| Owner: 1) John Parker, later 1st Baron Boringdon 2) George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales Breeder: John Parker Winnings: 8 Starts: 4 - 3 - 1
Average, lightly-raced Derby winner, and a successful stallion, both in England and America
Newmarket unless stated:- 7 Apr 1783 - 900gns stakes; 29 May 1783 - Derby Stakes Epsom (5/2, from Dungannon 5/1, Parlington 10/1, Gonzales 8/1, Cornet [Volunteer] 5/2 and Phoenomenon 20/1); 8 May 1784 - 100gns match (4/5) v Oliver Cromwell; 2 Apr 1785 - 800gns stakes (1/1, from Cantator 1/1 rec 18lbs)
25 Apr 1783 - 2nd 2,100gns Cumberland Stakes (to Cornet [Volunteer]); 12 Apr 1784 - 3rd Claret Stakes (3/1, to Gonzales 9/4 and Balance 5/2); 5 Oct 1784 - 2nd 500gns each stakes (4/5, to Balance con 7lbs); 26 Mar 1785 - 2nd Craven Stakes (8/1, to Dungannon 4/5)
Sire in England of good class racehorse Whiskey (sire of Eleanor (1801 Derby, Oaks) and Pelisse (1804 Oaks)), and Oscar, Royalist, St. Paul and Whip, each of which enjoyed some success as stallions when imported into America
Saltram was imported into Virginia in 1799 by William Lightfoot where he sired the dams of Timoleon, Sir Hal and Tennessee Oscar, and the grandam of Aratus
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