Macaroni (horse)

Macaroni
Macaroni, painted by Harry Hall in 1863.
Sire	Sweetmeat
Grandsire	Gladiator
Dam	Jocose
Damsire	Pantaloon
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1860
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Owner	Richard Naylor
Trainer	James Godding
Record	8: 7-1-0
Earnings	£10,615^[1]
Major wins
2000 Guineas (1863) Epsom Derby (1863) Doncaster Cup (1863)

Macaroni (1860–1887) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from October 1862 to September 1863 he ran eight times and won seven races. In 1863 he won all seven of his races including the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, the Epsom Derby and the Doncaster Cup.

Background

Macaroni was bred by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster at his Eaton stud in Cheshire. In 1861 Macaroni was one of several yearlings at the stud to be affected by an outbreak of an equine respiratory disease known as Strangles, which adversely affected his physical development and persuaded the Marquis to sell him. Macaroni was part of a lot of six yearlings bought for £700 by the Liverpool banker Richard Naylor, who had recently started his own stud at Hooton Park on the Wirral Peninsula.

Naylor sent the young horses to be trained by James "Jem" Godding at his Palace House stable at Newmarket, Suffolk. At the time, Newmarket was falling out of favour as a base for preparing horses for the Classics, and many leading owners and trainers had shifted their operations to centres in Berkshire and Sussex.^[2]

Macaroni’s sire, Sweetmeat, a descendant of the Byerley Turk, was a very good racehorse, being unbeaten in sixteen races in 1845. In addition to Macaroni, he sired the Epsom Oaks winners Mincemeat and Mincepie as well as Parmesan who sired the Derby winners Favonius and Cremorne.^[3]

Racing career

1862: two-year-old season

In 1862, the best of Naylor’s two-year-olds was reckoned to be a colt named Carnival, while Macaroni was very backward and slow to mature. He ran only once, in autumn at Newmarket and gave little grounds for optimism as he was beaten three-quarters of a length by Automaton,^[4] his only opponent in a two horse race. Naylor however, had a great belief in the colt and backed him heavily at long odds for the following year’s Derby.^[5]

1863: three-year-old season

Macaroni began his season at Newmarket in April when he won a one-mile stakes race by three lengths.^[6] Although the event was not particularly important, it proved that the colt went well on the course and coped well with the unusually hard ground. Two weeks later over the same course and distance he started at odds of 10/1 against eight opponents for the 2000 Guineas, for which the favourite was the French colt Hospodar. Ridden by Tom Chaloner, he won by half a length from Saccharometer. The defeat of the French horse, who finished unplaced, and the popularity of Macaroni's owner, led to his win being warmly received by the Newmarket crowd.^[7]

On 20 May, Macaroni was a 10/1 chance for the Derby at Epsom, with Lord Clifden starting the 4/1 favourite in a field of thirty-one. The race was run in difficult conditions with heavy rain^[8] and soft ground. Among the spectators was the Prince of Wales, who became the first member of the British Royal Family to attend the race since Prince Albert in 1840.^[9] The start of the race was delayed for almost an hour, owing to a record thirty-two false starts caused by horses breaking away or failing to line up correctly.^[10] The huge field led to good deal of bumping and roughness, with three horses either falling or being brought down. Chaloner held up Macaroni in the early stages, before moving into fifth place entering the straight. A furlong from the finish, Lord Clifden went into a clear lead and looked the likely winner, but Macaroni produced a strong late run to catch the favourite in the last strides and win by a head.^[10] Rapid Rhone finished well to take third place. Macaroni's victory was warmly received in Newmarket, where the church bells were rung in celebration.^[2] Naylor marked his success by donating £1,000 to charities in his native city of Liverpool.^[11]

In July, Macaroni ran the Drawing Room Stakes at Goodwood. He was made odds-on favourite despite a ten pound weight penalty an won easily from two opponents.^[12] At York in August, he took on older horses in the two-mile York Cup and won by four lengths from Clarissimus.^[1]

At Doncaster in September, Macaroni bypassed the St Leger and ran instead in the two-and-a-half mile Doncaster Cup. He took the lead entering the straight and held off the sustained challenge of the Epsom Oaks winner Queen Bertha to win by one and a half lengths.^[13] At Newmarket in October he walked over in the Select Stakes^[14] and was then retired to stud.

Stud career

Macaroni was retired to his owner's stud at Hooton until 1866 when was sold for 7,100 guineas to Baron Meyer de Rothschild who moved the stallion to his stud at Mentmore. Macaroni sired several successful racehorses, including the 2000 Guineas winner Macgregor but was more notable as a sire of broodmares. He was the damsire of the Triple Crown winner Ormonde and the important stallions Bona Vista, the male-line ancestor of most modern thoroughbreds, and Kendal (sire of the Triple Crown winner Galtee More). Macaroni died on 12 December 1887 and was buried at Mentmore.^[15]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Macaroni (GB), bay stallion, 1860
Sire Sweetmeat (GB) 1842	Gladiator 1833	Partisan	Walton
		Partisan	Parasol
		Pauline	Moses
		Pauline	Quadrille
	Lollypop 1836	Voltaire	Blacklock
		Voltaire	Phantom mare
		Belinda	Blacklock
		Belinda	Wagtail
Dam Jocose (GB) 1843	Pantaloon 1824	Castrel	Buzzard
		Castrel	Alexander mare
		Idalia	Peruvian
		Idalia	Musidora
	Banter 1826	Master Henry	Orville
		Master Henry	Miss Sophia
		Boadicea	Alexander
		Boadicea	Brunette (Family: 14-a)

References

1 2 THE RACING CALENDAR, FOR THE YEAR 1863. - O. J. AND E. WEATHERBY - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
1 2 Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane’s. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
↑ Patricia Erigero Thoroughbred Heritage. "Sweetmeat". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ the racing calendar, for the year 1862 - c. j., and e. weatherby - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ "ANECDOTES OF SPORT AND SPORTSMEN". Otago Witness. 25 February 1887. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ THE RACING CALENDAR, FOR THE YEAR 1863. - O. J. AND E. WEATHERBY - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ "THE RACE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS". Otago Witness. 25 July 1863. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ "ARRIVAL". Otago Daily Times. 24 July 1863. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ "ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL, REJECTION OF THE PANAMA ROUTE BY THE HOME GOVERNMENT". Otago Witness. 25 July 1863. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
1 2 "EPSOM.—WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH". 18 Jul 1863. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ "26 Sep 1863 - PEEL RIVER LAND AND MINERAL COMPANY. (From the H". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ "THE CUP DAY AT GOODWOOD". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. 10 November 1863. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ "THE CUP DAY". Otago Witness. 28 November 1863. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ Patricia Erigero Thoroughbred Heritage. "Macaroni". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
↑ Maycock, W. (21 December 1895). "The after life of English Derby winners" (PDF). The Spirit of the Times. p. 736. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

2000 Guineas winners

1809 Wizard 1810 Hephestion 1811 Trophonius 1812 Cwrw 1813 Smolensko 1814 Olive 1815 Tigris 1816 Nectar 1817 Manfred 1818 Interpreter 1819 Antar 1820 Pindarrie 1821 Reginald 1822 Pastille ♥ 1823 Nicolo 1824 Schahriar 1825 Enamel 1826 Dervise 1827 Turcoman 1828 Cadland 1829 Patron 1830 Augustus 1831 Riddlesworth 1832 Archibald 1833 Clearwell 1834 Glencoe 1835 Ibrahim 1836 Bay Middleton 1837 Achmet 1838 Grey Momus 1839 The Corsair 1840 Crucifix ♥ 1841 Ralph 1842 Meteor 1843 Cotherstone 1844 The Ugly Buck 1845 Idas 1846 Sir Tatton Sykes 1847 Conyngham 1848 Flatcatcher 1849 Nunnykirk 1850 Pitsford 1851 Hernandez 1852 Stockwell 1853 West Australian ₩ 1854 The Hermit 1855 Lord of the Isles 1856 Fazzoletto 1857 Vedette 1858 Fitz-Roland 1859 The Promised Land 1860 The Wizard 1861 Diophantus 1862 The Marquis 1863 Macaroni 1864 General Peel 1865 Gladiateur ₩ 1866 Lord Lyon ₩ 1867 Vauban 1868 Formosa ♥ Moslem 1869 Pretender 1870 Macgregor 1871 Bothwell 1872 Prince Charlie 1873 Gang Forward 1874 Atlantic 1875 Camballo 1876 Petrarch 1877 Chamant 1878 Pilgrimage ♥ 1879 Charibert 1880 Petronel 1881 Peregrine 1882 Shotover ♥ 1883 Galliard 1884 Scot Free 1885 Paradox 1886 Ormonde ₩ 1887 Enterprise 1888 Ayrshire 1889 Enthusiast 1890 Surefoot 1891 Common ₩ 1892 Bona Vista 1893 Isinglass ₩ 1894 Ladas 1895 Kirkconnel 1896 St. Frusquin 1897 Galtee More ₩ 1898 Disraeli 1899 Flying Fox ₩ 1900 Diamond Jubilee ₩ 1901 Handicapper 1902 Sceptre 1903 Rock Sand ₩ 1904 St. Amant 1905 Vedas 1906 Gorgos 1907 Slieve Gallion 1908 Norman 1909 Minoru 1910 Neil Gow 1911 Sunstar 1912 Sweeper 1913 Louvois 1914 Kennymore 1915 Pommern ₩ 1916 Clarissimus 1917 Gay Crusader ₩ 1918 Gainsborough ₩ 1919 The Panther 1920 Tetratema 1921 Craig an Eran 1922 St Louis 1923 Ellangowan 1924 Diophon 1925 Manna 1926 Colorado 1927 Adam's Apple 1928 Flamingo 1929 Mr Jinks 1930 Diolite 1931 Cameronian 1932 Orwell 1933 Rodosto 1934 Colombo 1935 Bahram ₩ 1936 Pay Up 1937 Le Ksar 1938 Pasch 1939 Blue Peter 1940 Djebel 1941 Lambert Simnel 1942 Big Game 1943 Kingsway 1944 Garden Path ♥ 1945 Court Martial 1946 Happy Knight 1947 Tudor Minstrel 1948 My Babu 1949 Nimbus 1950 Palestine 1951 Ki Ming 1952 Thunderhead 1953 Nearula 1954 Darius 1955 Our Babu 1956 Gilles de Retz 1957 Crepello 1958 Pall Mall 1959 Taboun 1960 Martial 1961 Rockavon 1962 Privy Councillor 1963 Only for Life 1964 Baldric 1965 Niksar 1966 Kashmir 1967 Royal Palace 1968 Sir Ivor 1969 Right Tack 1970 Nijinsky ₩ 1971 Brigadier Gerard 1972 High Top 1973 Mon Fils 1974 Nonoalco 1975 Bolkonski 1976 Wollow 1977 Nebbiolo 1978 Roland Gardens 1979 Tap On Wood 1980 Known Fact 1981 To-Agori-Mou 1982 Zino 1983 Lomond 1984 El Gran Senor 1985 Shadeed 1986 Dancing Brave 1987 Don't Forget Me 1988 Doyoun 1989 Nashwan 1990 Tirol 1991 Mystiko 1992 Rodrigo de Triano 1993 Zafonic 1994 Mister Baileys 1995 Pennekamp 1996 Mark of Esteem 1997 Entrepreneur 1998 King of Kings 1999 Island Sands 2000 King's Best 2001 Golan 2002 Rock of Gibraltar 2003 Refuse to Bend 2004 Haafhd 2005 Footstepsinthesand 2006 George Washington 2007 Cockney Rebel 2008 Henrythenavigator 2009 Sea the Stars 2010 Makfi 2011 Frankel 2012 Camelot 2013 Dawn Approach 2014 Night of Thunder 2015 Gleneagles

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Epsom Derby winners

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