| Sultan | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Selim |
| Grandsire | Buzzard |
| Dam | Bacchante |
| Damsire | Williamson's Ditto |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1816 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Mr. Crockford |
| Owner | Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter |
| Awards | |
| Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland | |
| Last updated on 19 February 2010 | |
Sultan (1816-) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland for six successive seasons.
Breeding
He was by Selim (sire of six classics winners), out of Bacchante by Williamson's Ditto. Sultan was inbred to three great sires, Herod (4m x 4f), Eclipse (4m x 4f), and Herod's best son, Highflyer (4 x 4). Sultan was a bay with a blaze, a sock on the off (right) fore and near (left) hind, and a stocking near the fore and off the hind leg. He had a refined, beautiful head, well-sprung ribs, deep girth, and muscular, powerful hindquarters. Although he was a long horse he was a good weight carrier and sound, racing until the age of eight.
Racing career
Sultan had a good race record, winning 14 times. As a two-year-old, racing for Crockford, he placed third in the July Stakes, and second in the Derby Stakes, losing to Tiresias. He was one of the favorites in the St. Leger Stakes, but broke down in his morning gallop before the race. As a four-year-old, he placed second in the Port Stakes. When he was five, he won the Gold Cup at Newmarket Racecourse. He beat Gustavus (a Derby winner) in a match race as a six-year-old.
When he was seven, Sultan was purchased by Lord Exeter. Racing for him, the stallion won the Trial Stakes for a second time, another race at Newmarket, which was his preferred venue for running.
Stud record
Sultan was then retired to the Marquis' stud farm at Burghley. He went on to be the leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland for six consecutive years (1832-1837).
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins/Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1826 | Green Mantle | Mare | Epsom Oaks |
| 1827 | Augustus | Stallion | 2000 Guineas Stakes |
| 1829 | Galata | Mare | 1000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Oaks |
| 1831 | Glencoe I | Stallion | 2000 Guineas Stakes |
| 1832 | Ibrahim | Stallion | 2000 Guineas Stakes |
| 1833 | Bay Middleton | Stallion | 2000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Derby |
| 1833 | Destiny | Mare | 1000 Guineas Stakes |
| 1834 | Achmet | 2000 Guineas Stakes |
Sultan, a tail-male descendant of Herod, maintained the Byerley Turk sire line through to Djebel and to the present.
Sire line tree
- Sultan
- Augustus
- Mahmoud
- Hoemus
- Beiram
- Phlegon
- Leopold
- Phaeton
- Phlegon
- Alpheus
- Evenus
- Despot
- Hooton
- Brill
- Hooton
- Divan
- Ishmael
- Ilderim
- Ishmaelite
- Herold
- Dr Jenner
- Vaccination
- Hambledon
- The Star of Erin
- Abd El Kader
- Burgundy
- Old Malt
- Shanbally
- Glencoe
- Aurelius
- Caliph
- Ibrahim
- Bay Middleton
- Aristides
- Bramble
- Farintosh
- Gaper
- Baveno
- Bay Momus
- Pastoral
- Collingwood
- The-Devil-To-Pay
- Best Bower
- Cowl
- The Confessor
- Cock-a-Hoop
- The Friar
- The Grand Inquisitor
- The Confessor
- Joy
- Gabbler
- Planet
- Aster
- Honeycomb
- The Flying Dutchman
- Ellington
- Delight
- Montgoubert
- Fly-By-Night
- Peter Wilkens
- The Quack
- Benvolio
- Flying Pieman
- Old England
- Ignoramus
- Ignorant
- Purston
- Sir Watkin
- Amsterdam
- Duneany
- Glenbuck
- The Rover
- Cape Flyaway
- Good Hope
- Tom Bowline
- Make Haste
- Winton
- Young Dutchman
- Ellerton
- Romulus
- Walloon
- Dollar
- Tourmalet
- Dutch Skater
- Insulaire
- Burgomaster
- Dutch Roller
- Sherbrooke
- Yellow
- Accumulator
- Massinissa
- Jarnac
- Old Tom
- Ellington
- Osterley
- Hesperus
- Sir Birtram
- Diomedes
- Parawhenua
- Kakupo
- St Aubyn
- Barbatus
- Vanderdecken
- Andover
- Craymond
- Harmonium
- Post Haste
- Walkington
- Craymond
- The Hermit
- Freetrader
- Autocrat
- Bessus
- Milton
- Anton
- Hampton
- Leaconfield
- Achmet
- Adrian
- Dardanelles
- Hibiscus
- Jereed
- Great Heart
- Nat
- The Bishop of Romford's Cob
- The Free Lance
- Sultan Jr
- Wisdom
- Caesar
- Clarion
- Kremlin
- Scutari
Pedigree
| Sire Selim 1802 |
Buzzard 1787 |
Woodpecker | Herod*^ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Ramsden | |||
| Misfortune | Dux | ||
| Curiosity | |||
| Alexander mare 1790 |
Alexander | Eclipse* | |
| Grecian Princess | |||
| Highflyer mare (1780) | Highflyer*^ | ||
| Alfred mare (1775) | |||
| Dam Bacchante 1809 |
Williamson's Ditto 1800 |
Sir Peter Teazle | Highflyer*^ |
| Papillon | |||
| Arethusa | Dungannon | ||
| Prophet mare (1777) | |||
| Mercury mare 1791 |
Mercury | Eclipse* | |
| Tartar mare (1757) | |||
| Herod mare (1776) | Herod*^ | ||
| Folly (Family: 8-b) |
*^ Sultan is inbred 4S x 5S x 5D x 4D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fourth generation and fifth generation (via Highflyer)^ on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation (via Highflyer)^ and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Sultan is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Eclipse, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Sultan is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Highflyer, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
References
- Thoroughbred Heritage: Sultan (GB) Retrieved 2010-11-22
- Bloodlines: Sultan (GB) Retrieved 2010-11-22
- ^ Morris, Simon; Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World, Syntax Software
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- Selim Sire Line
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