Crab Horse Pedigree

Owner: 1) Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore 2) Mr. Cotton 3) Thomas Panton
Breeder: Charles Pelham
Winnings: 4 Starts: 2 - 0 - 1

Looked likely to develop into the best horse of 1729 judged on his win in the King's Plate at Newmarket in April 1729, but broke down in his next race and forced to retire to stud

All at Newmarket:- 23 Oct 1728 - 500gns match v Cleopatra (rec 18 lbs); 10 Apr 1729 - King's Plate (from Victorious)

Apr 1727 - 4th 20gns Prize (to Bolton Sweepstakes); May 1729 - 3rd 80gns Plate (to Singlepeeper, breaking down in 2nd heat after winning 1st heat, and is retired to stud

An exceptionally successful sire, Champion Sire in Great Britain 1748, 1749, 1750

Sire of Ancaster Grasshopper (4 King's Plates in 1737); of Sloe (unbeaten in 8 starts including 5 King's Plates in 1746);

of Bustard (1747 King's Plate Newmarket, Leading Sire in Ireland 1758 and 1763, sire of Gamahoe, 3 time Leading Sire in Ireland); of Portmore's Othello (winner of 6 King's Plates); of top class racehorse and successful sire Spectator (sire of high class Mark Anthony and of the dam of Diomed); and of many mares which bred on successfully

Died on 25 December 1750

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