Alexander mare

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Alexander mare
Sire Alexander
Grandsire Eclipse
DamHighflyer mare
Damsire Highflyer
Sex Mare
Country Great Britain
Colour Bay
BreederMr. Sandiver
Recordunraced

The Alexander mare (died 1819) was an unnamed British Thoroughbred broodmare. She never raced, but at stud she foaled Castrel, Selim, Bronze and Rubens. Both Selim and Rubens became Champion sire in Britain.

Great Britain island in the North Atlantic off the north-west coast of continental Europe

Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. In 2011, Great Britain had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The island of Ireland is situated to the west of Great Britain, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, form the British Isles archipelago.

Thoroughbred Horse breed developed for racing

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit.

Mare female horse

A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.

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Background

The Alexander mare was a bay filly foaled in the 1790s and bred by Mr. Sandiver. [1] Her sire Alexander was a son of Eclipse who raced at Newmarket for the 1st Earl Grosvenor. [2] Her dam was a daughter of the undefeated Highflyer. The Alexander mare never raced.

Bay (horse) hair coat color of horses

Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds.

Filly young female horse

A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use:

Eclipse (horse) British Thoroughbred racehorse

Eclipse was an undefeated 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse who won 18 races, including 11 King's Plates. After retiring from racing he became a very successful sire and today appears in the pedigree of most modern Thoroughbreds.

Stud career

Throughout her career as a broodmare the Alexander mare produced a total of sixteen foals. These were:

Chestnut (coat) Horse coat color

Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat. Chestnut is characterized by the absolute absence of true black hairs. It is one of the most common horse coat colors, seen in almost every breed of horse.

A colt is a male horse, usually below the age of four years.

Epsom Derby Flat horse race in Britain

The Derby Stakes, officially the Investec Derby, popularly known as the Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and 6 yards, on the first Saturday of June each year.

The Alexander mare died in 1819. [1]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Alexander mare, bay mare [1] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Sire
Alexander (GB)
ch. 1782
Eclipse
ch. 1764
Marske Squirt
Ruby Mare
Spilletta Regulus
Mother Western
Grecian Princess
1770
Williams's ForesterCroft's Forester
Looby mare
Coalition Colt mareCoalition Colt
Bustard mare
Dam
Highflyer mare (GB)
Highflyer
b. 1774
Herod Tartar
Cypron
Rachel Blank
Sister to South
Alfred mareAlfred Matchem
Snap mare
Engineer mareEngineer
Cade mare

Note: b. = Bay, ch. = Chestnut

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