Marling (horse)

Last updated
Marling
Sire Lomond
Grandsire Northern Dancer
Dam Marwell
Damsire Habitat
Sex Mare
Foaled17 March 1989
Country Ireland
Colour Bay
BreederEdmund Loder
OwnerEdmund Loder
Trainer Geoff Wragg
Record10:7-1-0
Earnings£478,072
Major wins
National Stakes (1991)
Queen Mary Stakes (1991)
Cheveley Park Stakes (1991)
Irish 1000 Guineas (1992)
Coronation Stakes (1992)
Sussex Stakes (1992)

Marling (foaled 17 March 1989) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was one of the leading European two-year-olds of 1991 when she was unbeaten in four races including the Queen Mary Stakes and Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following year she was narrowly beaten in the 1000 Guineas but went on to win the Irish 1000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes and Sussex Stakes. She was retired to stud at the end of 1992 and has had some success as a dam of winners.

Contents

Background

Marling was a small, dark-coated bay filly with no white markings [1] bred by her owner, Edmund Loder at the family's Eyrefield Stud near the Curragh in County Kildare. [2] She was probably the best racehorse sired by Lomond, an American-bred half-brother of Seattle Slew who won the 2000 Guineas in 1983 when trained in Ireland by Vincent O'Brien. Marling's dam Marwell was outstanding sprinter whose wins included the Cheveley Park Stakes, King's Stand Stakes, July Cup and Prix de l'Abbaye. Marwell's other progeny included Caerwent, a colt who won the Irish National Stakes in 1987. As a granddaughter of the broodmare My Game, Marwell was also closely related to the Ascot Gold Cup winner Paean and the Oaks winner Unite. [3]

Loder sent his filly into training with Geoff Wragg at his Abington House stables on Bury Road in Newmarket. [4] Like many horses trained by Wragg, Marling usually raced in a white sheepskin noseband.

Racing career

1991: two-year-old season

Marling was undefeated in four races as a two-year-old in 1991. On her debut she ran in a maiden race over five furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse on 3 May when she was ridden by Gary Carter. Starting the 5/4 favourite, she won the race comfortably by one and a half lengths from Twafeaj, [5] a filly who went on to the Moyglare Stud Stakes. Later that month she won the Charles Heidsieck National Stakes at Sandown, beating Miss Bluebird by a neck. [6]

In June, Marling started 11/4 favourite for the Group Three Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot. She took the lead inside the final furlong and won by a length from Culture Vulture. [7]

After a break over three months, Marling returned to racecourse action in the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket on 2 October. Ridden by Walter Swinburn she started the 15/8 favourite and won by one and a half lengths from the French-trained filly Absurde. [8]

1992: three-year-old season

On her three-year-old debut, Marling was one of fourteen fillies to contest the 179th running of the 1000 Guineas over Newmarket's Rowley Mile course on 30 April. Ridden by Steve Cauthen, Marling was held up in the early stages and struggled to obtain a clear run in the last quarter mile. In the closing stages, Marling finished strongly, but failed by a head to catch the French-trained filly Hatoof. [9] A month later, Marling was sent to Ireland for the Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh. Ridden by Swinburn, and starting the 4/5 favourite, she accelerated into the lead inside the final furlong and won by a length from Market Booster. [10]

On 17 June, Marling met Culture Vulture for the second time in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Since their first meeting Culture Vulture had won the Lowther Stakes, the Fillies' Mile and the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. Marling turned into the straight sixth of the seven runners but moved up to take the lead approaching the final furlong. In the closing stages she held off the challenge of Culture Vulture to win by three quarters of a length. [11] After the race Wragg called the winner "easily the best filly I've trained". [12] In the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in July, Marling was tested against colts and older horses including Sheikh Albadou, Selkirk, Star of Cozzene, Second Set (winner of the race in 1991) and the multiple Group One winner Sikeston. Ridden by the Irish veteran Pat Eddery, Marling moved up to challenge for the lead in the straight and got the better of a sustained struggle with Selkirk to win by a head. [13]

Marling had two more races, but failed to reproduce her earlier form. In September she finished seventh of the nine runners behind Lahib in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot after weakening in the closing stages. On 31 October, Marling was sent to the United States for the Breeders' Cup Distaff over nine furlongs at Belmont Park. The plane carrying Marling to America encountered severe turbulence, leaving the filly frightened and unwilling to feed: Wragg said that the incident "didn't do her any good". [14] Racing on dirt for the first time, over a distance she had never previously attempted, she finished fifth of the fourteen runners behind Paseana.

Assessment

Despite beating Culture Vulture on the only occasion on which they met in 1989, Marling lost to the Paul Cole-trained filly for the title of European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.

Stud record

Marling was retired to become a broodmare, and has been moderately successful. Although she has had no top-class runners, she has produced at least three winners:

Pedigree

Pedigree of Marling (IRE), bay mare, 1989 [18]
Sire
Lomond (USA)
1980		 Northern Dancer (CAN)
1961		 Nearctic Nearco
Lady Angela
Natalma Native Dancer
Almahmoud
My Charmer (USA)
1969		Poker Round Table
Glamour
Fair CharmerJet Action
Myrtle Charm
Dam
Marwell (IRE)
1978		 Habitat (USA)
1966		 Sir Gaylord Turn-To
Somethingroyal
Little Hut Occupy
Savage Beauty
Lady Seymour (GB)
1972		Tudor Melody Tudor Minstrel
Matelda
My Game My Babu
Flirting (Family:14-c) [3]

Related Research Articles

Maybe (horse) Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Maybe is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. She was undefeated in five races in 2011 including the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes and was awarded the title of European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 2011 at the Cartier Racing Awards. She was the winter favourite for the 2012 1000 Guineas.

Humble Duty (1967–1975) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career lasting from May 1969 until September 1970, the filly ran eleven times and won eight races. As a two-year-old she was rated the best of her age and sex in Britain after winning the Lowther Stakes at York and the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket. In the following season she won five races, all over one mile, including the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. She was retired to stud at the end of that season, but had little chance to make an impact as a broodmare, dying in 1975 at the age of eight.

Las Meninas was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from June 1993 to November 1994 she ran eight times and won two races. As a two-year-old she won on her debut and finished second in the Phoenix Stakes at Leopardstown. On her three-year-old debut, Las Meninas defeated Balanchine to win the Classic 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse becoming the first Irish winner since 1975. She went on to finish second in the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh but her subsequent form deteriorated and she finished unplaced in her remaining four races. Las Meninas was retired from racing to become a broodmare at the end of her three-year-old season.

Shadayid was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from June 1990 to November 1991 she ran eleven times winning five races and being placed five times. Shadayid was one of the leading two-year-old fillies in Europe in 1990, winning all three of her races including the Group One Prix Marcel Boussac at the Longchamp. After winning the Fred Darling Stakes on her three-year-old debut, Shadayid took her unbeaten run to five by winning the Classic 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. Although she never won again, she finished second in the Coronation Stakes and the Sussex Stakes and third in the Haydock Sprint Cup and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Shadayid was retired from racing to become a broodmare at the end of her three-year-old season after finishing seventh in the Breeders' Cup Mile.

Sun Stream was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare, best known for winning two Classics in 1945. The filly won five times from seven races in a track career which lasted from spring 1944 until June 1945. As a two-year-old in 1944 she won three races including the Queen Mary Stakes. After being beaten on her three-year-old debut she won the 1000 Guineas over one mile at Newmarket and a substitute Oaks over one and a half miles at the same course a month later. After her second classic win she was retired to stud, where her record as a broodmare was disappointing.

Abermaid was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the classic 1000 Guineas in 1962. In a racing career lasting from the spring of 1961 until July 1962, the filly ran eight times and won four races. As a two-year-old in 1961, Abermaid was unbeaten in three races including the New Stakes at Royal Ascot. After running poorly on her three-year-old debut she recorded an upset win in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse in May. She was placed in her three remaining races before being retired to stud where she had some success as a broodmare.

Fleet, known in the United States as Fleet II, was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the classic 1000 Guineas in 1967. In a racing career lasting from June 1966 until July 1967, the filly contested nine races and won five times. As a two-year-old in 1966, Fleet won two of her three races including the Cheveley Park Stakes and was the highest rated filly of her age in Britain. In the following year she won three races over a distance of one mile including the 1000 Guineas and the Coronation Stakes. When tried over longer distances she finished fourth in The Oaks and Eclipse Stakes. She was retired to stud where she had some success as a broodmare in Britain and the United States.

Rose Bowl (1972–1994) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from September 1974 until November 1976 she won six of her fourteen races and established herself as one of the best British race mares of the 1970s. After winning once as a two-year-old she won the Nell Gwyn Stakes on her first run in 1975 and then appeared to be a very unlucky loser of the 1000 Guineas. She returned from injury to show her best form in autumn, winning the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over one mile and then defeated a top-class international field in the ten furlong Champion Stakes. She won a second Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and was narrowly beaten in the Champion Stakes in 1976, when her season was again disrupted by injury. She was then retired from racing and became a successful and influential broodmare.

Marwell was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. A specialist sprinter, she won ten of her thirteen races, including several against colts and older horses, and was the highest-rated filly of her generation in Europe at both two and three years of age. She won all five of her races as a two-year-old in 1980, including the Molecomb Stakes, Flying Childers Stakes, and Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following year, she was beaten over a mile in the classic 1000 Guineas but returned to sprinting to win the King's Stand Stakes July Cup and Prix de l'Abbaye. She was retired from racing at the end of 1981 and became a successful broodmare. Marwell died in 2003.

Indian Ink is an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who was the highest-rated filly trained in the United Kingdom in 2007. As a two-year-old in 2006, she won three of her seven races, culminating in a victory in the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following year she was beaten in her first two races, but then defeated a strong international field by six lengths to win the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Throughout her racing career she demonstrated a marked preference for soft ground. At the end of her racing career she was sold for 2,000,000 guineas and retired to stud.

Unite (horse) Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Unite was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning The Oaks in 1987. She finished second in her only race as a two-year-old and won a minor race in the spring of 1987 before winning the Oaks. She followed up with an easy win in the Irish Oaks but was retired from racing after running poorly in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. She had some success as a broodmare.

On The House was a French-bred, British-trined Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic 1000 Guineas in 1982. She was one of the best British two-year-old fillies of 1981 when she won two races and finished second in the Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following spring she ran poorly in her first race but then recorded an upset victory in the 169th running of the 1000 Guineas. After being beaten in her next two races she again upset the odds by winning the all-aged Sussex Stakes. After her retirement from racing she had some success as a broodmare and i the female-line ancestor of Cracksman.

Jacinth (1970–1992) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from May 1972 until August 1973 she won five of her seven races and finished second in the other two. In 1972 she was rated the best two-year-old of either sex in Britain on the strength of a five length win in the Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following season she was beaten when odds-on favourite for the classic 1000 Guineas but went on to win the Coronation Stakes, Falmouth Stakes and Goodwood Mile. She was retired to stud and had some success as a dam of winners. She died in 1992.

Tolmi was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She won both her races in 1980, including the Princess Margaret Stakes before her season was curtailed by illness and injury, and was rated the equal-best two-year-old filly in Europe. In the following year she was narrowly beaten in the Classic 1000 Guineas before winning the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. After finishing second in her three remaining races she was retired to stud, where her record as a dam of winners was disappointing.

Exclusive was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. As a juvenile, she won a strongly-contested race on her debut and the finished third in the Fillies' Mile. As a three-year-old in 1998 she finished third in the classic 1000 Guineas before recording her biggest win in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. After her retirement from racing, she became a very successful broodmare, being the ancestor of major winners including Chic and Integral.

Balisada was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. As a two-year-old in 1998 she competed in maiden races and won at her third attempt. In the following season she made rapid improvement and recorded a 16/1 upset victory in the Group One Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. She was beaten in her three remaining races and was retired to become a broodmare where she had some success as a dam of winners.

Wannabe Grand was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from May 1998 until November 1999, she won four races and was placed five times from sixteen starts. She was one of the best juvenile fillies in Britain in 1998 when she won the Empress Stakes, Cherry Hinton Stakes and Cheveley Park Stakes as well as finishing second in the Lowther Stakes. In the following year she finished second in the 1000 Guineas on her seasonal debut and went on to win the Flying Fillies' Stakes, as well as being placed in the Coronation Stakes, Oak Tree Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes. She was retired from racing to become a broodmare and produced at least seven winners.

Seazun is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from April 1999 until September 2000 she won two of her ten races. As a two-year-old she was one of the best juvenile fillies of her generation, recording a victory over a strong field in the Cheveley Park Stakes after finishing second in the Sirenia Stakes. She failed to win in the following year but finished second in the Fred Darling Stakes and fourth in both the 1000 Guineas and the Irish 1,000 Guineas. Since her retirement from racing she has had some success as a dam of winners in Japan.

Red Bloom is a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from July 2003 until October 2006 she ran nineteen times, competing in four different countries and won six times as well as being placed on seven occasions. As a juvenile she graduated from a maiden race victory to record her biggest success in the Group One Fillies' Mile. In the following year she was the beaten favourite for the 1000 Guineas but won the Strensall Stakes. She remained in training for two more seasons, winning the Pipalong Stakes and two editions of the Blandford Stakes. Apart from her wins, she reached the frame in the Coronation Stakes, Pretty Polly Stakes, Nassau Stakes and Prix Jean Romanet. At the end of her racing career she became broodmare for her owner, the Cheveley Park Stud.

Caerwent was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Despite contesting only two races as a juvenile he was rated the best horse of his generation after a five-length win in the Group 1 National Stakes. In the following spring he maintained his unbeaten record with a victory in the Harp Lager 2000 Guineas Trial but was narrowly beaten by his stablemate Prince of Birds in the Irish 2000 Guineas. He went on to win the Irish International Stakes and was placed in the St James's Palace Stakes, Vernons Sprint Cup and Prix de l'Abbaye. He was retired to stud at the end of his second but made little impact as a breeding stallion.

References

  1. ↑ "Painting of Marling by Sue Wingate". sporthorse-data.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Marwell's influence still as strong as ever; BLOODSTOCK DESK". Racing Post. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  3. 1 2 "Pretty Polly - Family 14-c". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  4. ↑ J A McGrath (27 August 2008). "Geoff Wragg retires with just one regret - failing to land the Oaks". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  5. ↑ "Wilbraham Maiden Fillies' Stakes result". Racing Post. 3 May 1991. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  6. ↑ "National Stakes result". Racing Post. 28 May 1991. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Queen Mary Stakes result". Racing Post. 19 June 1991. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  8. ↑ "Cheveley Park Stakes result". Racing Post. 2 October 1991. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  9. ↑ "1000 Guineas result". Racing Post. 30 April 1992. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  10. ↑ "Irish 1000 Guineas". Racing Post. 23 May 1992. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  11. ↑ "Coronation Stakes". Racing Post. 17 June 1992. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  12. ↑ "Marling sweeps Coronation Stakes". New Straits Times. 19 June 1992. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  13. ↑ "Sussex Stakes". Racing Post. 29 July 1992. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  14. ↑ Joseph Durso (30 October 1992). "Europe's Best Can Cross Atlantic, but Can They Fly on Dirt?". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  15. ↑ "Half-Hitch race record". Racing Post . 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  16. ↑ "Pilgrim´s Way race record". Racing Post. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  17. ↑ "Mugharreb race record". Racing Post. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  18. ↑ "Marling pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.