| Owner: Jenison Shafto Breeder: Jenison Shafto
9 Oct 1759 - £50 Newark
25 Aug 1759 - unplaced 500gns York (to Cade); 18 Aug 1760 - 4th King's Plate York (to Belford)
Sire of 1) Lady Northumberland, dam of Butler's Columbus (winner of 11 important 4-mile races in Virginia and Maryland during the 1790s and a fairly successful broodmare sire) and 3rd dam of Barry's Grey Medley, sire of a) the grandam of the great racehorse Monsieur Tonson, top class winner of 11 of his 12 career starts, Leading Sire in America 1834; and of b) the superb racemare Miss Woodford, 37 victories from 48 career starts including 16 consecutive races, the highest stakes winning filly in American history up to that time;
and 2) of the dam of Tippoo Saib, the sire of a) Financier, the sire of Young Empress, dam of Lance (winner of Jockey Club Purses in 1824 and 1826) and of top class racemare Ariel (winner of 42 of her 47 starts); and of b) Tippoo Sultan, the sire of Portia, grandam of useful racehorse De Witt Clinton, winner in 1830
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