Alice Hawthorn
| Alice Hawthorn | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Muley Moloch |
| Grandsire | Muley |
| Dam | Rebecca |
| Damsire | Lottery |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1838 |
| Died | 1861 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | John Plummer |
| Earnings | ₤7,894 |
Alice Hawthorn (1838–1861) was a British thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. A bay filly, she was sired by Muley Moloch and out of Rebecca, by Lottery.[1] She is considered one of the greatest British racemares of all time, and won over fifty races in more than seventy starts.[2]
Background
Alice Hawthorn was bred by John Plummer of Skipton.[3] According to local folklore, the horse was named after a girl who helped with the foal's birth.[4][5] Hawthorn was described as a "fine animal",[6] but "singularly narrow" and an "awkward walker".[7]
In 1841, Alice Hawthorn made her racing debut at York Racecourse for the October Meeting, with a fourth place finish in the All-aged Stakes.[3] In 1842, she became known for a three day winning streak at Chester racecourse. First she won the Chester Cup, the following day she won a handicap stakes race, and then the Cheshire Stakes the next day.[8] That year, she started nine times and won seven races.[3]
She was later leased to John Salvin who continued her racing career.[9][10] In 1843, she won eighteen races out of twenty six starts, including the Doncaster Cup and the Innkeeper's Plate.[11][3] In the Doncaster, she beat Charles the Twelfth in his final race.[12]
In 1844, Alice Hawthorn would win twenty races out of twenty four starts, including the Goodwood Cup.[13] Her final racing year was 1845, where she started seven times and own three races.[3] After her racing career was over, she became a broodmare.[14][15] In 1857, she produced Thormanby, who would win the 1860 Derby.[3]
Legacy
"Alice Hawthorn" is the name of a Yorkshire folk ballad,[16][17] as well as an inn and pub in Nun Monkton.[4]
References
- ^ Herbert, Henry William (1857). Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British Provinces of North America ... With ... Portraits of Celebrated Horses.
- ^ "Alice Hawthorn". www.tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ a b c d e f Miles (M.R.C.V.S.L.), William J. (1868). Miles's Modern Practical Farrier, Containing a Complete System of the Veterinary Art ...
- ^ a b Morelli, Olivia (2021-07-27). "The Alice Hawthorn Inn, Nun Monkton". CN Traveller. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "The Alice Hawthorn Inn". Savour Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Sherer, John (1868). Rural Life Described and Illustrated, in the Management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Etc., Etc.; Their Treatment in Health and Disease; with Authentic Information on All that Relates to Modern Veterinary Practice. London Printing and Publishing Company. pp. 87–89.
- ^ Gilbey, Tresham (1865). Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes. Vinton. pp. 299–230.
- ^ "A Scene of Glory for Nearly 500 Years - Latest News". Chester Racecourse. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ The Sportsman.
- ^ The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf, the chace, and every other diversion interesting to the man of pleasure and enterprize.
- ^ The New sporting magazine. Vol. 6. London: R. Ackermann (published 1843). July 1843. pp. 275–278.
- ^ Tattersall, George (1850). The Pictorial Gallery of English Race Horses: Containing Portraits of All the Winners of the Derby, Oaks and St. Leger Stakes, During the Last Twenty Years; and a History of the Principal Operations of the Turf. Henry G. Bohn.
- ^ "An Important Early Victorian Horse Racing Trophy - Goodwood 1844". www.lyonandturnbull.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Youatt, William (1855). The horse. George Routledge and Sons.
- ^ Day, William (1890). The Horse: How to Breed and Rear Him. R. Bentley.
- ^ Ingledew, C. J. Davison (1860). The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire: Transcribed from Private Manuscripts, Rare Broadsides, and Scarce Publications ; with Notes and a Glossary. Bell and Daldy. pp. 286–288.
- ^ Old Yorkshire. Longmans, Green. 1884.