「トーク:Prince Charlie」の版間の差分

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2YO 1871

3YO 1872

4YO 1873

5YO 1874

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PRINCE CHARLIE (1869 out of Eastern Princess by Surplice) was bred by Mr. H. Jones of Littleport, Cambridgeshire, although foaled in France while his dam was overseas being bred. He is one of many examples of Blair Athol's best nick, with mares from the Touchstone line. PRINCE CHARLIE was owned by Joseph Dawson; and trained by his brother Matt Dawson. He was a very big, grand-looking, blazed-face chestnut like his sire, which may have led to his great popularity. In two starts at two, PRINCE CHARLIE won the Middle Park Plate beating Laburnam by a head; and the Criterion Stakes over Nuneham and Cremorne.

Although it was known that he was a roarer, as a three-year-old, PRINCE CHARLIE was tested at the classic level and made an excellent showing. He won the Two Thousand Guineas beating Cremorne by a neck; won the Craven Stakes, then finished fourth behind Cremorne in the Derby.

PRINCE CHARLIE was second by five lengths to Wenlock in that year's St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster, where the lay of the course was not as testing as the uphill run home at Epsom. Outside of the classics, trainer Dawson took advantage of PRINCE CHARLIE'S utter brilliance, which earned him the title "Prince of the TYC" for his dominance over the sprinting Two Year Old Course at various tracks around the country.

PRINCE CHARLIE finished out the year with wins in the Fern Hill Stakes, All-Aged Stakes, Drawing Room Stakes, and Don Stakes. At four, he was unbeatable in ten starts including the Queen's Stand Plate, Rous Stakes, Cheveley Stakes, and Bickerstaffe Cup. At five, he started nine times and won eight, including a second Rous Stakes. Despite his wind infirmity, PRINCE CHARLIE made 29 starts and won 25 of them.

As a stallion, PRINCE CHARLIE was a disappointment in his homeland. He initially stood at Bushey Paddocks, Hampton Court and later at Belhus Stud in Essex, an establishment noted more for its production of top class hunters than race horses. He sired several stakes winners including Prestonpans, Wagner, and Pirate of Penzance, all of which were later imported to stand at stud in the United States with varying degrees of success. PRINCE CHARLIE also wielded influence through Lochiel, whose dam Nelly Moore was carrying him in utero when exported to New Zealand, who became a multiple term leading sire in Australia. PRINCE CHARLIE also left behind the filly Princess Catherine, dam of Grand Prix de Paris winner Clamart, who was in turn, the dam's sire of French champion Ajax (sire of Teddy).

In 1883, fourteen-year-old PRINCE CHARLIE was offered at the Tattersalls January sale and brought 680 guineas. He was imported by Daniel Swigert to stand at Elmendorf Stud in Kentucky, where his career was revitalized. Sons of Blair Athol had already done well in the States, especially unraced GLEN ATHOL (1869 colt out of Greta by Voltigeur), who had sired the top class runners Checkmate and Glenmore.

PRINCE CHARLIE only made three seasons at Elmendorf before he died on November 11, 1886 at seventeen years from colic. At the time he was valued at $20,000. If PRINCE CHARLIE did nothing else in his short time in Kentucky, he was immortalized as the sire of Salvator (1886), the champion of his generation, and setter of time records, including American records for a mile (memorialized at Monmouth in the Salvator Mile Stakes, now a Grade 3 event) and at a mile and a quarter in the great match race with Tenny. On American soil, PRINCE CHARLIE also sired Senorita (Monmouth Oaks), Princess Bowling (Alabama Stakes) and the good sire Hayden Edwards.

Legacy of speed

PRINCE CHARLIE was one of the early examples of what was to become the forte of Blair Athol as a sire, as were ETHUS and SCOTTISH QUEEN. Despite his classic pedigree and performance, Blair Athol's offspring were becoming noted more for their early maturity and speed.

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