Cherry Lass

Cherry Lass
Cherry Lass, circa 1905
Sire	Isinglass
Grandsire	Isonomy
Dam	Black Cherry
Damsire	Macaroni
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1902
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	William Hall Walker
Owner	William Hall Walker
Trainer	William Thomas "Jack" Robinson
Record	15:9–1–1
Earnings	£15,000
Major wins
Anglesey Stakes (1904)) Free Handicap (1904) 1000 Guineas (1905) Epsom Oaks (1905) St. James's Palace Stakes (1905) Nassau Stakes (1905) Newmarket Oaks (1905)
Awards
Leading British money winner (1905)

Cherry Lass (1902–1914), was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won two British Classic Races in 1905. In a racing career which lasted from summer 1904 until October 1905 she ran fifteen times and won nine races. As a three-year-old she won the 1000 Guineas over one mile at Newmarket and the Epsom Oaks over one and a half miles at Epsom Downs Racecourse a month later. She went on to win the St. James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood before finishing third when favourite for the St Leger Stakes. She was then retired to stud where she showed some promise as a broodmare before her death in 1914.

Background

Cherry Lass was a bay mare bred either by her owner William Hall Walker, later ennobled as Lord Wavertree, or by Mr M. Gurry.^[1] Hall Walker's racing operation was a small but select one: in mid 1905 he had only six horses in training, four of whom won races at Royal Ascot.^[2] Cherry Lass was one of the best horses sired by Isinglass the 1893 Triple Crown winner. Her dam, Black Cherry, was a moderate racehorse, but a great success at stud, being the direct female ancestor of numerous successful Thoroughbreds including Blandford, Sun Chariot, Carrozza, Sherluck, Santa Claus, Shahrastani.^[3]

Hall Walker sent the filly into training with William Thomas "Jack" Robinson at his Foxhill stables in Wiltshire.^[4]

Racing career

1904: two-year-old season

Cherry Lass ran seven times in England and Ireland as a two-year-old in 1904 and won three races. Her wins came in the Mersey Stakes at Liverpool, the Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh and the Free Handicap at Newmarket, yielding winnings of £1,946.^[5] She also finished second to St. Brendan in the Leopardstown Grand Plate.^[6] Despite her wins she was not considered among the best of her generation.^[7]

1905: three-year-old season

On May 5, Cherry Lass started the 5/4 favourite in a large, but apparently undistinguished field of nineteen for the 1000 Guineas over Newmarket's Rowley mile course. Ridden by George McCall, Cherry Lass was boxed in and struggled to obtain room for a challenge and then lost ground by swerving when an opening appeared. Under a vigorous ride from McCall,^[8] she took the lead a furlong from the finish and won by a length from Koorhaan, with Jongleuse three lengths back in third.^[9] Cherry Lass appeared to have bumped Koorhaan in the closing stages, but the owner of the runner-up declined to lodge an objection. The win gave Robinson a double as he had trained the colt Vedas to win the 2000 Guineas over the same course and distance two days earlier.^[10]

Herbert Jones took over the ride on Cherry Lass in the Oaks four weeks later and she started the 4/5 favourite against eleven rivals.^[11] Before the race she appeared rather excitable and nervous, but was extremely impressive with the Sporting Life describing her as "the Queen of the Paddock- a real beauty".^[12] After Queen of the Earth made the early running, Jones sent Cherry Lass into the lead a mile from the finish^[13] and the favourite won by three lengths. Queen of the Earth was six lengths clear of the rest in second place. Her winning time of 2:38.0 broke the race record and was faster than the time recorded by Cicero in the Epsom Derby two days before.^[13] Her performance persuaded some observers to revise their poor opinion of the year's crop of fillies and some speculated that she would have won the Derby.^[14]

Cherry Lass, by Emil Adam

At Royal Ascot later in June, Cherry Lass was tried against colts in the St James's Palace Stakes and beat her three rivals at odds of 6/100.^[15] Second place went to Polymelus, later to be the five time champion sire. The meeting was a good one for her family as her younger brother Black Arrow was an impressive winner of the Coventry Stakes.^[16] In July, Cherry Lass beat Queen of the Earth again in the Duchess of York Plate at Hurst Park^[17] and won the Nassau Stakes over ten furlongs at Goodwood at odds of 1/9.^[15]

In the build-up to the St Leger in autumn, Cherry Lass was regarded as one of the three leading contenders, alongside Cicero and the French colt Val d'Or, who had beaten the Derby winner in the Eclipse Stakes.^[18] When Cicero was withdrawn with a leg injury, and Val d'Or was prevented from crossing the English Channel from France by rough weather,^[19] Cherry Lass was made 6/4 favourite for the final classic at Doncaster on September 13. The result of the race was a major upset, with the outsider Challacombe winning easily by three lengths from Polymelus in record time. Cherry Lass led the race in the straight but dropped back in the closing stages to finish third,^[20] and ending her bid for the Fillies Triple Crown in British horse-racing.^[21] In October, Cherry Lass contested the Newmarket Oaks, in which she conceded nine pounds to the Park Hill Stakes winner Adula. Despite being opposed in the betting and running over a supposedly unsuitable distance of fourteen furlongs she won the race "in a canter".^[22] Her win took her earnings for the season to £13,119, making her the biggest money winner of the year in Britain. Her winnings enabled Robinson to claim the title of champion trainer whilst Hall Walker took the owners' championship.^[23] In November, Cherry Lass was fourth in the one and a quarter mile Free Handicap run at Newmarket, losing to the colt Outbreak.^[24]

Assessment and honours

In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Cherry Lass an "average" winner of the 1000 Guineas and Oaks.^[25]

Stud career

In March 1914^[26] Cherry Lass was heavily pregnant to Royal Realm and was staying at the Tully Stud Farm alongside Mother Siegel, the dam of the Derby winner Minoru. The two mares bolted after being startled by the bells carried on a passing wagon, and Cherry Lass went into premature labour as a result. According to the press report the foal was "badly placed, and in its struggles fatally injured the mare". The mare was euthanised and the foal died.^[27]

Cherry Lass had produced four foals, the best of whom was a colt named Absolute, who won the Jubilee Handicap at Kempton Park before being exported to Italy. Her daughter Mabel Grey had been a fancied contender for the 1911 Oaks but broke her leg in training.^[26] Another daughter, Dorothy Court, produced Cherry Court who had some success as a broodmare in the United States.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Cherry Lass (GB), bay mare, 1902^[28]
Sire Isinglass (FR) 1890	Isonomy 1875	Sterling	Oxford
		Sterling	Whisper
		Isola Bella	Stockwell
		Isola Bella	Isoline
	Dead Lock 1878	Wenlock	Lord Clifden
		Wenlock	Mineral
		Malpractice	Chevalier d'Industrie
		Malpractice	The Dutchman's Daughter
Dam Black Cherry (GB) 1892	Bendigo 1880	Ben Battle	Rataplan
		Ben Battle	Young Alice
		Hasty Girl	Lord Gough
		Hasty Girl	Irritation
	Black Duchess 1886	Galliard	Galopin
		Galliard	Mavis
		Black Corrie	Sterling
		Black Corrie	Wild Dayrell mare (Family:3-o)^[3]

Cherry Lass was inbred 3x4 to Sterling, meaning that this stallion appears in both the third and fourth generations of her pedigree.

References

↑ "ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. LONDON, May 5". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 May 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "SPORTING NEWS". Star. 9 August 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
1 2 "Black Corrie - Family 3-o". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
↑ "Person Profile : William Robinson". Horseracing History Online. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
↑ "English Sporting. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING". Australian Town and Country Journal. 10 May 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "TURF TOPICS. FIXTURES". Examiner (Launceston). 10 May 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "FAR AND NEAR". Star. 10 May 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
↑ "ENGLISH RACING". Auckland Star. 24 June 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 10 May 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
↑ "THE Racing World". Auckland Star. 1 July 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
↑ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third Edition). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
↑ "Racing World". Auckland Star. 29 July 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
1 2 "SPORTING NEWS". Star. 12 July 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "SPORTING NOTES". Star. 28 July 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
1 2 Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books Publishing. ISBN 978-1-873626-15-3.
↑ "NOTES BY "ACHILLES."". Wanganui Herald. 9 August 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "Advertising". The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times. 5 Aug 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "SPORTING NEWS". Star. 6 September 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "IN A NUTSHELL". Otago Witness. 1 November 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "SPORTING NEWS". Star. 25 October 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "The hooves of the double winning filly Cherry Lass in the form of a waste paper bin". Sporting Sale: Works of Art. Auction 20221. Bonhams. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
↑ "THE RACING WORLD". Auckland Star. 2 December 1905. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "TURF NOTES". Wairarapa Daily Times. 13 January 1906. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ Staff (Nov 3, 1905). "Sporting Intelligence". The Times (37855). p. 5, col A.
↑ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1999). A Century of Champions. Portway Press,. ISBN 978-1-901570-15-1.
1 2 "THE TURF". Evening Post. 6 May 1914. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "SPORTING". Press. 9 May 1914. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
↑ "Cherry Lass pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-09-20.

1000 Guineas winners

1814 Charlotte 1815 Filly by Selim 1816 Rhoda 1817 Neva 1818 Corinne 1819 Catgut 1820 Rowena 1821 Zeal 1822 Whizgig 1823 Zinc 1824 Cobweb 1825 Tontine 1826 Problem 1827 Arab 1828 Zoe 1829 Young Mouse 1830 Charlotte West 1831 Galantine 1832 Galata 1833 Tarantella 1834 May-day 1835 Preserve 1836 Destiny 1837 Chapeau d'Espagne 1838 Barcarolle 1839 Cara 1840 Crucifix ‡ 1841 Potentia 1842 Firebrand 1843 Extempore 1844 Sorella 1845 Pic-nic 1846 Mendicant 1847 Clementine 1848 Canezou 1849 The Flea 1850 Lady Orford 1851 Aphrodite 1852 Kate 1853 Mentmore Lass 1854 Virago 1855 Habena 1856 Manganese 1857 Imperieuse 1858 Governess 1859 Mayonaise 1860 Sagitta 1861 Nemesis 1862 Hurricane 1863 Lady Augusta 1864 Tomato 1865 Siberia 1866 Repulse 1867 Achievement 1868 Formosa ₩ ‡ 1869 Scottish Queen 1870 Hester 1871 Hannah ₩ 1872 Reine 1873 Cecilia 1874 Apology ₩ 1875 Spinaway 1876 Camelia 1877 Belphoebe 1878 Pilgrimage 1879 Wheel of Fortune 1880 Elizabeth 1881 Thebais 1882 St Marguerite 1883 Hauteur 1884 Busybody 1885 Farewell 1886 Miss Jummy 1887 Reve d'Or 1888 Briarroot 1889 Minthe 1890 Semolina 1891 Mimi 1892 La Fleche ₩ 1893 Siffleuse 1894 Amiable 1895 Galeottia 1896 Thais 1897 Chelandry 1898 Nun Nicer 1899 Sibola 1900 Winifreda 1901 Aida 1902 Sceptre ₩ ‡ 1903 Quintessence 1904 Pretty Polly ₩ 1905 Cherry Lass 1906 Flair 1907 Witch Elm 1908 Rhodora 1909 Electra 1910 Winkipop 1911 Atmah 1912 Tagalie 1913 Jest 1914 Princess Dorrie 1915 Vaucluse 1916 Canyon 1917 Diadem 1918 Ferry 1919 Roseway 1920 Cinna 1921 Bettina 1922 Silver Urn 1923 Tranquil 1924 Plack 1925 Saucy Sue 1926 Pillion 1927 Cresta Run 1928 Scuttle 1929 Taj Mah 1930 Fair Isle 1931 Four Course 1932 Kandy 1933 Brown Betty 1934 Campanula 1935 Mesa 1936 Tide-way 1937 Exhibitionnist 1938 Rockfel 1939 Galatea II 1940 Godiva 1941 Dancing Time 1942 Sun Chariot ₩ 1943 Herringbone 1944 Picture Play 1945 Sun Stream 1946 Hypericum 1947 Imprudence 1948 Queenpot 1949 Musidora 1950 Camaree 1951 Belle of All 1952 Zabara 1953 Happy Laughter 1954 Festoon 1955 Meld ₩ 1956 Honeylight 1957 Rose Royale 1958 Bella Paola 1959 Petite Etoile 1960 Never Too Late 1961 Sweet Solera 1962 Abermaid 1963 Hula Dancer 1964 Pourparler 1965 Night Off 1966 Glad Rags 1967 Fleet 1968 Caergwrle 1969 Full Dress 1970 Humble Duty 1971 Altesse Royale 1972 Waterloo 1973 Mysterious 1974 Highclere 1975 Nocturnal Spree 1976 Flying Water 1977 Mrs McArdy 1978 Enstone Spark 1979 One in a Million 1980 Quick As Lightning 1981 Fairy Footsteps 1982 On The House 1983 Ma Biche 1984 Pebbles 1985 Oh So Sharp ₩ 1986 Midway Lady 1987 Miesque 1988 Ravinella 1989 Musical Bliss 1990 Salsabil 1991 Shadayid 1992 Hatoof 1993 Sayyedati 1994 Las Meninas 1995 Harayir 1996 Bosra Sham 1997 Sleepytime 1998 Cape Verdi 1999 Wince 2000 Lahan 2001 Ameerat 2002 Kazzia 2003 Russian Rhythm 2004 Attraction 2005 Virginia Waters 2006 Speciosa 2007 Finsceal Beo 2008 Natagora 2009 Ghanaati 2010 Special Duty 2011 Blue Bunting 2012 Homecoming Queen 2013 Sky Lantern 2014 Miss France 2015 Legatissimo

Legend - ₩ = Fillies Triple Crown winners, † = Epsom Derby winners, ‡ = 2000 Guineas Stakes winners

Epsom Oaks winners

1779 Bridget 1780 Tetotum 1781 Faith 1782 Ceres 1783 Maid of the Oaks 1784 Stella 1785 Trifle 1786 Yellow Filly 1787 Annette 1788 Nightshade 1789 Tag 1790 Hippolyta 1791 Portia 1792 Volante 1793 Caelia 1794 Hermione 1795 Platina 1796 Parisot 1797 Nike 1798 Bellissima 1799 Bellina 1800 Ephemera 1801 Eleanor † 1802 Scotia 1803 Theophania 1804 Pelisse 1805 Meteora 1806 Bronze 1807 Briseis 1808 Morel 1809 Maid of Orleans 1810 Oriana 1811 Sorcery 1812 Manuella 1813 Music 1814 Medora 1815 Minuet 1816 Landscape 1817 Neva 1818 Corinne 1819 Shoveler 1820 Caroline 1821 Augusta 1822 Pastille ‡ 1823 Zinc 1824 Cobweb 1825 Wings 1826 Lilias 1827 Gulnare 1828 Turquoise 1829 Green Mantle 1830 Variation 1831 Oxygen 1832 Galata 1833 Vespa 1834 Pussy 1835 Queen of Trumps 1836 Cyprian 1837 Miss Letty 1838 Industry 1839 Deception 1840 Crucifix ‡ 1841 Ghuznee 1842 Our Nell 1843 Poison 1844 The Princess 1845 Refraction 1846 Mendicant 1847 Miami 1848 Cymba 1849 Lady Evelyn 1850 Rhedycina 1851 Iris 1852 Songstress 1853 Catherine Hayes 1854 Mincemeat 1855 Marchioness 1856 Mincepie 1857 Blink Bonny † 1858 Governess 1859 Summerside 1860 Butterfly 1861 Brown Duchess 1862 Feu de Joie 1863 Queen Bertha 1864 Fille de l'Air 1865 Regalia 1866 Tormentor 1867 Hippia 1868 Formosa ₩ ‡ 1869 Brigantine 1870 Gamos 1871 Hannah ₩ 1872 Reine 1873 Marie Stuart 1874 Apology ₩ 1875 Spinaway 1876 Camelia (dh) 1876 Enguerrande (dh) 1877 Placida 1878 Jannette 1879 Wheel of Fortune 1880 Jenny Howlet 1881 Thebais 1882 Geheimniss 1883 Bonny Jean 1884 Busybody 1885 Lonely 1886 Miss Jummy 1887 Reve d'Or 1888 Seabreeze 1889 L'Abbesse de Jouarre 1890 Memoir 1891 Mimi 1892 La Fleche ₩ 1893 Mrs Butterwick 1894 Amiable 1895 La Sagesse 1896 Canterbury Pilgrim 1897 Limasol 1898 Airs and Graces 1899 Musa 1900 La Roche 1901 Cap and Bells II 1902 Sceptre ₩ ‡ 1903 Our Lassie 1904 Pretty Polly ₩ 1905 Cherry Lass 1906 Keystone II 1907 Glass Doll 1908 Signorinetta † 1909 Perola 1910 Rosedrop 1911 Cherimoya 1912 Mirska 1913 Jest 1914 Princess Dorrie 1915 Snow Marten 1916 Fifinella † 1917 Sunny Jane 1918 My Dear 1919 Bayunda 1920 Charlebelle 1921 Love in Idleness 1922 Pogrom 1923 Brownhylda 1924 Straitlace 1925 Saucy Sue 1926 Short Story 1927 Beam 1928 Toboggan 1929 Pennycomequick 1930 Rose of England 1931 Brulette 1932 Udaipur 1933 Chatelaine 1934 Light Brocade 1935 Quashed 1936 Lovely Rosa 1937 Exhibitionnist 1938 Rockfel 1939 Galatea II 1940 Godiva 1941 Commotion 1942 Sun Chariot ₩ 1943 Why Hurry 1944 Hycilla 1945 Sun Stream 1946 Steady Aim 1947 Imprudence 1948 Masaka 1949 Musidora 1950 Asmena 1951 Neasham Belle 1952 Frieze 1953 Ambiguity 1954 Sun Cap 1955 Meld ₩ 1956 Sicarelle 1957 Carrozza 1958 Bella Paola 1959 Petite Etoile 1960 Never Too Late 1961 Sweet Solera 1962 Monade 1963 Noblesse 1964 Homeward Bound 1965 Long Look 1966 Valoris 1967 Pia 1968 La Lagune 1969 Sleeping Partner 1970 Lupe 1971 Altesse Royale 1972 Ginevra 1973 Mysterious 1974 Polygamy 1975 Juliette Marny 1976 Pawneese 1977 Dunfermline 1978 Fair Salinia 1979 Scintillate 1980 Bireme 1981 Blue Wind 1982 Time Charter 1983 Sun Princess 1984 Circus Plume 1985 Oh So Sharp ₩ 1986 Midway Lady 1987 Unite 1988 Diminuendo 1989 Snow Bride 1990 Salsabil 1991 Jet Ski Lady 1992 User Friendly 1993 Intrepidity 1994 Balanchine 1995 Moonshell 1996 Lady Carla 1997 Reams of Verse 1998 Shahtoush 1999 Ramruma 2000 Love Divine 2001 Imagine 2002 Kazzia 2003 Casual Look 2004 Ouija Board 2005 Eswarah 2006 Alexandrova 2007 Light Shift 2008 Look Here 2009 Sariska 2010 Snow Fairy 2011 Dancing Rain 2012 Was 2013 Talent 2014 Taghrooda 2015 Qualify

Legend - ₩ = Fillies Triple Crown Winners, † = Epsom Derby Winners, ‡ = 2,000 Guineas Stakes Winners

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