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Pindarrie (foaled 1817) was a
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. He raced five times and won the Riddlesworth Stakes and
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. He was owned by George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, and trained by Robert Robson. He only raced in 1820 and was then sent to
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.


Background

Pindarrie was a
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colt bred by George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, and foaled in 1817. He was sired by the
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winner
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. Phantom was also a leading
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, becoming British Champion sire in 1820 and 1824. He sired the Derby winners Cedric and Middleton, along with
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winner Enamel. He also sired
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, who won the
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and Oaks and the Champion sire
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. Pindarrie's
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was
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, a daughter of Pot-8-Os. Parasol was a successful racehorse who won twenty races, including the Oatlands Stakes, two First October King's Plates at Newmarket, the Jockey-Club Plate and a
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against Derby winner
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. As a broodmare she also produced the stallion Partisan and the 2000 Guineas and Oaks winner
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. Pindarrie was the sixth of her twelve foals. He was trained by Robert Robson.


Racing career

Pindarrie's first race was the First Class of the Riddlesworth Stakes, run over one mile at Newmarket on 3 April 1820. Ridden by T. Goodisson, he started as the 5/2 second favourite and won easily from the colt by Comus, who finished second, and four others. Pindarrie then started as the odds-on favourite for the
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and was ridden by Frank Buckle. He faced four rivals and won the race easily from the
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's colt by Soothsayer. Three days later he started as the 1/3 favourite for the
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. The race was won by Ivanhoe, with Pindarrie a
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behind in second place and Clan-Albin finishing third. Pindarrie then went to
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for the
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. Despite his defeat in the Newmarket Stakes, Pindarrie was sent off as the favourite. Also near the fore of the betting were
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and the unnamed
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by
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. As the field passed Tattenham Corner, the 25/1 outsider Arbutus bolted when in a good position. This caused interference to both Anti-Gallican and Pindarrie. Sailor went on to win the race, which had been run at a fast pace, by two lengths from Abjer, with the colt by Middlethorpe third, the Selim filly fourth and Pindarrie fifth. The remainder of the fifteen runner field were a long way behind Pindarrie. On his final start he ran unplaced in the Newmarket St. Leger. At the end of the season he was retired and sent to
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.


Stud career

By January 1823, Pindarrie was standing at stud at Pultah Ghaut near
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, West Bengal, India for a price of 200 rupees per mare. *Plunder- 1823 bay filly out of Gipsey *Footpad- 1826 colt out of Maiden


Pedigree

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* Pindarre is
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4S x 3D to the stallion
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, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree. ^ Middleton is inbred 5S x 6S x 4D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fifth (via Highflyer) and sixth generation (via Diomed) on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree. ^ Middleton is inbred 5S x 3D to the stallion
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, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via
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) on the sire side of his pedigree and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.


References

{{2000 Guineas Winners 1817 racehorse births Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 1-e Byerley Turk sire line 2000 Guineas winners