| Owner: 1) Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin 2 ) Joe Turner 3) William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire Breeder: Edward Coke Winnings: 4 Starts: 4 - 0 - 0
23 April 1737 - 100 guineas each sweepstakes Newmarket (from Squirt); 4 October 1737 - 200 guineas match versus Little Partner (con 3lbs); 26 October 1738 - 300 guineas match Newmarket versus Squirt (rec 10lbs); unknown date - 50 guineas Prize Marlborough
Undefeated in 4 career starts; considered among the best racehorses of his time
Lath was the first foal of the Godolphin Arabian, being foaled on 8 April 1732
Sire of Miss, grandam of Chatsworth (1767 Richmond Gold Cup, 1769 Great Subscription Purse [6yo+ division] York, modestly successful sire);
and of [Ancaster] Crazy, dam of Virago (1765, 1766 King's Plate [mares] Newmarket): grandam of Hollandaise (1778 St Leger); 3rd dam of Serina (1781 St Leger); of top class American racemare Virago, winner of 8 Jockey Club Purses between 1796 and 1798; and direct female line ancestress of Joe Daniels (1872 Belmont Stakes) and Spokane (1889 Kentucky Derby)
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