Alipes (horse)

Alipes
Alipes
Sire	Regulus
Grandsire	Godolphin Arabian
Dam	Lusty
Damsire	Locust
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1757
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Brown or Bay
Breeder	William Swinburn
Owner	Sir B. Graham; 1st Baron Grosvenor
Record	8: 8-0-0
Major wins
	Jockey Club Plate (1761); Great Subscription Purse (1761); Hambleton King's Plate (1762); Newmarket King's Plate for Mares (1763)

Alipes (1757) was an undefeated British Thoroughbred racehorse who won all eight of her races, including the 1761 Great Subscription Purse. She was owned by Sir B. Graham and later Richard Grosvenor.

Background

Alipes was a brown or bay filly bred by William Swinburn and foaled in 1757.^[1] She was sired by the unbeaten Regulus, who was British Champion sire eight times.^[2]^[3] Her dam was Lusty, a daughter of Locust.^[2]

Racing career

Alipes first race was at the age of four in March 1761 at Newmarket Racecourse, where she won a sweepstakes of 300 guineas. The following month she beat Sir J. Moore's Dupe, John Howe's Dormouse filly, Sir Charles Sedley's Aelous and eight others to win the Jockey Club Plate. In June, she won the Subscription Purse at Newcastle by beating Mark and Trudge. At York Racecourse she faced Mark, Leander, Wilson's Arabian, Blank and Strawberry in the Great Subscription Purse for four-year-olds. She won the race after starting as the evens favourite. She finished the 1761 season by winning a 420 guineas sweepstakes at Richmond.^[1]

Alipes was then purchased by the 1st Baron Grosvenor, Richard Grosvenor. At Hambleton in 1762 she beat William FitzRoy's Miss Lincoln to win the King's Plate. She also won a race at Lincoln in 1762. Her final race came in April 1763 at Newmarket, where she won the King's Plate for Mares from Imogin and four others. She was then retired to stud unbeaten in her eight starts.^[1]

Stud career

As a broodmare at Grosvenor's stud, she produced six foals. They were:

Bandy filly – a bay filly foaled in 1764.^[2]
Grasshopper – a bay filly, foaled in 1765 and sired by Bandy.^[2]
Imogen – a bay filly foaled in 1767 and sired by Belford. She won a race at Newmarket and one at Lichfield in 1771. She produced eight foals, including Nimble (by Goldfinder) and Fencer (by Sweetbriar).^[2]
Pangloss colt – foaled in 1768.^[2]
Chrysolite colt – foaled in 1770.^[2]
Squirrel colt – foaled in 1773 and sired by Squirrel.^[2]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Alipes, brown or bay mare, 1757^[1]^[2]
Sire Regulus (GB) 1739	Godolphin Arabian	(unknown)	(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
	Grey Robinson	Bald Galloway	St Victor's Barb
		Bald Galloway	Whynot mare
		Snake mare	Snake
		Snake mare	Grey Wilkes
Dam Lusty (GB) 1751	Locust	Crab 1722	Alcock's Arabian
		Crab 1722	Basto mare
		Fox mare	Fox
		Fox mare	Childers mare
	Pamela 1744	Orion	(unknown)
		Orion	(unknown)
		Young Greyhound mare	Young Greyhound
		Young Greyhound mare	Faustina

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pick, William; Johnson, R. (1803). The Turf Register (Volume I). A. Bartholoman, High-Ousegate.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ The General Stud Book. J. S. Skinner, Baltimore. 1834. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
^ "Regulus". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

[turf1-1] Pick, William; Johnson, R. (1803). The Turf Register (Volume I). A. Bartholoman, High-Ousegate.

[stud1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ The General Stud Book. J. S. Skinner, Baltimore. 1834. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

[3] "Regulus". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

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