Woful (GB)
 
 


Woful

 

 

 

 

Sire Line


Waxy


Pot8os

 


Augusta

 

 

 Woful b c 1809 (Waxy - Penelope, by Trumpator). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 1-o.

Bred at Euston by Augustus Fitzroy (1735-1822), 3rd Duke of Grafton, the owner of his sire and the breeder of his dam, Woful was a full brother to the Derby winners Whalebone (br c 1807 Waxy) and Whisker (b c 1812 Waxy). The fourth son of the remarkable Penelope, he was said to resemble her in all respects, especially her excellent shoulders, except that he was much larger.

He won twelve races in all, counting the forfeits paid to him. He didn't start for either the Derby or the St Leger although he defeated some horses who had been among the Derby field, which was won that year by Octavius (br c 1809 Orville). He broke down running against Lord Foley's Teasdale (br c 1807 Mr Teazle) and was retired to the stud.

Although his stud career cannot be compared to his brothers, Whalebone and Whisker, he had considerable success, certainly more than the Derby winner, getting the winners of five classics races: the One Thousand Guineas winner Arab (br f 1824), the Oaks winner Augusta (b f 1818), the St Leger winner Theodore (b c 1819), and Zinc (br f 1820), winner of both the One Thousand Guineas and Oaks Stakes. In all, fifty-eight of his offspring won £33,589. Woful was sold for 510 guineas and sent to Prussia in the autumn of 1832.

Pedigree
Woful Waxy Pot8os Eclipse
Sportsmistress
Maria King Herod
Lisette
Penelope Trumpator Conductor
Brunette
Prunella Highflyer
Promise
Race Record

At 3: Unplaced in a 15 guineas each sweep at Newmarket, First Spring, won by Colonel Udny's The Corporal (b c 1810 Orville), beating five others, finished 3rd in a 200 guineas each sweep at Newmarket, First October, won by Sir John Shelley's Comus (ch c 1809 Sorcerer), followed by Lord Stawell's July Stakes winner Cato (br c 1809 Sancho), beating three others, won a 100 guineas each sweep at the same meeting, beating Mr Craven's Tooley (br c 1809 Walton) and Mr Payne's Mountebank (ro c 1808 Gohanna), finished 2nd in the Oatlands at Newmarket, Second October, won by Lord Egremont's Sister to Castanea (b f 1809 Gohanna), beating Tooley and two others, collected a 150 guineas compromise from Lord Lowther's Dimity (b f 1807 Trumpator) at Newmarket, Houghton, won a 50 guineas each handicap the following day, beating Tooley, MrAndrew's Trophonius (bl c 1808 Sorcerer) and Mr Ladbroke's Hamlet (ch c), at the same meeting collected an 80 guineas compromise from the Duke of York's Pointers (b c 1809 Giles).

At 4: Finished 2nd in the Oatlands at Newmarket, Craven, won by the Duke of Rutland's Grimalkin (b c 1808 Chance), beating eight others, won a 200 guineas match at Newmarket, First Spring, beating Lord Foley's Bodkin (ch c 1809 Trumpator) over the Rowley Mile, won a 200 guineas match at the same meeting, beating Lord George Cavendish's Gaber (b c Sorcerer) over the Rowley Mile, collected a 50 guineas compromise at Newmarket, Second Spring, from Mr Craven's Tooley, collected a 150 guineas half forfeit at Newmarket, First October, from Tooley, collected a 75 guineas compromise at the same meeting from Mr Craven's The Captain (b c 1810 Waxy), finished 3rd in the 100 guineas each Garden Stakes at Newmarket, Second October, won by Lord George Cavendish's Eccleston (b c 1807 Cesario), followed by Lord Jersey's Oscar (b c Hyperion), beating Lord Stawell's Cato and two others, lost a 300 guineas match at the same meeting to the Duke of York's Aladdin (ch c 1810 Giles), won 200 guineas at Newmarket, Houghton, beating Cato.

At 5: Won a 150 guineas match at Newmarket, Craven, beating General Gower's Lama (b f 1810 Orville) over three miles, finished 2nd in a 100 guineas each sweep at Newmarket, First Spring, won by Mr Stanlake Batson's Pranks (b f 1809 Hyperion), beating the Duke of York's Pointers (b c 1809 Giles), won a 300 guineas match at Newmarket, Second Spring, beating the Duke of Rutland's Grimalkin (b c 1808 Chance) over the Ditch In Course, paid a 150 guineas half forfeit at Newmarket, First October, to the Hon George Watson's Pericles (b c 1809 Evander), lost a 200 guineas match at the same meeting to Lord Foley's Teasdale (br c 1807 Mr Teazle), broke down and then paid a forfeit at Newmarket, Houghton, to Lord George Cavendish's Alcohol (b c 1810 Whiskey).
 
Notable Offspring

Arab (GB)
br f 1824, bred by the Duke of Grafton, won the One Thousand Guineas Stakes, 2nd dam of Prix du Jockey Club winner Renonce (ch c 1840 Young Emilius).

Augusta (GB)
b f 1818, bred by Mr Lucas and owned by Lord Exeter, won the Oaks Stakes, dam of Two Thousand Guineas winner Augustus (ch c 1827 Sultan), 2nd dam of One Thousand Guineas winner Potentia (ch f 1838 Plenipotentiary), and of Ascot Stakes and King Edward VII Stakes winner Wood Pigeon (br c 1842 Velocipede) and ancestress of St Leger winner Solario (b c 1922 Gainsborough).

Care (GB)
b f 1825, taproot mare of Family 27-a, 3rd dam of Goodwood Cup winner Saunterer (bl c 1854 Birdcatcher), 4th dam of Ascot Gold Cup winner Rupee (br f 1857 The Nabob) and of Prix du Jockey Club winner Suzerain (br c 1865 The Nabob).

Georgiana (GB)
ch f 1819, bred by Mr Gascoigne, dam of Doncaster Cup winner Retriever (br c 1826 Smolensko), ancestress of Irish Two Thousand Guineas winner Sadler's Wells (b c 1981 Northern Dancer) and Nureyev (b c 1977 Northern Dancer).

Jane Shore (GB)
b f 1820, bred by HRH the Duke of York, dam of Derby winner Amato (br c 1835 Velocipede) and King Edward VII Stakes winner Amorino (b c 1840 Velocipede).

Katherina (GB)
[ex-Perspective] b f 1817, bred by Lord Lowther, dam of St Leger winner Rowton (ch c 1826 Oiseau).

Scornful (GB)
b f 1824, bred by Lord Lowther and owned by Sir J Shelley, sent to France, 3rd dam of Prix du Jockey Club winner Porthos (b c 1849 Royal Oak).

Tears (GB)
ch f 1823, owned by General Grosvenor, 2nd dam of Park Hill Stakes winner Tiff (b f 1847 Slane), 6th dam of Champion Stakes winner and Champion Sire Amphion (ch c 1886 Speculum or Rosebery), 7th dam of Cambridgeshire winner Marcovil (ch c 1903 Marco), and ancestress of Derby winner Roberto (b c 1969 Hail to Reason). Tears was later exported to South Carolina.
 

Weeper (GB)
b f 1830, owned by Lord Chesterfield, winner of the Criterion Stakes, dam of Prix de Diane winner Wirthschaft (b f 1844 Giges), and 2nd dam of Prix du Jockey Club winner Beauvais (br c 1857 Elthiron).

Worry (GB)
b f 1826, bred by Mr Thornhill, 2nd dam of Testatrix (br f 1840 Touchstone), the taproot mare of Family 6-f, and 5th dam of the Prix du Jockey Club winner and good French stallion Gardefeu (b c 1895 Cambyse).

Zinc (GB)
br f 1820, bred by the Duke of Grafton, winner of the One Thousand Guineas Stakes and Oaks Stakes, and 5th dam of the Ascot Stakes and Doncaster Cup winner Uhlan (br c 1869 The Ranger), and of Ratibor-Rennen winner Peregrin (b c 1882 Hengist), and of Preis der Diana winner Matutina (b f 1883 Young Buccaneer).
   
   
Theodore (GB) b c 1819 (Woful - Mare, by Coriander). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 2-t.