Bay Bolton
| Bay Bolton | |
|---|---|
 Print of Bay Bolton | |
| Sire | Grey Hautboy |
| Grandsire | Hautboy |
| Dam | Makeless mare |
| Damsire | Makeless |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1705 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Brown/Bay |
| Breeder | Sir Matthew Pierson |
| Owner | 2nd Duke of Bolton |
| Major wins | |
| Queen Anne's Gold Cup (1710) | |
| Honours | |
|
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1724, 1726, 1727, 1729, 1732, 1733, 1734) | |
| Last updated on 30 October 2012 | |
Bay Bolton or Brown Lusty (1705–1736) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won Queen Anne's Gold Cup as a five-year-old in 1710. After retiring from racing he became a successful sire for the Duke of Bolton and was Champion sire seven times.
Background
Bay Bolton (originally called Brown Lusty) was a brown or bay colt foaled in 1705. Bred by Sir Matthew Pierson, he was a son of Grey Hautboy and a Makeless mare.[1]
Racing career
At York in 1710, Bay Bolton (then a five-year-old) beat eight six-year-olds to win Queen Anne's Gold Cup. In 1710 he also won the Subscription Purse at Middleham-Moor.[1] He then walked 200 miles to run in, and win, the Rich Prize at Quainton-Meadow in Buckinghamshire.[2] Bay Bolton was then bought by the Duke of Bolton, who sent him to Newmarket, where he won a match race against the Duke of Somerset's Wyndam and a match against Sir Matthew Pierson's Merlin. He also won two match races against Mr Frampton's Dragon.[1]
Stud career
Bay Bolton was retired to stud where he became a very successful stallion, becoming Champion sire in 1724, 1726, 1727, 1729, 1732, 1733 and 1734. His progeny included Bonny Lass, Fearnought, Looby, Starling (a Champion sire) and Whitefoot.[3] He died at the Duke of Bolton's stud at Bolton Hall in Yorkshire in 1736.[1]
Pedigree
| Sire Grey Hautboy (GB) |
Hautboy | Darcy's White Turk | (unknown) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (unknown) | |||
| Royal mare | (unknown) | ||
| (unknown) | |||
| (unknown) | (unknown) | (unknown) | |
| (unknown) | |||
| (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
| (unknown) | |||
| Dam Makeless mare (GB) |
Makeless | Oglethorpe Arabian | Darcy's Yellow Turk* |
| Natural Barb mare | |||
| (unknown) | (unknown) | ||
| (unknown) | |||
| Brimmer mare | Brimmer | Darcy's Yellow Turk* | |
| Darcy Royal mare | |||
| Diamond mare | (unknown) | ||
| (unknown) |
* Bay Bolton was inbred 4x4 to Darcy's Yellow Turk. This means that the stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pick, William; Johnson, R. (1803). The Turf Register. A. Bartholoman, High-Ousegate.
- ↑ "Thoroughbred Foundation Sires". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- 1 2 "Bay Bolton". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-10-30.