Ion (horse)

Ion
Ion
Sire	Cain
Grandsire	Paulowitz
Dam	Margaret
Damsire	Edmund
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1835
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Record	12:3-5-3
	Last updated on 25 September 2023

Ion (1835 – 1858?) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire in Great Britain and France.

Background

Ion was a bay horse. His sire was Cain, of which through his lineage continued the Sir Paul branch of the Sir Peter Teazle direct sire line. His dam was Margaret.^[1]

Racing career

Ion, also known as "the unfortunate Ion", ran against top racehorses at mid-distances. He ran in twelve races, winning twice, with one walkover. He finished second five times, including the Epson Derby and St Leger Stakes.^[1]

1837 season

2nd in the July Stakes
2nd in the Chesterfield Stakes
1st in the Clearwell Stakes
3rd in the Houghton Stakes

1838 season

2nd in the Epson Derby
2nd in the St Leger Stakes

1839 season

3rd in the Newmarket First Spring
4th in the Craven Stakes
1st in the Burgh Stakes (walkover)
1st in the Swinley Stakes
3rd in the Ascot Gold Cup
2nd in the Newmarket Second October

Stud record

Though not a champion sire, Ion produced many winners in the second and third generations in Great Britain and France.^[1]

Great Britain

Ionian (1841) - Chesterfield Stakes win
Odd Mixture (1841) - sire of "excellent hunters"
Iodine (1845) - July Stakes win
Talfourd (1845) - Newmarket Handicap and Northhampton Cup wins
Ione (1846) - descendants produced winners in Poland, South Africa, Japan, and France
Tadmor (1846) - Goodwood's Ham Stakes, Column Stakes, Gratwick Produce Stakes, and Trienniel at Newmarket wins
Iona (1849) - Coronation Stakes win
Poodle (1849) - several wins between age 3 and age 8
Dagobert (1850) - Chesterfield Stakes win
Pelion (1850) - Eglinton Stakes and Marquis of Westminster Plate wins
Baalbec (1851) - St James Palace Stakes win
Varsoviana (1852) - produced winner Nemesis (1858)
Wild Dayrell (1852) - Epsom Derby win

France

Lady Tartuffe (1853) - produced Tartane (1871), winner of the Prix du Premier Pas
Lion (1853) - Prix du Jockey Club, Grand St Leger Stakes, and Prix Special wins
Monsieur Henry (1853) - Omnion, Prix du Trocadero, and Derby Continental at Gand wins
Miss Ion (1853) - produced winning horses Beatrix (1861), Puebla (1863), Boulogne (1866), and Henry (1868)
Mademmoiselle Marco (1854) - Derby de I'Ouest at Nantes and Poule d'Essai de I'Ouest at Poitiers wins
Goelette (1855) - Prix d'Iffezheim at Baden-Baden win
Narcissa (1855) - produced long-lived family lines in Poland and France
Bakaloum (1856) - Poule d'Essai des Poulains win
Calpurnia (1856) - produced winner Massinissa (1866)
Sauvagine (1857) - produced winners through the stallion Dollar
Violette (1857) - Poule des Produits win
Finlande (1858) - Prix de la Foret, Prix de l'Empereor, and Prix de Diane wins
Nice (1858) - produced winner Nubienne (1876)
Somnambule (1858) - produced winner Sabre (1871)

Sire line tree

Ion^[1]^[2]
- Ionian
- Odd Mixture
- Tadmor
  - Oberon
  - Alvediston
  - Manrico
  - The Gillie
  - A D Wagner
  - Foresight
- Poodle
- Dagobert
- Pelion
- Talfourd
- Baalbec
- Wild Dayrell^[3]^[4]
  - Buccaneer^[5]^[6]
    - Captain Kidd
    - Pirate Chief
    - Michael-De-Basco
    - Paul Jones
      - Paul's Cray
      - Gunboat
    - See Saw^[7]
      - Cradle
      - Discord
      - Cylinder
      - Master Waller
      - Bruce
      - Despair
      - Sortie
      - Acrostic
      - Little Duck
      - Castanet
      - Dog Rose
      - Loved One
      - Ocean Wave
      - Upset
      - Dazzle
    - Black Flag
    - Lopez
    - Ventnor
    - Brigand
    - Cadet
    - Flibustier
      - Tschungatai
      - Trachenberg
      - Architekt
      - Fledermaus
      - Freimaurer
    - Falscapa
    - Gamecock
    - Young Buccaneer
    - Waisenknabe
      - Lehetetian
      - Stronzian
    - Kisber^[8]
      - Kinsky
      - Crafton
      - Ducat
      - Harmattan
      - Hungarian
      - Arcadian
      - Kaunitz
      - Sennor
      - Hardenberg
      - Realist
      - Ausmarker
      - Sperber
      - Asche
      - Trollhetta
      - Undolf
      - Steinbock
      - Altgold
      - Sperber's Bruder
      - Imm
    - Bibor
    - Good Hope
      - Good Boy
      - Tambour-Major
    - Good Morning
    - Vordermann
    - Pirat
    - Tallos
    - Kisber-Ocscse
      - Inaska
    - Nil Desperandum
    - Picklock
    - Elemer
    - Florian
    - Balvany
      - Kozma
    - Landlord
    - Vederemo
    - Grand Buccaneer
    - Vinea
    - Fenek^[5]^[9]
    - Talpra Magyar
      - Tokio
      - Xamete
  - Horror
  - Dusk
  - Investment
  - Gladstone
  - Sea King
  - Robin Hood
  - Harllington
  - The Rake
    - Scamp
    - Constantine
    - Roscius
    - Pepper and Salt
      - Grey Leg
      - Cayenne
  - Wild Moor
  - Talk O' The Hill
    - Hero
    - Rapid Bay
    - Aldinga
    - Neckersgat
      - Dunlop
      - Portsea
      - Tarquin
    - Pride of the Hills
    - Don Carlos
  - Tregeagle
    - Imprudence
    - Tubal Cain
      - Coriolanus
      - Emir Bey
      - Precious Stone
      - Two Hearts
    - Ironmaster
    - Quintin Matsys
    - Turquoise
    - Metal
  - Wild Blood
  - Allbrook
  - Wild Oats
    - Wild Monarch
    - Juventus
    - Gozo
      - Gaulus
      - The Grafter
  - Guy Dayrell
  - Montargis
- Lion
- Monsieur Henry
- Bakaloum

Pedigree

Pedigree of Ion (GB), bay stallion, 1835^[1]
Sire Cain b. 1822	Paulowitz br. 1813	Sir Paul b. 1803	Sir Peter Teazle^
		Sir Paul b. 1803	Pewett^
		Evelina* br. 1791	Highflyer
		Evelina* br. 1791	Termagant^
	Paynator mare b. 1810	Paynator 1791	Trumpator^
		Paynator 1791	Mark Anthony mare
		Delpini mare 1805	Delpini
		Delpini mare 1805	Young Marske mare
Dam Margaret b. 1831	Edmund b. 1824	Orville 1799	Beningbrough
		Orville 1799	Evelina*
		Emmeline 1817	Waxy
		Emmeline 1817	Sorcery^
	Medora ch. 1811	Selim 1802	Buzzard
		Selim 1802	Alexander mare
		Sir Harry mare 1803	Sir Harry^
		Sir Harry mare 1803	Volunteer mare

* Ion is inbred 3S x 4D to the mare Evelina, meaning that she appears third generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

^ Ion is inbred 4S x 5D to the stallion Sir Peter Teazle, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation (via Sir Harry) on the dam side of his pedigree.

^ Ion is inbred 5S x 4S to the mare Termagant, meaning that she appears and fifth generation (via Pewett) and fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree.

^ Ion is inbred 4S x 6D to the stallion Trumpator, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and sixth generation (via Sorcery) on the dam side of his pedigree.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Portraits: Ion". www.tbheritage.com.
^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Early Studbook I J K". www.bloodlines.net.
^ "Portraits: Wild Dayrell". www.tbheritage.com.
^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Early Studbook W". www.bloodlines.net. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Portraits: Buccaneer". www.tbheritage.com.
^ "Biography: Buccaneer". www.bloodlines.net.
^ "Portraits: See Saw". www.tbheritage.com.
^ "Portraits: Kisber". www.tbheritage.com.
^ "The Kisber Felver - Horse breed, Horse breeding, types and breeds from Equiworld". equiworld.net.

External links

Thoroughbred Heritage: Ion

[Ion-1] "Portraits: Ion". www.tbheritage.com.

[Early_IJK-2] "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Early Studbook I J K". www.bloodlines.net.

[3] "Portraits: Wild Dayrell". www.tbheritage.com.

[Early_W-4] "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Early Studbook W". www.bloodlines.net. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[Buccaneer-5] "Portraits: Buccaneer". www.tbheritage.com.

[6] "Biography: Buccaneer". www.bloodlines.net.

[7] "Portraits: See Saw". www.tbheritage.com.

[8] "Portraits: Kisber". www.tbheritage.com.

[9] "The Kisber Felver - Horse breed, Horse breeding, types and breeds from Equiworld". equiworld.net.

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