| Cloister | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Ascetic (horse) |
| Grandsire | Hermit (horse) |
| Dam | Grace II |
| Damsire | Crown Prince (horse) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1884 |
| Country | Ireland  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Lord Fingal |
| Owner | Lord Dudley, Mr Charles Duff |
| Trainer | Richard Marsh, Roddy Owen |
| Record | 35: 19 - 8 - 3 |
| Earnings | |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Fairyhouse, Punchestown [twice], Aintree [all 1888]Sandown Open Htrs Schase [1889],Grand National [1893]twice second Grand National | |
| Infobox last updated on: 29 March, 2008. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Baron Dudley is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in circa 1440 for John Sutton, a soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Richard Marsh is the name of the pseudonym of author Richard Heldman Richard Marsh Bishop of Durham (-1226 Lord Chancellor of | |
In 1893, the year in which Cloister won the Grand National, this fine, handsome, big stamp of a chaser made the contest look like a one horse race. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt horse race in the world The ground was hard that year due to a spring heatwave and Cloister won in record time, with record weight (12-7) and by a record distance (40 lengths).
Cloister was bred in Ireland by Lord Arthur Fingall from a mare on which the postman did his rounds. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world As a four-year-old he won seven military or hunter chases in Ireland, in the colours of Major James Orr-Ewing. He was then sold to Lord Dudley who sent him to Richard Marsh to be trained for the 1891 Grand National, which he only just lost due to poor riding by his amateur jockey, Captain Roddy Owen. Baron Dudley is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in circa 1440 for John Sutton, a soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was second again in 1892, after which he was sold to Mr Charles Duff and placed under the care of Arthur Yates. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year With the stable jockey, William Dollery, he gained a National.
In his last attempt Cloister injured himself in the final gallop before the 1894 race, an incident which was strangely known about by the ring before either trainer or owner had heard about it. His head is preserved in the National Horseracing Museum. [1]
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