletta is inbred 4S × 3D to the stallion Snake, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i The General Stud Book. J. S. Skinner, Baltimore. 1834. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ a b "Regulus". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ a b c Pick, William; Johnson, R. (1805). The Turf Register (Volume II). A. Bartholoman, High-Ousegate.
- ^ a b "Eclipse". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ Johnson, R. (1822). The Turf Register (Volume III). A. Bartholoman, High-Ousegate.
- ^ "Lister or Stradling Turk". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ "Brimmer Mare - Family 70". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-12-31.