| Owner: Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton Breeder: Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
1 Oct 1772 - 100gns match Newmarket v Woodbine (con 5lbs); 24 Aug 1773 - £50 Reading; 6 Oct 1773 - 140 Guineas Stakes Newmarket (from Gertrude)
20 Jul 1772 - unplaced 1,050gns stakes Burford (to Sweetwilliam); 30 Mar 1773 - beaten 500gns match Newmarket v Rarity; 14 Apr 1773 - 3rd 140 Guineas Stakes Newmarket (to Augur and Chrysis); 16 Apr 1773 - 3rd King's Plate [mares] Newmarket; 10 Jul 1773 - 3rd 50gns Newmarket (to Paoli and Augur); 4 Aug 1773 - 2nd 50gns Huntingdon; 8 Apr 1774 - 2nd King's Plate [mares] Newmarket (to Mopsqueezer); 17 Apr 1775 - unplaced £50 Newmarket
Taproot Mare Family 1-d
A great broodmare, ancestress of innumerable outstanding horses, particularly through her daughter Prunella, the taproot mare of Family 1-e
The descendants of Promise include Whalebone, Whisker, Blue Gown, Silvio, Blenheim, Vaguely Noble, All Along, and countless worldwide classic winners
Killed in 1791
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