William (horse)

William
Sire	Governor
Grandsire	Trumpator
Dam	Elizabeth
Damsire	Spadille
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1811
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton
Owner	Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton
Trainer	William Theakston
Record	8: 4-2-1
Major wins
St Leger Stakes (1814) Gascoigne Stakes (1814)

William (foaled 1811) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1814. In a racing career which lasted from May 1813 until May 1815 he contested eight races and won four times. After winning his last two starts as a two-year-old, he fell on his first appearance of 1814 and was beaten in his next race before winning the St Leger at odds of 7/1. He was beaten in his only race as a four-year-old and was sold and gelded before returning for two unsuccessful efforts in 1817.

Background

William was a bay horse bred by his owner Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and was the last of the Duke's seven St Leger winners. William was the only classic winner sired by Governor, a horse who stood as a stallion at Leigh, near Cricklade in Wiltshire at a fee of five guineas.^[1] William's dam, one of many Thoroughbred mares named Elizabeth,^[2] was a grand-daughter of Pastorella, a half sister to the 1780 Epsom Derby winner Diomed.^[3]

Racing career

1813: two-year-old season

The Duke of Hamilton, who bred and owned William

The future classic winner's racing career began at York Racecourse on 26 May 1813. He started at oddd of 4/1 for a sweepstakes in which he finished second to Richard Watt's filly Alfana.^[4] Three months later, William and Alfana met again in a sweepstakes over the same course and distance, and the colt recorded his first success by beating the filly and two others "very easy".^[5]^[6] At the Doncaster St Leger meeting in September started favourite for a sweepstakes over the T.Y.C (two-year-old course) and won from five opponents.^[7]

1814: three-year-old season

William's three-year-old debut was a dramatic and unfortunate one. He was entered in the Dee Stakes at Chester Racecourse on 4 May and as he entered the straight he appeared poised to win easily from his only opponent. At this point he was "thrown down" by a spectator who had walked onto the course. The spectator was killed and William's jockey, Ben Smith was seriously injured, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.^[8] The colt, however, appeared to be relatively unscathed as he ran again at York Racecourse less than two weeks later. He started 6/4 favourite for a one mile sweepstakes, but finished third of the five runners behind Belville and King David.^[9]

After a five month break, William was one of twelve colts and fillies to contest the thirty-ninth running of the St Leger at Doncaster Racecourse. Ridden by John Shepherd he was the 7/1 fourth choice in the betting. The favourite, at odds of 5/2, was an unnamed grey filly owned by Henry Peirse: this filly subsequently became an influential broodmare and was the older sister of Ebor who won the St Leger in 1817.^[10] William won the classic from Lord Strathmore's Heart of Oak, the only other runner officially place by the judge.^[11] Two days after his classic victory, William walked over in the Gascoigne Stakes over the same course and distance, after the other runners, including Heart of Oak, were withdrawn by their owners.^[12]

1815: four-year-old season

William remained in training as a four-year-old but made only one appearance. On 31 May he started at odds of 2/1 for the Constitution Stakes over one and a quarter miles at York and finished second to Lord Scarborough's six-year-old Catton.^[13]

1817: six-year-old season

William did not race in 1816, and by the time of his reappearance as a six-year-old in 1817 he had been gelded and had entered into the ownership of Mr Beardsworth. At Walsall on 24 September he finished last of the three runners in the first heat of a £50 race and was withdrawn from the deciding heat. Five days later he finished seventh in both heats of similar event at Burton-on-Trent.^[14]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Wiliam (GB), bay stallion, 1811^[15]
Sire Governor (GB) 1802	Trumpator 1782	Conductor	Matchem
		Conductor	Snap mare
		Brunette	Squirrel
		Brunette	Dove
	Highflyer mare 1793	Highflyer	Herod
		Highflyer	Rachel
		Ottheothea	Otho
		Ottheothea	Snap mare
Dam Elizabeth (GB) 1802	Spadille 1784	Highflyer	Herod
		Highflyer	Rachel
		Flora	Squirrel
		Flora	Angelica
	Dungannon mare 1795	Dungannon	Eclipse
		Dungannon	Aspasia
		Pastorella	Otho
		Pastorella	sister to Juno (Family 6-b)^[3]

William was inbred 3 x 3 to Highflyer, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the third generation of his pedigree. He was also inbred 4 x 4 to the stallions Otho and Squirrel.

References

↑ Edward and James Weatherby (1807). Racing calendar. 1806. H Reynell. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ "Mares named Elizabeth". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
1 2 "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Horatia - Family 6-b". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ Edward and James Weatherby (1814). Racing calendar. 1813. C H Reynell. p. 35. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ Sporting magazine (Apr. -Sept. 1813). Wheble. 2010-10-04. p. 72. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ Edward and James Weatherby (1814). Racing calendar. 1813. C H Reynell. p. 102. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ Edward and James Weatherby (1814). Racing calendar. 1813. C H Reynell. p. 136. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ Edward and James Weatherby (1815). Racing calendar. 1814. C H Reynell. p. 24. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ Edward and James Weatherby (1815). Racing calendar. 1814. C H Reynell. p. 36. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ "Constantia - Family 19-b". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ Edward and James Weatherby (1815). Racing calendar. 1814. C H Reynell. p. 139. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ Edward and James Weatherby (1815). Racing calendar. 1814. C H Reynell. p. 141. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ Edward and James Weatherby (1816). Racing calendar. 1815. C H Reynell. p. 40. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
↑ http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590765;view=1up;seq=185;q1=William;start=31;size=10;page=search;num=133
↑ "William pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-03-13.

St Leger Stakes winners

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