Kendal (horse)

Kendal
Racing silks of the Duke of Westminster
Sire	Bend Or
Grandsire	Doncaster
Dam	Windermere
Damsire	Macaroni
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1883
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	1st Duke of Westminster
Owner	1st Duke of Westminster
Trainer	John Porter
Record	8: 6-1-0
Earnings	£4,053[1]
Major wins
July Stakes (1885)
Awards
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1897)
Last updated on 5 August 2012

Kendal (1883-1908) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse. He was trained at Kingsclere by John Porter for the 1st Duke of Westminster. He was a leading two-year-old, but retired due to injury. He later became a successful stallion and was Champion sire in 1897.

Race career

In his first race Kendal won the Mostyn Plate at Chester. He was then second to Saraband in the New Stakes at Ascot. Next he won the Stockbridge Post Sweepsteakes.^[2] He then won the July Stakes at Newmarket by ¾ length from Mephisto in a field that also included St. Mirin.^[3] Kendal next won the Ham Stakes at Goodwood. He also won the Great Breeders' Convivial Produce Stakes at the Ebor Meeting at York. He then won the Municipal Stakes in a walkover. In his last race he finished fourth in the Rous Memorial Stakes at Newmarket. Due to a leg injury sustained shortly after the Municipal Stakes he was retired to stud and never raced as a three-year-old.^[2]

Stud career

Kendal became a successful stallion and was Champion sire in 1897. He most notable son was Galtee More, winner of the Middle Park Plate, 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, Prince of Wales's Stakes and St Leger Stakes. His stud fee for 1898 was 200 guineas, plus one guinea for the groom.^[4] Kendal died in 1908.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Kendal, chestnut stallion, 1883^[5]

Sire Bend Or ch. 1877	Doncaster ch. 1870	Stockwell ch. 1849	The Baron
			Pocahontas
		Marigold ch. 1860	Teddington
			Ratan mare
	Rouge Rose ch. 1865	Thormanby ch. 1857	Windhound
			Alice Hawthorn
		Ellen Horne br. 1844	Redshank
			Delhi
Dam Windermere ch. 1870	Macaroni b. 1860	Sweetmeat br. 1842	Gladiator
			Lollypop
		Jocose b. 1843	Pantaloon
			Banter
	Miss Agnes br. 1850	Birdcatcher ch. 1833	Sir Hercules
			Guiccioli
		Agnes b./br. 1844	Clarion
			Annette

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

References

1. "Papers Past — Auckland Star — 29 May 1886 — TURF GOSSIP". Retrieved 2012-08-05.
2. "Kendal". Tbheritage.com. 1917-01-30. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
3. "Papers Past — Otago Witness — 29 August 1885 — RACING IN ENGLAND. NEWMARKET JULY". Retrieved 2012-08-05.
4. Osborne, Joseph (1898). Horse-Breeders' Handbook. Seale, London.
5. "Kendal (GB) pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.