horse british career lasted april october ran times won races useful performer years old matured outstanding horse seasons winning important races distances ranging july cup half miles defeating winners unusually 19th century regularly campaigned internationally winning consecutive success achieved despite dangerous unpredictable temperament height success described tempered animal background dark chestnut horse standing hands inches high bred 4th earl stud near great essex bought french owner sent trained stable suffolk later arrival explained known temperament problems ridden races came strong violent dislike won successful stallion seven successive years addition derby winners dam influential direct descendants included australian champion kentucky derby winner winner racing career year old season ran times half winning races worth career second place lincoln cup april won westminster stakes finished second runners park plate won breeders plate york reversing form beating end month returned derby meeting won stanley stakes opponents included future winner finished sir charles new stakes race known norfolk stakes running unusually hard ground july finished developed leg problems missed rest season year old season start finished weeks later ran stakes derby ran prominently way turned straight second place weakening closing stages finishing seventh june tested highest class sent run grand prix paris ridden beaten head superb race american ridden french crowd treated defeat home victory joined sizable american contingent celebrations described seen intervention local police force archer able return weighing room won race called confused returning england july won odds stakes august traveled france attempt grand prix finished return britain finished runners great yorkshire stakes quarter miles york september sent won queen plate finishing second cup october ran year old great challenge stakes beaten twice finishing second american select stakes handicap event beaten head neck badly hampered closing stages year old season year old showed improved form established leading europe winning times fourteen starts began year winning queen plate april followed winning majesty plate chester ran twice derby meeting handicap race half miles carried weight pounds won length half retreat added race forerunner coronation cup successfully conceded seven pounds named june ran times unbeaten showing versatility winning different distances took mile beating previous year winner lengths mile new stakes half mile performances established best horses training july moved sprint distances july cup conceding pounds opponents won eighth successive race taking lead half way winning easily year old royal cup july started odds moderate opponents winning streak came end jockey race tactics allowed horse named friday build huge lead unable straight august sent france won grand prix opponents october contested ran dead heat winner oaks winner later meeting finished second year old energy great challenge stakes end october ran twice meeting best form handicap carried weight pounds finished seventh thirty runners final start year ran jockey club stakes quarter miles closely contested way finish dead heated second place city arab short head neck mare year old season april won queen plate collected second gold cup derby meeting winning lengths field included derby winner races beaten attempting pounds unbeaten irish horse westminster cup occasion reportedly showed good deal temper race ran june contested year important staying race sent lead mile finish won easily lengths day royal meeting took lead turn straight won length half weight pounds second winning time considered exceptionally fast date time described best horse day england present champion english turf called bad horse ride example problematic behaviour came summer attacked horse named acting training companion left lame whilst rider attempted savage escaped black eye victims stable boy reportedly shook like rat poor behaviour blamed contributing defeats july returned august win grand prix time carrying pounds october recorded repeat victory champion stakes time taking race outright winners successive year beaten year old great challenge stakes finishing future winner winning prize money year totaled record year old enabled win owner championship career earnings reached end year old season remained training time achievements household word spring ran public trial simon year old prevented running classics death owner entries attempted younger horse pounds easily beaten horses met june attempted defend status country best gold cup temperament came fore proved difficult start race began proved match simon won lengths races meeting took dead heated mile finished stakes day meeting won easily favourite distant august carried pounds successive victory grand prix showed good deal temperament start won race short head autumn returned england end racing career running time october delayed start quarter hour display temper dead heating year old retired stud covered honours regarded wonderful horses time stud career retired stand stallion france stud near purchased returned england replacement recently deceased years later sold exported austria-hungary died result injuries sustained head wall stable fit temper great success stallion won highly successful influential good winners included pedigree
Tristan (horse)