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

Ion
SireCain
GrandsirePaulowitz
DamMargaret
DamsireEdmund
SexStallion
Foaled1835
CountryGreat Britain
ColourBay
Record12:3-5-3
Last updated on 25 September 2023

Background

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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

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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
1839 season

Stud record

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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

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  • 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
      • 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

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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Portraits: Ion". www.tbheritage.com.
  2. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Early Studbook I J K". www.bloodlines.net.
  3. ^ "Portraits: Wild Dayrell". www.tbheritage.com.
  4. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Early Studbook W". www.bloodlines.net. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "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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