Mirska

Mirska
Mirska at Prat's stud in France.
Sire	St. Frusquin
Grandsire	St. Simon
Dam	Musa
Damsire	Martagon
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1909
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Douglas Baird
Owner	Jean Prat
Trainer	Tom Jennings, Jr.
Record	3:1-0-2
Earnings	£4,950 (Oaks)
Major wins
Epsom Oaks (1912)
Honours
Prix Mirska in France

Mirska (1909 – after 1913) was a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1909 Epsom Oaks. Raced only three times in her lifetime, her only win occurred in the Oaks. Despite being a daughter of two English Classic winners, Mirska was not favoured to win the Oaks and won the race at 33-1 odds against the Derby winner and favourite Tagalie. She made no impact as a broodmare in France.

Background

Mirska was bred by Douglas Baird.^[1] Mirska's sire St. Frusquin was an outstanding racehorse who won the 2000 Guineas and the Eclipse Stakes in 1896.^[2] As a stallion he was Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland on two occasions and sired the Classic winners Rosedrop (1910 Epsom Oaks), Flair (1906 1000 Guineas) and Quintessence (1903 1000 Guineas).^[3] Mirska's dam, Musa, won the Oaks in 1899 for her owner Douglas Baird. After Baird's death in April 1909, Musa was bought by Jean Prat (c. 1848 – 1940),^[4] a French turfman, for 4,000 guineas.^[5] Musa and her nursing foal Mirska were sent to Prat's Lessard- le-Chêne^[6] stud in Saint-Julien-le-Faucon, France in 1909.^[1] Mirska's half-brother Montmartin was a sire in France and her full-brother Feramorz was a sire in New Zealand. Mirska was a bay filly with a narrow white strip and four white socks. She was trained at Newmarket by Tom Jennings, Jr.^[7]

Racing career

Mirska ran only three times in her racing career. As a two-year-old she was twice third and her only known race as a three-year-old was the Oaks. She was retired from racing immediately after the Oaks.

Mirska at the Oaks.

1911: two-year-old season

Mirska was sent from France to Britain in 1911. Scratched from the Coventry Stakes in June,^[8] her first engagement was in the Clearwell Stakes run at Newmarket on 10 October.^[9] Though noted to be "attractively-bred" by the press, she was not looked on favorably by the racing public despite her excellent pedigree. Ridden by the French jockey Georges Stern, she finished third in the race behind J. B. Joel's colt Absurd and Khedive III.^[9] She was again third in the Maiden 2-year-old race at the Second October meeting at Newmarket won by Tidal Wave.^[7]^[10] In November, she was scratched for her last engagement, the Rangemore Plate.^[11]

Retirement

Mirska was retired from racing immediately after her Oaks victory. She returned to Prat's stud in France and was covered by Rock Sand at the Haras de Villebon in 1913.^[12] There is no record of the Rock Sand foal racing or if Mirska was rebred.

Tabulated pedigree

Pedigree of Mirska (GB), Bay Filly, 1909^[13]
Sire St. Frusquin (GB) Brown, 1893	St. Simon Brown, 1881	Galopin	Vedette
		Galopin	Flying Duchess
		St. Angela	King Tom
		St. Angela	Adeline
	Isabel (GB) Chestnut, 1879	Plebeian	Joskin
		Plebeian	Queen Elizabeth
		Parma	Parmesan
		Parma	Archeress
Dam Musa (GB) Bay, 1896	Martagon Bay, 1877	Bend Or	Doncaster
		Bend Or	Rouge Rose
		Tiger Lily	Macaroni
		Tiger Lily	Polly Agnes
	Palmflower Bay, 1874	The Palmer	Beadsman
		The Palmer	Madame Eglentine
		Jenny Diver	Buccaneer
		Jenny Diver	Fairy

References

1 2 Staff (1909). General Stud Book, Volume 21, Supplement 1. London: Weatherby. p. 62.
↑ "Horseracing History Online - Horse Profile : St Frusquin". Horseracinghistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
↑ Liz Martiniak Thoroughbred Heritage (1914-08-25). "St. Frusquin". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
↑ "Death". Times [London, England] (The Times Digital Archive). 4 January 1940.
↑ Staff (June 1912). "Les Courses anglaises en 1912". LE SPORT UNIVERSEL ILLUSTRÉ (803): 807. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
↑
1 2 "TURF NOTES.". The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (Tas. : 1899 - 1919) (Tasmania: National Library of Australia). 12 June 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
↑ "Sporting Intelligence". The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers). 13 June 1911.
1 2 "Sporting Intelligence". Times [London, England] (The Times Digital Archive). 11 October 1911.
↑ "Epsom summer meeting". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 10 June 1912. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
↑ "To-Day's Programme At Leicester". Times [London, England] (The Times Digital Archive). 14 November 1911.
↑ "A Visit to the Haras de Villebon". Illustrated sporting & dramatic news 78 (Dec. 1912-Feb 1913): 1042. 15 February 1913. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
↑ Staff. (GB) "Mirska" Check |url= value (help). Equineline.com. The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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