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Arethusa
SireDungannon
GrandsireEclipse
DamProphet mare
DamsireProphet
SexMare
Foaled1792
CountryGreat Britain
ColourChestnut
BreederMr. Parker
Recordunraced

Arethusa (1792–1817) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

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Racing career

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Stud career

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As a broodmare she produced thirteen foals. They were:

  • Buzzard mare – a chestnut mare foaled in 1796 and sired by Buzzard. She was the dam of Tilbury who was sent to Ireland.[1]
  • Buzzard colt – a chestnut colt foaled in 1797 and sired by Buzzard.[1]
  • Lancaster – a bay colt foaled in 1798 and sired by Sir Peter Teazle who died as a four-year-old.[1]
  • Walton – a bay stallion foaled in 1799 and sired by Sir Peter Teazle.[1]
  • Ditto – a bay stallion foaled in 1800 and sired by Sir Peter Teazle.[1]
  • Sir Peter colt – a bay colt foaled in 1801 and sired by Sir Peter Teazle.[1]
  • Pan – a chestnut colt foaled in 1805 and sired by St George.[1]
  • Echo – a bay filly foaled in 1807 and sired by Sir Peter Teazle.[1]
  • Whitburn – a bay colt foaled in 1809 and sired by Firelock.[1]
  • St George colt – a bay colt foaled in 1810 and sired by St George.[1]
  • Whitworth filly – a chestnut filly foaled in 1813 and sired by Whitworth.[1]
  • Charley Shavey – a bay colt foaled in 1814 and sired by Bay Trophonius.[1]
  • Douro – a bay stallion foaled in 1815 and sired by Bay Trophonius. He was sent to India in 1820.[1]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Arethusa, chestnut mare, 1792[1]
Sire
Dungannon (GB)
b. 1780
Eclipse (GB)
ch. 1764
Markse
br. 1750
Squirt
Blacklegs mare
Spilletta
b. 1749
Regulus*
Mother Western
Aspasia (GB)
1775
Herod
b. 1758
Tartar
Cypron
Doris Blank
Helen
Dam
Prophet mare (GB)
gr. 1777
Prophet (GB)
ch. 1760
Regulus*
1739
Godolphin Arabian
Grey Robinson
Jenny Spinner
ch. 1740
Partner
Greyhound mare
Virago (GB)
gr. 1764
Snap
br. 1750
Snip
Fox mare
Regulus mare Regulus*
Crab mare

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut, gr. = grey

* Arethusa was inbred 3x4x4 to Blank. This means that the stallion appears once in the third generation and twice in the fourth generation of her pedigree.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The General Stud Book. J. S. Skinner, Baltimore. 1834. Retrieved 2013-01-19.

Category:1792 racehorse births Category:1817 racehorse deaths Category:Individual mares Category:Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Category:Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Category:Thoroughbred racehorses