| Owner: Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
20 Aug 1757 - King's Plate Hambleton [mares]
Grandam of Sloe, sire of 1) the dam of Grey Diomed, top class winner 1793-1794, and sire of Amanda, dam of Duroc, sire of great racehorse and outstanding sire American Eclipse; and of 2) the grandam of Craig's Alfred, the sire of a) The Faun, the grandam of top class Woodpecker, undefeated in 7 career starts and a very successful sire, both of broodmares which bred on producing high class horses, notably Falcon, 3rd dam of the great Hanover (17 consecutive victories in first 2 years including 1887 Kentucky Derby, Leading Sire in North America 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898); and through his at least as successful as himself stallion son Grey Eagle;
5th dam of Longfellow (1871 Saratoga Cup, Monmouth Cup, 1872 Monmouth Cup, Leading Sire in North America 1891, sire of Leonatus (1883 Kentucky Derby), The Bard (1886 Preakness) and Riley (1890 Kentucky Derby)); and 6th dam of top class racehorse Ten Broeck (23 victories from 30 career starts); and of Blue Wing (2nd 1886 Kentucky Derby); and of b) Hart's Maria, ancestress of high class horses
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