Bay Bolton or Brown Lusty (1705–1736) was a British

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racehorse who won Queen Anne's Gold Cup as a five-year-old in 1710. After retiring from racing he became a successful sire for the Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, and his son

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, was Champion sire seven times.

Background

Bay Bolton (originally called Brown Lusty) was a

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colt foaled in 1705. Bred by Sir Matthew Pierson, he was a son of Grey Hautboy and a Makeless mare.

Racing career

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in 1710, Bay Bolton (then a five-year-old) beat eight six-year-olds to win Queen Anne's Gold Cup. In 1710 he also won the Subscription Purse at

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-Moor. He then walked 200

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s to run in, and win, the Rich Prize at Quainton-Meadow in

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. Bay Bolton was then bought by the Duke of Bolton, who sent him to Newmarket, where he won a match race against the Duke of Somerset's Wyndham and a match against Sir Matthew Pierson's Merlin. He also won two match races against Mr Frampton's Dragon.

Stud career

Bay Bolton was retired to stud where he became a very successful stallion, becoming Champion sire in 1724, 1726, 1727, 1729, 1732, 1733 and 1734. His progeny included Bonny Lass, Fearnought, Looby, Starling (a Champion sire) and Whitefoot. He died at the Duke of Bolton's stud at Bolton Hall in

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in 1736. File:Bay Wanton, by John Wootton. 40 x 50 inches.jpg, Bay Wanton, on Newmarket Heath with jockey up, 1725, by John Wootton, possibly a son of Bay Bolton and inscribed (but possibly not) 'The property of Charles Paulett, 3rd Duke of Bolton'. File:Fearnought, a horse belonging to the Duke of Bolton, got by Bay Bolton, foaled 1725, print after John Wootton.jpg, Fearnought, Fear-Nought, a horse belonging to the Duke of Bolton, got by Bay Bolton, foaled 1725, print after John Wootton. File:Detail of Duke of Bolton's Syphax with a groom, black colt, foaled 1727, by Bay Bolton out of Golden Locks got by Mostyn’s Grasshopper her dam by Lord Bristol’s Hog, 25 x 30 inches, by Richard Roper, 1734.jpg, Detail of the Duke of Bolton's ''Syphax'', black colt, foaled 1727, by Bay Bolton out of Golden Locks got by Mostyn’s Grasshopper her dam by Lord Bristol’s Hog, 25 x 30 inches, by Richard Roper, 1734. File:Starling, the Duke of Bolton's grey colt, foaled 1727, probably by Thomas Spencer, 40 x 50 inches.jpg, Starling, the Duke of Bolton's grey colt, foaled 1727, by Thomas Spencer (1700-1763).

Pedigree

* Bay Bolton was inbred 4x4 to D'Arcy Yellow Turk. This means that the stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.

Sire line tree

*Bay BoltonHistoric Sire Lines
/ref> **Sloven **Whitefoot ***Tortoise ***Beau **Camillus **Bay Bolton Colt **Spark **Fearnought **Fearnought (Brother) **Starling ***Starling (Ancaster) ***Teazer ***Teazer (Grisewood) ***Torismond ***Skim ****Skim ***Young Starling ***Moro ****Young Moro ***Starling ***Perseus ****Bay Richmond *****Clockfast ***Verjuice **Syphax **Looby ***Tryal **Patriot

References

{{reflist 1705 racehorse births 1736 racehorse deaths British Champion Thoroughbred Sires Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 37