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Kendal (horse)

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Kendal
SireBend Or
GrandsireDoncaster
DamWindermere
DamsireMacaroni
SexStallion
Foaled1883
CountryGreat Britain
ColourChestnut
Breeder1st Duke of Westminster
Owner1st Duke of Westminster
TrainerJohn Porter
Record8: 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

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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

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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

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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

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