Sultan (horse)

British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Sultan

Sire| Selim
Grandsire| Buzzard
Dam| Bacchante
Damsire| Williamson's Ditto
Sex| Stallion
Foaled| 1816
Country| Great Britain
Colour| Bay
Breeder| Mr. Crockford
Owner| Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter
Awards
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland
Last updated on 19 February 2010

Sultan (1816-) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland for six successive seasons.

## Breeding[edit]

He was by Selim (sire of six classics winners), out of Bacchante by Williamson's Ditto. Sultan was inbred to three great sires, Herod (4m x 4f), Eclipse (4m x 4f), and Herod's best son, Highflyer (4 x 4). Sultan was a bay with a blaze, a sock on the off (right) fore and near (left) hind, and a stocking near the fore and off the hind leg. He had a refined, beautiful head, well-sprung ribs, deep girth, and muscular, powerful hindquarters. Although he was a long horse he was a good weight carrier and sound, racing until the age of eight.[1]

## Racing career[edit]

Sultan had a good race record, winning 14 times. As a two-year-old, racing for Crockford, he placed third in the July Stakes, and second in the Derby Stakes, losing to Tiresias. He was one of the favorites in the St. Leger Stakes, but broke down in his morning gallop before the race. As a four-year-old, he placed second in the Port Stakes. When he was five, he won the Gold Cup at Newmarket Racecourse. He beat Gustavus (a Derby winner) in a match race as a six-year-old.[2]

When he was seven, Sultan was purchased by Lord Exeter. Racing for him, the stallion won the Trial Stakes for a second time, another race at Newmarket, which was his preferred venue for running.

## Stud record[edit]

Sultan at the Marquess of Exeter's Stud, Burghley House

Sultan was then retired to the Marquis' stud farm at Burghley. He went on to be the leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland for six consecutive years (1832-1837).[3]

Foaled  | Name  | Sex  | Major Wins/Achievements

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1826  | Green Mantle  | Mare  | Epsom Oaks
1827  | Augustus  | Stallion  | 2000 Guineas Stakes
1829  | Galata | Mare  | 1000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Oaks
1831  | Glencoe I | Stallion  | 2000 Guineas Stakes
1832  | Ibrahim  | Stallion  | 2000 Guineas Stakes
1833  | Bay Middleton | Stallion  | 2000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Derby
1833  | Destiny | Mare  | 1000 Guineas Stakes
1834  | Achmet  |  | 2000 Guineas Stakes

Sultan, a tail-male descendant of Herod, maintained the Byerley Turk sire line through to Djebel and to the present.

## Sire line tree[edit]

* Sultan[4][5][6][7]
* Augustus
* Mahmoud
* Hoemus
* Beiram
* Phlegon
* Leopold
* Phaeton
* Alpheus
* Evenus
* Despot
* Hooton
* Brill
* Divan
* Ishmael
* Ilderim
* Ishmaelite
* Herold
* Dr Jenner
* Vaccination
* Hambledon
* The Star of Erin
* Abd El Kader[8][9]
* Burgundy
* Old Malt
* Shanbally
* Glencoe[10][11][12]
* Thornhill
* Winnebago
* Glencoe (Howard)
* Union
* Highlander
* Everlasting
* Star Davis
* Jerome Edger
* Metaire
* Day Star
* Darby
* Vandal[13][14]
* Jack the Barber
* John Bell
* Fearnaught
* Revill
* Volscian
* Therit
* Virgil[15][16][14]
* Vagrant[17]
* Vigil
* Virginius
* Hindoo[18][19][20][21][22]
* Van Buren
* Carley B
* Vanguard
* Isaac Murphy
* Ben Ali[23]
* Tremont
* Pompey Payne
* Versailles
* Ira E Bride
* Survivor
* Council Bluffs
* Vagabond
* Judge Morrow[24][25]
* Vicksburg
* Voltigeur
* Princeton[26]
* Frankfort
* Little Arthur
* Pryor
* Bay Dick
* Bay Wood
* Bonnie Laddie
* Foreigner
* Nicholas I
* France
* King Bird
* Glencoe Jr
* Walnut
* O'Meara
* Trumpeter
* Young Trumpeter
* Glencoe (Hunter)
* Panic
* Aurelius
* Caliph
* Ibrahim
* Bay Middleton[27][28][29]
* Aristides
* Bramble
* Farintosh
* Gaper
* Baveno
* Bay Momus
* Pastoral
* Collingwood
* The-Devil-To-Pay
* Best Bower
* Cowl
* The Confessor
* Cock-a-Hoop
* The Friar
* The Grand Inquisitor
* Joy
* Gabbler
* Planet
* Aster
* Honeycomb
* The Flying Dutchman[30][31]
* Ellington
* Delight
* Montgoubert
* Fly-By-Night
* Peter Wilkens
* The Quack
* Benvolio
* Flying Pieman
* Old England
* Ignoramus
* Ignorant
* Purston
* Sir Watkin
* Amsterdam
* Duneany
* Glenbuck
* The Rover
* Cape Flyaway
* Good Hope
* Tom Bowline
* Make Haste
* Winton
* Young Dutchman
* Ellerton
* Romulus
* Walloon
* Dollar[32]
* Dami
* Il Maestro
* Salvanos
* Androcles
* Saint Cyr
* Salvator
* Fountainebleau
* Patriarche
* Thieusies
* Greenback
* Prologue
* Vignemale
* Louis D'Or
* Saumur
* Cimier
* Garrick
* Martin Pecheur
* Sansonnet
* The Condor
* Saint Honore
* Souci
* Upas
* Acheron
* Bocage
* Dauphin
* Cerbere
* Tourmalet
* Dutch Skater
* Insulaire
* Burgomaster
* Dutch Roller
* Sherbrooke
* Yellow
* Accumulator
* Massinissa
* Jarnac
* Old Tom
* Osterley
* Hesperus
* Sir Birtram
* Diomedes
* Parawhenua
* Kakupo
* St Aubyn
* Barbatus
* Vanderdecken
* Andover
* Craymond
* Harmonium
* Post Haste
* Walkington
* The Hermit
* Freetrader
* Autocrat
* Bessus
* Milton
* Anton
* Hampton
* Leaconfield
* Achmet
* Adrian
* Dardanelles
* Hibiscus
* Jereed
* Great Heart
* Nat
* The Bishop of Romford's Cob
* The Free Lance
* Sultan Jr
* Wisdom
* Caesar
* Clarion
* Kremlin
* Scutari

## Pedigree[edit]

Pedigree of Sultan (GB), bay stallion, 1816  Sire
Selim
1802  | Buzzard
1787  | Woodpecker | Herod*^

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Miss Ramsden
Misfortune | Dux
Curiosity
Alexander mare
1790  | Alexander  | Eclipse*
Grecian Princess
Highflyer mare (1780) | Highflyer*^
Alfred mare (1775)
Dam
Bacchante
1809  | Williamson's Ditto
1800  | Sir Peter Teazle | Highflyer*^
Papillon
Arethusa | Dungannon
Prophet mare (1777)
Mercury mare
1791  | Mercury  | Eclipse*
Tartar mare (1757)
Herod mare (1776) | Herod*^
Folly (Family: 8-b)[3]

*^ Sultan is inbred 4S x 5S x 5D x 4D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fourth generation and fifth generation (via Highflyer)^ on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation (via Highflyer)^ and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Sultan is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Eclipse, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Sultan is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Highflyer, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Thoroughbred Heritage: Sultan (GB) Retrieved 2010-11-22
2. ^ Bloodlines: Sultan (GB) Retrieved 2010-11-22
3. ^ a b Morris, Simon; Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World, Syntax Software
4. ^ Byerley Turk Line
5. ^ Selim Sire Line
6. ^ Portraits: Sultan
7. ^ Biography: Sultan
8. ^ Images: Abd El Kader
9. ^ Grand National memories: Abd-el-Kader the ‘pintsized’ horse who won back to back Grand Nationals
10. ^ Portrait: Glencoe
11. ^ Biography: Glencoe
12. ^ Pedigree Analysis: Glencoe
13. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Vandal
14. ^ a b Studbook: Early UV
15. ^ Chart: Virgil
16. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Virgil
17. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Vagrant
18. ^ Portrait: Hindoo
19. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Hindoo
20. ^ Hall of Fame: Hindoo
21. ^ HINDOO BEFORE AND BEYOND THE KENTUCKY DERBY
22. ^ Hindoo, the hall of fame horse that raced on avenue x in Sheapshead Bay
23. ^ American Classic Pedigree: Ben Ali
24. ^ NY Times: Judge Morrow Won Maturity Handicap
25. ^ NY Times: Judge Morrow Good Showing
26. ^ Image: Princeton
27. ^ Bay Middleton Sire Line
28. ^ Portrait: Bay Middleton
29. ^ Biography: Bay Middleton
30. ^ Portrait: The Flying Dutchman
31. ^ Biography: The Flying Dutchman
32. ^ Portrait: Dollar