MONARCH (GB) b. H, 1834
{8-k} DP = 0-0-0-0-0 (0) DI = Inf CD = Inf - 7 Starts, 7 Wins, 0 Places, 0 Shows |
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| Owner: Colonel Wade Hampton Breeder: His Majesty King William IV Winnings: 7 Starts: 7 - 0 - 0
Probably an exceptional racehorse which never lost a heat or was ever severely tested, although his opponents were not out of the top drawer
23 Nov 1837 - 2m heats Jockey Club Purse Columbia; 25 Nov 1837 - Hampton Plate Columbia (w.o.); 8 Feb 1838 - $600 3m heats Augusta; 20 Nov 1838 - 4m heats Jockey Club Purse Columbia; 13 Dec 1838 - 4m heats $1,500 Purse Augusta (from Gerow); 20 Feb 1839 - 4m heats Jockey Club Purse Charleston; 23 Feb 1839 - Tattersall Whip Charleston (w.o.)
Damaged his foreleg severely in October 1839 when stepping on a stone necessitating his retirement from the turf after 7 undefeated career starts
Imported to South Carolina in fall 1836
He suffered a serious injury in February 1838 when a railway car in which he and other horses were being transported from Augusta to Charleston was derailed, keeping him off the course for 9 months
Monarch proved a good broodmare sire
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Family Summary: 1-d (1), 1-o (2), 1-e (1), 2-a (3), 3 (1), 4 (2), 5 (1), 6-b (2), 6-a (6), 7 (4), 8-k (5), 8-a (3), 8 (5), 12-b (1), 13 (1), 14 (2), 18 (3), 25 (3), 26 (1), 30 (4), 38 (2), 61 (1),
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