| Gladiator | |
|---|---|
 Drawing of Gladiator, published 1907 | |
| Sire | Partisan |
| Grandsire | Walton |
| Dam | Pauline |
| Damsire | Moses |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1833 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Record | 1: 0-1-0 |
Gladiator (1833 - 1857) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was not successful as a racehorse, but was successful as a sire, particularly in France. His export from Great Britain to France helped sustain the Herod sire line there, as it declined in Great Britain.
Gladiator was a bred by George Walker and foaled in 1833. He was out of a mare owned by Walker named Pauline, and was sired by the stallion Partisan. Gladiator was then sold to his trainer jockey team, John and William Scott when he was a year old, and was then resold to Thomas Edgerton. In 1846, he was purchased by the French government. [1] [2] [3]
In his only start, he finished second place in a field of nineteen horses in the 1836 Epson Derby. As he was preparing for his next start in the St Leger Stakes, he came up lame, and was retired to stud. [1] [2]
Gladiator was moderately successful as a sire in England. Notable progeny include: [1] [2]
Gladiator was one of the most influential sires of the nineteenth century in France. Notable progeny include: [1] [2] [3]
| Sire Partisan 1811 | Walton 1799 | Sir Peter Teazle 1784 | Highflyer* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papillon | |||
| Arethusa 1792 | Dungannon | ||
| Prophet mare | |||
| Parasol 1800 | Potoooooooo 1773 | Eclipse | |
| Sportsmistress | |||
| Prunella 1788 | Highflyer* | ||
| Promise | |||
| Dam Pauline 1826 | Moses 1819 | Seymour 1807 | Delpini |
| Bay Javelin | |||
| Gohanna mare 1807 | Gohanna | ||
| Grey Skim | |||
| Quadrille 1815 | Selim 1802 | Buzzard | |
| Alexander mare | |||
| Canary Bird 1806 | Sorcerer | ||
| Canary |
* Gladiator is inbred 4S x 4S to the stallion Highflyer, meaning that he appears fourth generation twice on the sire side of his pedigree.