Spilletta Horse Pedigree

Family 12 is a conflation of four different female lines, as shown by mtDNA evidence, of which two lines relate to the original Foundation Mare

Spiletta is the equal fifth earliest mare in the lineage of the maternal line of the family descending from Foundation Mare Brimmer Mare

Ran 4th and last in a Ł50 Prize at Newmarket on 16 April 1754

Dam of Prosperine (by Marske) through which the maternal line of the family continues, subsequently evolving into branch 12-g of the family

Dam of the peerless Eclipse, the greatest racehorse of the 18th century, unbeaten winner of 18 races including 12 King's Plates, second in the list of leading sires 11 times, every year from 1778 and 1788, and progenitor of the Darley Arabian male line from which over 95% of the world's current thoroughbreds descend; 4th dam of Scotia (1802 Oaks); and 5th dam of Tigris (1815 2000 Guineas)

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