| Owner: 1) Prince William, Duke of Cumberland 2) Sir John Moore
Breeder: Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
Oct 1763 - 500gns match Newmarket v Roman; Apr 1764 - 300gns each stakes Newmarket (from [Wildman's] Tartar; 25 Jun 1764 - 1,000gns match Ascot v Tom Tinker (rec 6lbs); 26 Oct 1764 - 500gns match Newmarket v Antinous (rec 3lbs); Apr 1765 - 1,000gns match Newmarket v Antinous (rec 9lbs); 16 May 1767 - 500gns match Newmarket v Ascham (con 7lbs)
22 Oct 1765 - beaten 1,000gns match Newmarket v Ascham (rec 14lbs); 4 Apr 1766 - beaten 1,000gns match Newmarket versus Turf (rec 10lbs); 21 Aug 1766 - unplaced Great Subscription Purse [6yo+ division] York (to Bay Malton, breaking a blood vessel in his head); 21 April 1767 - 2nd 500 guineas each sweepstakes Newmarket (to Bay Malton)
Raced as King Herod, but the GSB refers to him as Herod in pedigrees
One of greatest sires in Turf history, continued progenitor of the Byerley Turk male line, Champion Sire 8 times (1777-1784), sire of 497 winners of £201,505 in 19 years, including Highflyer (Champion Sire 13 times 1785-1794, 1798, sire of Sir Peter Teazle (Champion Sire 9 times 1799-1802, 1804-1809)
Died 1780
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(GB) b. H, 1758
{26} DP = 0-0-0-0-0 (0) DI = Inf CD = Inf 