Eagle
Sire Line
Volunteer
Eclipse
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Eagle* b c 1796 (Volunteer
- Sister to Scarisbrick, by Highflyer). Sire Line
Eclipse.
Family 2. Bred by Sir Frank Standish
(1746c-1812), 3rd Bt of Duxbury, Lancashire, he was
a full brother to the Derby winner Spread Eagle* (b c 1792), and a half
brother to the Derby winner Didelot (b c 1793
Trumpator). Sir Frank
Standish also won the Derby with Archduke (br c 1796
Sir Peter Teazle) and the Oaks
with Parisot (br f 1793 Sir Peter Teazle) and the Yellow Filly
(ch f 1783 Tandem). He
was sold late in 1803 to Henry F Mellish (1780-1827), a
Yorkshire sportsman who won the St Leger with Sancho (b c 1801
Don Quixote) and Stavely (b c 1802 Shuttle).
In his book The
Genealogy of the English Racehorse T Hornby Morland
describes Eagle, who covered at Morland's stud, with much
regard: "in regard to size, grandeur and justness of foundation
[he] is allowed by all judges to be without exception the finest
horse in this or perhaps any other kingdom; and I believe in the
essential quality of speed he never has been surpassed by any
horse since the time of his grandsire Eclipse; he also enjoys a
most excellent constitution, having been eight years in constant
training and never unsound or indisposed during the whole time.
I received him from Mr Prince in perfect health and fine
condition and am happy to say he has never refused a feed of
corn since that time."
Eagle ran for seven years with
considerable success, defeating such horses as
Sorcerer (bl c 1796
Trumpator), later a Champion Sire,
and the Derby and Oaks winner Eleanor (b f 1798 Whiskey). He won the Craven Stakes twice and placed third in
Archduke's Derby during his tenure on the turf. He entered the stud at
Newmarket where he spent 1806 and 1807 in the hands of Richard Prince.
From 1808 to 1811 he was at Finchley with Mr Morland and then he was
purchased by Walter Bell and sent to Virginia, arriving in December of
1811. He remained in Virginia under various hands until 1817. In 1818 he
went to North Carolina, in 1821 to Tennessee and in 1824 to Kentucky.
In England he sired Aquilina (b f
1807), the dam of the stallion Morisco (b c 1819
Muley). In America he was
generally considered a disappointment in the stud although he still contributed to American
bloodstock via his son Diomed Eagle (br c 1814) and his daughter Nancy
Nichol, the dam of the matron Madam Bosley (gr f 1892c Sir Richard
Tonson). Eagle died in Kentucky in 1826 at the age of thirty.
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Pedigree |
Eagle |
Volunteer |
Eclipse |
Marske |
Spilletta |
Tartar
Mare |
Tartar |
Mogul Mare |
Sister to
Scarisbrick |
Highflyer |
King
Herod |
Rachel |
Engineer
Mare |
Engineer |
Regulus Mare |
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Race Record |
In 1799 running
for Sir Frank Standish he finished among the field for a
100gs each Produce Sweepstakes at York, won by Lord
Fitzwilliam's Fanny (br f 1796
Sir Peter Teazle); 6
others started. Won a 100gs each Sweepstakes at the same
meeting, beating Sir R Wynn's Kite and Lord
Fitzwilliam's chestnut Overton colt. Collected 85gs
compromise at Newmarket Craven from Mr C Wilson's Kite
(b c 1796 Buzzard). Won 400gs
at Newmarket First Spring, beating Kite and 2 others.
Finished 3rd for the Derby at Epsom, won by Sir F
Standish's Archduke (br c 1796
Sir Peter Teazle), with
Mr R Heathcote's July Stakes winner Vivaldi (b c 1796
Woodpecker) placing 2nd, beating 7 others. Won an 1800gs
Sweep at Newmarket October, beating Sir C Bunbury's
Sorcerer (bl c 1796
Trumpator), Kite,
the Duke of Grafton's Rebel (b c 1796
Trumpator) and 2
others. |
In 1800 he
finished 3rd for the 200gs each Claret Stakes at
Newmarket First Spring, won by Lord Grosvenor's
Canterbury (ch c 1796 Pot8os),
with Vivaldi placing 2nd. Won a 400gs Sweep at York,
beating Kite and 1 other. |
In 1801 he won
the Craven Stakes at Newmarket Craven, beating Sir F
Poole's King's Plate winner Worthy (b c 1795
Trumpator) and 6
others. Won a 200gs match at Newmarket First Spring from
Mr Tharpe's Chippenham (b c 1796
Trumpator). |
In 1802 he
collected 150 sovs forfeit at Newmarket Craven from Sir
H T Vane's Rolla (br c 1797 Overton). Finished 2nd for
the Oatlands at Newmarket Second October, won by the
Prince of Wales's Rebel; 9 started, among them the Duke
of Grafton's Penelope (b f
1798 Trumpator). |
In 1803 he won
the Craven Stakes at Newmarket, beating Lord Clermont's
Rumbo (b c 1800 Whiskey) and 5
others. Finished 3rd in the second class of the October
Oatlands at Newmarket, won by Lord Sackville's Whirligig
(b c 1798 Whiskey), with Sir C Bunbury's Orlando (br c 1799 Whiskey) placing 2nd; 6 started. Sold to Colonel H
F Mellish. |
In 1804 won a
200gs match at Newmarket Craven from Mr F Neale's
Bobtail (ch c 1795 Precipitate).
Lost a 100gs match at Newmarket Second Spring to Mr Wastell's
Lumbago (b f 1801 Grouse). Won a 500gs match at
Newmarket First October from Mr Howorth's Malta (ch
c 1798 Buzzard). Won a 200gs
match at the same meeting from the Duke of Grafton's Pic
Nic (b c 1799 Mr Teazle). Won a 200gs match at Newmarket
Houghton from Sir C Bunbury's Derby and Oaks
winner Eleanor (b f 1798 Whiskey). |
In 1806 won a
200gs match at Newmarket from Mr Watson's Dreadnought
(b c 1800 Buzzard). Won a
200gs match at Newmarket First Spring from Mr Wyndham's
Marianne (ch f 1798 Mufti). Lost
a 500gs match at Newmarket Second Spring to Mr R
Boyce's Bobtail. |
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