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Sire Line
Highflyer
Sire
Filho da Puta
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Birmingham br c
1827 (Filho da Puta - Miss Craigie, by
Orville). Sire
Line Highflyer.
Family 34. Bred
by Mr Lacey, Birmingham was a full brother
to Hedgeford*
(br c 1826) who had some success at stud in America. He
was later purchased by William Beardsworth of
Birmingham. A big, sturdy colt standing 16 hands 2
inches he was said to have been so fond of Mrs Beardsworth
that he would follow her into the dining room. He was
sold to Mr Scarisbrick
prior to his appearance on the turf in 1833.
He won
nearly twenty races from 1829 to 1833, including the St Leger
Stakes at Doncaster. Over a course left heavy by a storm
that ceased only moments prior to the start he defeated
the popular and favoured Priam (b c 1827
Emilius),
with Emancipation (b c 1827 Whisker) finishing third.
There was some feeling that had the going been
firmer the more lightly constructed Priam with his small
hooves would have made a better showing. Among
Birmingham's other victories were the Grosvenor Stakes,
the Stand Cup (twice each) and the Fitzwilliam
Stakes.
Sent to Russia he
had limited success there as a stallion. He got the dam
of the stallion Molodoj Bard (b c 1854 The Bard), the
second dam of the good winner Vadim (b c 1867 Van Dyck)
and the fourth dam of the winner Termidor (ch c 1891
Kordecki).
Birmingham |
Filho da Puta |
Haphazard |
Sir Peter Teazle |
Miss Hervey |
Mrs. Barnet |
Waxy |
Woodpecker Mare |
Miss Craigie |
Orville |
Beningbrough |
Evelina |
Marchioness |
Lurcher |
Miss Cogden |
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Race
Record |
In 1829, running for Mr Beardsworth, he
won the 25 sovs each Chillington Stakes
at Wolverhampton, beating Mr Painter's
Banker and 2 others. Won a 25 sovs each
sweep at Burton-on-Trent, beating Sir T Mostyn's Sprig (b f 1827
Whisker) and 2
others. Won £150 at Warwick in
September, beating Mr Yates's Jonathan
(ch c 1827 Tiresias) and 2 others. |
In 1830 he was unplaced for a 50 sovs
each Produce Sweepstakes at Chester in
May, won by Sir T M Stanley's Lawrie
Todd (b c 1827 Whisker),
with Mr Houldsworth's
Beagle (b c 1827
Whalebone) placing 2nd and Col
Yates's Edgar (b c 1827 Paulowitz) 3rd;
7 started. Finished 2nd for the 50 sovs
each Dee Stakes at the same meeting, won
by Mr Clifton's sister to
Velocipede,
Moss Rose (ch f 1827
Blacklock);
6 started. Won the 50 sovs each Palatine
Stakes at the same meeting, beating
Beagle and 2 others. Won 10 sovs each
Ludford Stakes at Ludlow in June. Won a
50 sovs Produce Sweepstakes the same
day, beating Colonel Yates's Edgar and 2
others. Won a 50 sovs each Produce
Sweepstakes at Wolverhampton in August, beating
Sir G Pigot's Cupid (ch c 1827
Tramp)
and Lord Grosvenor's Thermometer (b c
1827 Whisker).
Was first past the post for the 50 sovs
each Guy Produce Stakes at Warwick in
September, beating Sir Mark Wood's Cetus
(b c 1827
Whalebone), Sir T Stanley's Lawrie
Todd, Mr Griffiths's Thorngrove (b c
1827 Smolensko) and 4 others, however,
the race was awarded to Cetus since
Birmingham's subscriber had been
delinquent in paying forfeits. Walked
over for the £250 Avon Stakes at the
same meeting. Won the Great St Leger
Stakes at Doncaster, beating Mr Chifney's Priam (b c 1827
Emilius)
by half a length, Mr R Riddell's
Emancipation (b c 1827
Whisker) and
25 others. Won a 300 sovs sweepstakes at
the same meeting, beating Lord
Scarborough's Chancellor (b c 1827
Catton),
Emancipation and the Duke of Leeds's
Redstart (ch c 1827
Whisker). |
In 1831 he won the 15 sovs each
Grosvenor Stakes at Chester, beating Mr
Clifton's Chester Cup Fylde (br c 1824
Antonio),
Lawrie Todd and Mr Ormsby Gore's The
Judge (b c 1828 The Duke). Won the 100
sovs Stand Cup at the same meeting,
beating Fylde and Mr O Gore's Old Port
(b c 1827 Whisker).
Was unplaced for the Tradesman's Cup at
Liverpool, won by Mr Beardsworth's
Halston (b c 1825 Banker); 13 started.
Finished 2nd for the 100 sovs added
Stand Cup at the same meeting, won by Mr Legh's Recovery (ch c 1827
Emilius).
Won a 100 sovs Subscription Plate at
Knutsford in July, beating Recovery, who
went lame, Mr Chapman's The Cardinal
(br c 1827 Waxy Pope) and Mr Clifton's
Moss Rose. Finished 2nd for the 10 sovs
each Peover Stakes at the same meeting,
won by Mr Clifton's Guido (br c 1826
Peter Lely), beating Sir J Gerard's
Rex. Finished 2nd for the 10 sovs each
Fitzwilliam Stakes at Doncaster in
September, won by Emancipation, beating
Mr Gully's Tranby (br c 1826
Blacklock)
and 6 others. Was unplaced for the 150gs Gold
Cup at the same meeting, won by Mr Wagstaff's Doncaster Cup winner
The Saddler
(br c 1828 Waverley), with Emancipation
placing 2nd and Mr Petre's St Leger
winner Rowton (ch c 1826 Oiseau) 3rd; 7
started. Finished 2nd for the 10 sovs
each Mostyn Stakes at Holywell Hunt, won
by Sir R W Bulkeley's Pickpocket (b c
1828 St Patrick), beating Mr Mostyn's
Her Highness (b f 1828 Moses) and
4 others. |
In 1832 he won the 15 sovs each
Grosvenor Stakes at Chester in May,
beating Mr Miles's The Cardinal and Sir
R Bulkeley's Miss Maria (b f 1828 Count
Porro). Won the Stand Cup at the same
meeting, beating Pickpocket, Mr Bowers's Sir John (br c 1828
Tramp)
and Mr Yates's Hope (b f 1828
Lottery).
Won the 100 sovs Tradesmen's Cup at
Liverpool Spring, beating Her Highness,
Mr Chapman's Perseverance (b c 1826
Frolic) and 6 others. Was unplaced for
the Tradesmen's Cup at Liverpool
Aintree, won by Mr Walker's Consol (br
c 1829 Lottery), with Mr F
Richardson's Lady Elizabeth (b f 1828
Lottery) placing 2nd and Perseverance
3rd; 11 started. Won the Stand Cup at
the same meeting, beating Lady
Elizabeth, Halston and 2 others. Won the
Gold Cup at Burton-on-Trent, beating
Hope. Won the Fitzwilliam Stakes at
Doncaster in September, beating Consul,
Mr Hunter's Volage (br f 1827 Waverley)
and 2 others. Was unplaced for the Gold Cup at
the same meeting, won by Mr Riddell's Galopade
(b c 1824 Doctor Syntax), with Mr Beardsworth's Colwick
(br c 1828 Filho da Puta) placing 2nd
and Consul 3rd; 8 started. |
In 1833, running for Mr Scarisbrick, he
finished 2nd for the Stand Cup at
Chester in May, won by Pickpocket,
beating Lord Derby's two grey colts
Speculator and Falconbridge. Was
unplaced for the Croxteth Stakes at
Liverpool Aintree, won by Mr Skipsey's
Physician (br c 1829 Brutandorf); 6
started. Finished 3rd for the 50 sovs
each Stanley Stakes at Preston, won by
the Duke of Cleveland's
Liverpool
(b c 1828 Tramp),
with Mr Townley's Westport
(b c 1829 Langar) placing 2nd; 5
started. Won a 10 sovs each Sweepstakes
at the same meeting, beating Sir R Bulkeley's Jemima (bl f 1829 Count
Porro) and Mr Thompson's Fitzdictor. |
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