Shark Horse Pedigree

Owner: 1) Charles Pigott 2) Arthur Blake 3) Benjamin Hyde
Breeder: Charles Pigott
Winnings: 29 Starts: 19 - 9 - 1, 16,057 guineas

All at Newmarket, and matches unless stated:- 1774:- 8 Oct - 500gns v Postmaster (con 8lbs); 18 Oct - 300gns v Jacinth (rec 2lbs); 1775:- 17 Apr - 2,000gns stakes; 21 Apr - 100gns each stakes; 9 May - Clermont Cup (w.o.); 12 May - 325gns Subscription (w.o.); 15 May - 500gns v Cincinnatus; 25 Sep - 1,000gns v Johnny (fell); 1776:- 8 Apr - 1,000gns v Postmaster; 29 Apr - 1,000gns each stakes (6/5); 1 May - 1,000gns v Rake (rec 10lbs); 11 May - 500gns v Leviathan; 4 Oct - 300gns v Fireaway (rec 17lbs); 16 Oct - 140 Guineas Stakes (w.o.); 1777:- 5 Apr - 1,000gns v Leviathan (rec 7 lbs); 8 Jul - 500gns v Hephestion (rec 10lbs); 10 Jul - 92gns stakes (2/5); 1778:- 22 Apr - 200gns v Nutcracker;

14 May - 600gns Newmarket Whip (from Dorimant)

1774:- 1 x 2nd; 1775:- 1 x 2nd; 1776:- 3 x 2nd; 1777:- 3 x 2nd 1 x 3rd; 1778:- 1 x 2nd

Had very limited impact in England, but when imported into Virginia in 1786 he was immensely successful:- "Shark did as much to enhance the value of the bloodstock of the United States as any horse ever imported" American Turf Register [1830]

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