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Bend Or

Sire	Doncaster
Grandsire	Stockwell
Dam	Rouge Rose
Damsire	Thormanby
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1877
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Eaton Stud
Owner	1st Duke of Westminster
Trainer	Robert Peck
Record	14: 10-2-0
Earnings	US$90,304 (£ equivalent)
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Chesterfireld Stakes (1879) Richmond Stakes (1879) Rous Memorial Stakes (1879) Prince of Wales's Stakes (1879) Epsom Derby (1880) St. James's Palace Stakes (1880) City and Suburban Handicap (1881) Epsom Gold Cup (1881) Champion Stakes (1881)
Honours
Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland (1901 & 1902)
Infobox last updated on: January 8, 2008. Doncaster was a Thoroughbred racehorse and the sire of the great stallion Bend Or. Stockwell (1849-1871 was a British Thoroughbred Racehorse and an influential sire in the Thoroughbred breed See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Chestnut is a hair coat color of Horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke of Westminster KG ( 13 October 1825 &ndash 22 December 1899) was the son of Richard Grosvenor The Richmond Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old Thoroughbred colts and Geldings The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to Thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races The St James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above Thoroughbreds It is run over a The list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in Great Britain and Ireland for each year since 1899

Bend Or (1877-1903) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1880 edition of the Epsom Derby. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Thoroughbred is a horse breed This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races His regular jockey Fred Archer, winner of thirteen consecutive British jockey titles, said Bend Or was probably the greatest horse he had ever ridden. In Sport, a jockey is one who rides Horses in Horse racing or steeplechase racing primarily as a profession Frederick James "Fred" Archer ( January 11, 1857 - November 8, 1886) was an English flat race Jockey who was the The Champion Jockey of Flat racing in Great Britain is the Jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a season

Bred and foaled at the 1st Duke of Westminster's Eaton Stud, Bend Or grew to be a large stallion but noted for his unusual gentility. Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke of Westminster KG ( 13 October 1825 &ndash 22 December 1899) was the son of Richard Grosvenor He was sired by Doncaster from the mare Rouge Rose. Doncaster was a Thoroughbred racehorse and the sire of the great stallion Bend Or. His grandsire was Stockwell and his damsire Thormanby won the 1860 Epsom Derby and the 1861 Ascot Gold Cup and was 1869's leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland. Stockwell (1849-1871 was a British Thoroughbred Racehorse and an influential sire in the Thoroughbred breed The Ascot Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to Thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in Great Britain and Ireland for each year since 1751

Racing at age two, Bend Or went undefeated in his five starts. At age three he also raced five times, starting the season by beating Robert the Devil by a head in England's most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby. Following his Derby win, a challenge to his pedigree was lodged that although dismissed, would forever remain the subject of controversy. Bend Or won his second start in 1880, the St. James's Palace Stakes but had to be given a few months rest due to shin problems exacerbated in his Derby win. The St James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts The injury affected him for most of the remainder of the year as was evident in his first loss when he returned to racing for September's St. Leger Stakes. The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and After finishing fifth behind winner Robert the Devil in the St. Leger, Bend Or was second to him again in the Great Foal Stakes and in the Champion Stakes. The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above Thoroughbreds It is run over a

Returning to the track at age four, Bend Or won the 1881 City and Suburban Handicap at Epsom Downs then avenged his previous year's losses, beating arch rival Robert the Devil in the Epsom Gold Cup. Epsom Downs is a grade-one Hippodrome near Epsom, Surrey, England. He won the 1881 Champion Stakes but bothered by a return of his leg problems, and under the heaviest weight, he finished fifth in the Cambridgeshire Handicap. The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above Thoroughbreds It is run over a The Cambridgeshire Handicap is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above He was then retired to breeding duties at his owner's Eaton Stud. Horse breeding refers to reproduction in Horses and particularly the human-directed process of Selective breeding of animals particularly Purebred

As a sire

Bend Or had white flecks on his Chestnut coat, and like his damsire Thormanby, had black spots on his neck, shoulder, and on his quarters. Chestnut is a hair coat color of Horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat These markings often showed up in his progeny and is referred to as Bend Or spotting. Bend-Or spots (or Ben d'Or Smuts or Grease Spots are a type of spotted marking found

Standing at Eaton Stud, Bend Or sired only a few horses that met with racing success. However, among them were two British Classic Races winners: the undefeated Triple Crown champion Ormonde and 2,000 Guineas winner Bona Vista. In Horse racing in Great Britain, The Classics are a series of horse races run over the flat (i The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three Ormonde (1883-1904 was an English Thoroughbred racehorse an unbeaten Triple Crown winner generally considered to be one of the greatest racehorses ever The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and In addition, Bend Or was twice the leading broodmare sire in Britain before his death at age twenty-six in January of 1903. He was the damsire of Sceptre, winner of four classics in 1902. Sceptre (1899-1926 was a British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse whose career ran from 1901 to 1904 Important offspring in later generations include the champion sire, Phalaris, The Tetrarch, voted Britain's 2-year-old of the 20th Century, and the Australian racing star, Phar Lap. The Tetrarch (1911-1935 was an Irish-born Thoroughbred racehorse voted Britain's greatest two-year-old of the 20th Century For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For the Computer software, see Phar Lap (company. Phar Lap, a giant chestnut Thoroughbred Gelding, is considered Bend Or was also the grandsire of the great American sprinter, Roseben. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Roseben (1901-1918 was a Thoroughbred Race horse who grew to such an enormous size (one inch less than 18 hands he was known as "The Big Train

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