horse british career lasted october october ran times won races despite running twice proved best year olds generation winning plate following year won races including grand prix paris defeat came narrowly beaten final phase racing career marked controversy following withdrawal handicap autumn retired racing little opportunity establish stud dying age background strongly built bay horse bred graham brothers stud near birmingham runner sterling sold end racing career lord important direct female ancestor notable spend bought trainer behalf associate captain bowling porter trained stable racing career year old season requirement british named horse known raced bay simply slow mature late begun signs promise watching run trial duke westminster paid equivalent today way comparison carried prize money time appeared performances training purchase price meant acquired considerable reputation despite making debut season important races year olds joint favourite odds inexperienced showed little temper start racing leaders early stages lost position downhill section course finished strongly dead heat place french duke highly displeased performance offered sale bought south african born businessman fortune mexican coal mining meeting start new owner ran started second favourite took early lead pulled away grand style record length win regarded year important year old race win established best horses generation making favourites following year derby shortly reported offer turned year old season spring winter given sources early clear favourite reappeared mile considered virtually turning oppose started odds ridden started moved lead travel opponents soon struggling unnamed bay later named emerged challenger archer use spurs favourite drifted course pressure prevailing head brilliant exciting race animated discussion connections decided lodge objection winner causing interference closing stages summer despite win passed archer chose ride derby june ridden second favourite field runners starting favourite given ride despite rumours concerning honesty race took place fine weather reportedly enormous crowd included prince princess wales took lead finish immediately challenged archer point race gradual relentless progress catch stride win head desperate finish archer riding strongest races race expressed satisfaction performance rewarded jockey gift irish writer reported observed understand revived appear published title beaten days defeat sent contest grand prix paris important valuable race france start race delayed half hour authorities struggled clear spectators course ridden archer restrained early stages making steady progress turning straight second place overtook leader halfway straight won greatest ease odds success greeted enthusiastically travelling british supporters french contingent raising union jack race led described unfavourable demonstration returned england ran mile july winners major races assigned additional weight race carried pounds extra result success france archer sent finish won comfortably quarters length autumn later year campaigned entered races main target expected handicap end october assigned weight pounds strongly supported betting time race arrived england mexico disagreement porter resulted withdrawal causing terrible betting public rumoured furious kept informed trainer plans missed chance bet long odds suggested upset accusations intended runner left race attempt manipulate betting market factor affair delay privately announcing horse run official withdrawal period heavy gambling continued individuals apparently inside knowledge removed horses porter stable sent trained october meeting ran archer riding lowest weight pounds running wet difficult conditions took lead closing stages won duke richmond victory received silence spectators open displays hostility feared following controversy arising withdrawal meeting run rerouted free handicap won despite conceding thirty pounds brilliant success met silence crowd greeted word note enthusiasm remained training year old entries including run retired stud stud career began stud career increasingly bad tempered difficult manage fee showed promise stallion winners including wales stakes cup stud fee risen died twisted age daughter ancestor american stallion referred great history pedigree meaning stallion appears fourth generations pedigree
Paradox (horse)