horse british sold world record price undefeated year old winning races sex defeating year leading went dominant british year old claiming triple crown winning oaks defeat year came beaten starting favourite remained training seasons winning important races liverpool autumn cup gold cup final appearance won sixteen times appearances retirement racing successful influential background french arrow brown mare standing hands high bred march exceptionally bred beautiful attracted attention sent auctioned june bought lord behalf baron sum duke portland breaking record sold auction stood simon unbeaten beginning prove outstanding time sold way championships having classic winners dam produced sister memoir won influential trained seasons end year old season moved stable suffolk attempts writers spell resulted variations including correct version racing career year old season won races year old appearance july started favourite grown expected days reported powerful described observer wire ridden led start shook rivals effort win lengths impressive time placed finisher called went win following year july sent met sale price attracted comment tracked set strong pace moving ahead final win length days later reappeared course recorded easy win beating half lengths september won earnings year stable companion regarded best year year old speculation better generally believed derby principal target following year year old season spring began scare owners slipped injured knees stable initial fears career proved damage superficial confidence grew steadily winter early spring late april supplanted derby favourite position head market strengthened poisoned rumours blamed supporters ruled half season started favourite field seven price shorter fears got ridden raced second place set pace moving easily lead won length time seconds faster time recorded winning course summer june started favourite derby fine day separately reasons chose french trained led field straight overtaken outsider sir hugo produced challenge splendid finish crowd failed overhaul finished second beaten quarters length later claims defeat criticised giving erratic ride version events supported contemporary accounts state capital position race days defeat ran oaks regarded certainty odds drifted start race tracked leader taking lead straight apparently easy victory final closely pressed dealt easily ride vigorous finish win race short head july won despite looking fully fit bear length half autumn september ran wet day returned problems win eclipse stakes started favourite ridden occasion strongly supported settled early stages set turn straight travelling strongly moved alongside stable companion pulled clear won easily lengths fast finishing sir hugo fading fifth september ran older younger horses mile manchester ridden tracked leaders straight accelerated win lengths sir hugo days later faced opponent called grand duke started odds won prize predictable october ran won easily length conceding nineteen pounds sent handicap october assigned weight pounds started favourite field thirty runners ridden closing stages race developed contest carrying pounds showed fire resolution finish pull away win half lengths win took earnings season donated charity end season horses moved yard followed disagreement racing manager porter important patrons duke westminster year old season early reported wonderfully fresh showed signs having grown appear public july ran eclipse stakes started favourite opponents notably started moved challenge straight soon came pressure ran finish weeks later proved superior beating neck despite sharply left inside attempted win second finished year race expected lie respective focused allowing emerge unseen race closing stages race carried weight pounds october found weight pound finishing won stakes october november ran liverpool autumn cup carrying weight pounds won impressive style quarter lengths prisoner later november beaten pounds manchester november handicap year old season start season covered gold cup winner raced pregnant rest year june started favourite half mile biggest danger appeared french held mare field moving challenge entering straight soon went clear won splendid style lengths day later ran stakes started favourite straight able terms finished second beaten half length reportedly lost heavily race final start year met champion stakes october owners turned challenge run horse runners mare ridden started odds opened clear lead early stages danger defeat winning lengths mare hill ears given enthusiastic reception crowd knew witnessing final race assessment win described best raced england earnings far highest horse end second season earned prize money retirement said short idol public stud career noted racing produced called died including auction sold acting occasion behalf family sent stud yorkshire sir reportedly horrified price initially refused acknowledge mare arrival left railway box weeks persuaded accept deal best runner finished second derby daughter produced winner successful stallion retired breeding died late april age seven pedigree
La Fleche (horse)