| Owner: 1) Jenison Shafto 2) Richard Grosvenor, The Lord Grosvenor Breeder: Jenison Shafto
Oct 1764 - 400 gns match Newmarket v Castor (con 4lbs); 22 Oct 1764 - 300gns match Newmarket v Calculator
Dam of high class racehorses Paymaster (1770 Jockey Club Plate [4yo division] Newmarket, 1772 King's Plates Winchester, Canterbury, Lewes, Lincoln) and Rarity (winner of good races at Newmarket in 1772 and 1773); grandam of Maid of the Oaks (1783 Oaks); 3rd dam of top class racehorse Druid (1794 Second Class of the Oatlands Stakes, 1797 Main of Oatlands Stakes, Second Class of Oatlands Stakes); 4th dam of Ambrosio (1796 St Leger, 1797 Main of Oatlands Stakes, 1798 Main of Oatlands Stakes, Jockey Club Plate, 1799 Great Subscription Purse [6yo+ division] York);
and of the great racehorse and outstanding stallion American Eclipse (undefeated in 8 career starts, winner of the famous North v South match against Henry in 1823, and sire of Ariel (won 42 of 57 starts), Medoc (Leading Sire 1840, 1841), Lance, Black Maria (won 11 races), Ten Broeck, [Monmouth] Eclipse, Bay Maria and Gano)
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