The Marquis (1859 – October 1886) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. After retiring from racing he became a successful stallion in Australia.

The Marquis
SireStockwell
GrandsireThe Baron
DamCinizelli
DamsireTouchstone
SexColt
Foaled1859
CountryGreat Britain
ColourBay
OwnerStanhope Hawke
TrainerJohn Scott
Major wins
Champagne Stakes (1861)
Prendergast Stakes (1861)
2000 Guineas (1862)
St Leger Stakes (1862)

Background

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The Marquis was a bay colt foaled in 1859 and sired by Stockwell. His dam was Cinizelli, a daughter of Touchstone, who had previously produced The Oaks winner Marchioness.[1] He was trained in Yorkshire by John Scott. He appears to have been a temperamental colt who wore blinkers and was usually accompanied to the start by his stable lad, who held onto his head until the last moment.

Racing career

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The Marquis won the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse and the Prendergast Stakes at Newmarket as a two-year-old in 1861. In the spring of 1862 he won the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, beating Caterer by half a length. After the race he was surrounded by his Yorkshire supporters, some of whom narrowly escaped injury when he kicked out.[2] He started favourite for The Derby and led for most of the way before being overtaken in the closing stages and beaten a neck by the outsider Caractacus. His jockey, Tom Ashmall, who had ridden the colt to victory in the Guineas, was criticised for going to the front too soon.[3] Tom Challoner took over the ride when The Marquis started second favourite for the St. Leger Stakes on 18 September. He was not among the early leaders but moved to the front on the turn into the straight. Throughout the closing stages he was strongly challenged by the favourite Buckstone, and looked beaten at one point before rallying in the final strides to win by a head.[4]

Stud career

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As a four-year-old, The Marquis was sold to Russian interests[5] but spent most of his stud career in Australia.[6] The Marquis died in October 1886 at the Bundoora Park Stud in Melbourne.[7]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of The Marquis, bay colt, 1859
Sire
Stockwell
b. 1849
The Baron
Ch. 1842
Birdcatcher
ch. 1833
Sir Hercules
Guiccioli
Echidna
b. 1838
Economist
Miss Pratt
Pocahontas
Br. 1837
Glencoe
ch. 15.2hh 1831
Sultan
Trampoline
Marpessa
br. 1830
Muley
Clare
Dam
Cinizelli
b. 1842
Touchstone
b. 1831
Camel
b. 1822
Whalebone
Selim Mare
Banter
b. 1826
Master Henry
Boadicea
Brocade
b. 1834
Pantaloon
b. 1824
Castrel
Idalia
Bombasine
b. 1817
Thunderbolt
Delta (Family: 2-b)

References

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  1. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Squirrel Mare - Family 2-b".
  2. ^ "THE HACK FOR THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS". Otago Daily Times. 31 July 1862.
  3. ^ "The race for the Derby". Otago Witness. 1862-08-13. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  4. ^ "DONCASTER RACES". Daily Southern Cross. 22 November 1862.
  5. ^ Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane’s. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
  6. ^ Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956
  7. ^ Vagrant (23 October 1886). "Sporting gossip". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. Trove. Retrieved 10 April 2015.