Owner: 1) William Taylor 2) Charles Colyear, Lord Milsington 3) Edward Coke 4) Mr. Vane 5) Mr. Henly 6) Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset Breeder: Captain Francis Appleyard
The best racemare of the second half of the 1720s decade
6 August 1726 - King's Plate [mares] Hambleton; 14 October 1726 - The Contribution Money Newmarket; 29 October 1726 - 300 guineas match Newmarket versus Camilla (rec 5 lbs); 15 April 1727 - King's Plate [mares] Newmarket; 1 May 1727 - 200 guineas match Newmarket versus Swinger (rec 14 lbs); 15 August 1727 - King's Plate Winchester; 20 April 1729 - 300 guineas match Newmarket versus Fanny (rec 7 lbs)
4 Sep 1727 - withdrawn after finishing 2nd (to Sampson), going lame in first heat of King's Plate Lincoln; 28 Oct 1729 - beaten 400gns match Newmarket v Merry Bachelor (rec 3 lbs)
Initially called Ladylegs
Known as "Ye best mare in this kingdom in her time".
Dam of Chiddy, the dam of top class racehorse Dorimant (1777 Great Subscription Purse [5yo division] York, 1779 Jockey Club Plate); and 8th dam of the great American racehorse Boston, sire of Lexington, one of the greatest sires in American history, 16 times Leading Sire in North America
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