Musjid (horse)

Musjid
Musjid by Charles Hunt & Son
Sire	Newminster
Grandsire	Touchstone
Dam	Peggy
Damsire	Muley Moloch
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1856
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Lord Scarborough
Owner	Sir Joseph Hawley
Trainer	George Manning
Record	4: 3-0-1
Major wins
Epsom Derby (1862)

Musjid (1856–1865) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In 1863 he won both of his races including the Epsom Derby in which he landed a huge gamble for his owner despite concerted efforts to prevent him winning. Musjid developed leg problems after the Derby and never ran again. He was retired to stud, where he made little impression before his early death in 1865.

Background

Musjid was a "stylish-looking"^[1] brown horse with a white star on his head who stood 15.3 hands high. He was bred by Lord Scarborough at his Tickhill stud in Yorkshire.^[2] Musjid was sent to the Doncaster sales, where he failed to find a buyer willing to pay the reserve price of 300 guineas. He was later sold for £200 in a private deal to Sir Joseph Hawley, with a proviso that Sir Joseph would pay an additional £500 if the colt won the Derby.^[3]

Musjid was sent into training with George Manning, who trained Hawley's colt Beadsman to win the 1858 derby, at his stable at Cannons Heath, near Kingsclere in Hampshire. Manning's stable was converted barn and was not noted for its hygiene: a stagnant pond "where frogs and beetles revel" stood close by the entrance and was blamed for causing outbreaks of fever and "malaria" among the inmates.^[4]

Racing career

Joseph Hawley, Musjid's owner, who won more than £75,000 on the 1859 Derby

1858: two-year-old season

Musjid was the subject of very positive rumours before his debut, but ran disappointingly and finished third to North Lincoln in the New Stakes at Ascot on 2 June. On 17 June he started 5/4 favourite for the Mottisford Stakes at Stockbridge Racecourse and won easily by a length from Sir Hercules.^[5] One source also claims that he won a race at Newmarket later that year.^[6] After his win at Stockbridge, the New Sporting Magazine noted that while he seemed to lack the pace to be a leading two-year-old, he looked like a potential Derby horse.^[2]^[7]

1859: three-year-old season

In the spring of 1862, Musjid won a match race at Newmarket in which he defeated a filly owned bt Lord Glasgow. He did not run again before the Derby, but his impressive form in training gallops against a good colt named Gallus was enough to establish him as a leading contender,^[6] and he was the subject of heavy wagering by his owner, who stood to win a reported £75,000.^[3]

At Epsom, Musjid was ridden by John Wells and started 9/4 favourite in a field of thirty runners.^[8] Many bookmakers faced paying out huge sums if Musjid won and attempts were made to ensure his defeat.^[9] Several jockeys attempted to box in the favourite while others, including the rider of the joint-second-favourite The Promised Land, were alleged to have deliberately “pulled” their horses to ensure a win for the outsider Marionette. In a rough^[10] and unsatisfactory race, Wells managed to extricate Musjid from a bad position and produced the colt with a strong late challenge to take the lead well inside the final furlong and win by half a length from Marionette and Trumpeter. Confusion ensued when the racecourse judge completely misread the finish and awarded second place to a colt named "Ticket-of-Leave" who had not finished in the first ten: the correct finishing order was only established after an inquiry.^[11] Hawley's winning bets on the colt were reported to be the highest ever paid out to an individual on a single race.^[9]

In October, a match race between Musjid and The Promised Land was arranged for Newmarket. Musjid, however was having training problems and it was decided to withdraw him from the race and pay a forfeit. Musjid's worsening leg trouble meant that he was unable to race again and he was retired to stud.^[6]

Stud career

Musjid stood as a stallion at Sir Joseph's stud at Leybourne Grange in Kent.^[1] He had little opportunity to prove himself as a sire as he died in 1865 from a "rupture in the stomach"^[12] at the age of nine. He sired one good horse in Vagabond, who won the Trial Stakes in 1869, but who, as a gelding, was incapable of continuing Musjid’s sire-line.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Musjid (GB), brown stallion, 1856^[13]
Sire Newminster (GB) 1848	Touchstone 1831	Camel	Whalebone
		Camel	Selim mare
		Banter	Master Henry
		Banter	Boadicea
	Beeswing 1833	Doctor Syntax	Paynator
		Doctor Syntax	Beningbrough mare
		Ardrossan mare	Ardrossan
		Ardrossan mare	Lady Eliza
Dam Peggy (GB) 1840	Muley Moloch 1830	Muley	Orville
		Muley	Eleanor
		Nancy	Dick Andrews
		Nancy	Spitfire
	Fanny 1830	Jerry	Smolensko
		Jerry	Louisa
		Fair Charlotte	Catton
		Fair Charlotte	Henrietta (Family:6)^[14]

References

1 2 The Farmer's magazine - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
1 2 The New sporting magazine - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
1 2 Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane’s. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
↑ "26 May 1900 - A Curious Record". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
↑ ruff's guide to the turf; or pocket ... - pipers stephnson and spence - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
1 2 3 "03 Aug 1861 - SIR. JOSEPH HAWLEY, BART. (From Bailu's Magazine.)". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
↑ The New sporting magazine - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
↑ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions(Third Edition). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
1 2 "15 Jul 1875 - SIR JOSEPH HAWLEY AND HIS HORSES". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
↑ "Papers Past — Wellington Independent — 23 August 1859 — SPORTING". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
↑ "Papers Past — Lyttelton Times — 27 August 1859 — SPORTING INTELLIGENCE". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
↑ Baily's magazine of sports and pastimes - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
↑ "Musjid Horse Pedigree". Pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
↑ Patricia Erigero Thoroughbred Heritage. "6 Old Bald Peg". tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2014-09-26.

Epsom Derby winners

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