Bonnie Scotland b c 1853 (Iago - Queen Mary, by Gladiator). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 10-a.

Bred by Mr William I'Anson, he was a half-brother to Derby and Oaks winner Blink Bonny (b f 1854 Melbourne) and to Doncaster Stakes, Pontefract Gold Cup and Caledonian St Leger winner Balrownie* (b c 1850 Annandale). Injured as a two-year old, he made four starts at three, winning the Liverpool St Leger, placing fourth in the Great Yorkshire Stakes, and managing a second place dead-heat in the Doncaster St Leger Stakes, defeating the Derby winner Ellington (br c 1853 The Flying Dutchman). In his final race he again beat Ellington to win the Doncaster Stakes. He was not tried at stud in England.

He was imported as a four year old in 1857 by Captain Cornish and then sold to Reber & Kutz of Lancaster, Ohio. After several more changes of ownership and at nearly twenty years of age he came to General W E Harding of the Belle Meade stud in Tennessee. There he established his reputation as a sire and founded the Bonnie Scotland sire line which flourished for nearly another fifty years.

His offspring were said to be mostly bay and were noted for their soundness, symmetry, good action and excellent feet. Successful as middle distance runners they stood training well and emerged as tough horses on the track. He sired two Belmont winners, Bramble (b c 1875) and George Kinney (b c 1880). His daughter Bourbon Belle (b f 1869) produced Hanover (ch c 1884) who won the Belmont Stakes.

Bonnie Scotland led the sires' list in 1880 and 1882 in America. He died at Belle Meade in February of 1880.