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Orlando (horse)

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Orlando
SireTouchstone
GrandsireCamel
DamVulture
DamsireLangar
SexStallion
Foaled1841 (185 years ago) (1841)
CountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ColourBay
BreederJonathan Peel
OwnerJonathan Peel
TrainerMr. Cooper
Record12: 10 wins
Major wins
July Stakes (1843)
Epsom Derby (1844)
Awards
1851, 1854 & 1858 Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland
Last updated on 22 July 2011

Orlando (foaled 1841) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Derby and as a Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland.

Racing record

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Racing at age two, one of Orlando's most significant wins came in the July Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse. Ridden by Nat Flatman, the three-year-old Orlando finished second in the 1844 Epsom Derby but was awarded first place after an investigation concluded that winner "Running Rein" was in reality a four-year-old named Maccabeus who ran in Running Rein's name.[1][2]

Stud record

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Orlando stood at his owners stud until August 1851 when Peel held a dispersal sale and Orlando was sold to Charles Greville. Orlando was the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland three times, in 1851, 1854, and 1858. He was second and/or third on the sires list seven times between 1853 and 1861. In all, he was the sire of 352 horses who won a total of 797 races including four Classics. Teddington won the 1851 Epsom Derby, and Fazzoletto, Diophantus and Fitz-Roland, all won the 2,000 Guineas.[3] His daughter, Imperieuse won the St Leger Stakes and One Thousand Guineas, and was the dam of Deliane (won FR Prix de Diane).

Orlando was also the grandsire of Ruthless, winner of the inaugural running of America's Belmont Stakes in 1867 and one of only three fillies to ever win that American Classic.

Sire line tree

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Pedigree

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Pedigree of Orlando (GB), bay stallion, 1841
Sire
Touchstone
Br. 1831		 Camel
1822		 Whalebone Waxy
Penelope
Selim mare (1812) Selim*
Maiden
Banter
1826		 Master Henry Orville
Miss Sophia
Boadicea Alexander*
Brunette
Dam
Vulture
1833		 Langar
1817		 Selim* Buzzard*
Alexander mare (1790)*
Walton mare (1808) Walton
Young Giantess
Kite
1821		 Bustard Castrel*
Miss Hap
Olympia Sir Oliver
Scotilla (Family: 13-a)[47]

* Orlando is inbred 4S x 3D to the stallion Selim, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Orlando is inbred 5S x 4D x 5D to the stallion Buzzard, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Selim) on the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation and fifth generation (via Castrel) on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Orlando is inbred 4S x 5D to the stallion Alexander, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fifth generation (via Alexander mare) on the dam side of his pedigree.

References

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  1. ↑ Cassidy, Rebecca, ed. (2013). "Horseracing: A Chronology". The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing. Cambridge University Press. p. xviii. ISBN 978-1-107-01385-8.
  2. ↑ Church, Michael (14 May 2024). "The 1844 Running Rein Derby Scandal". Michael Church Racing Books. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Orlando (GB)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Darley Arabian Line: Camel Branch
  5. ↑ Jumpers: Darley Arabian Sire Line
  6. ↑ Sire Line: Camel
  7. ↑ Portrait: Orlando
  8. ↑ Biography: Orlando
  9. ↑ Portrait: Teddington
  10. ↑ Biography: Teddington
  11. ↑ Biography: Marsyas
  12. ↑ Biography: Scythian
  13. ↑ Portrait: Fazzoletto
  14. ↑ Biography: Fazzoletto
  15. ↑ Portrait: Chevalier d'Industrie
  16. ↑ Biography: Chevalier d'Industrie
  17. ↑ Portrait: Eclipse
  18. ↑ Biography: Eclipse
  19. ↑ American Classic Pedigree: Eclipse
  20. ↑ Portrait: Alarm
  21. ↑ American Classic Pedigree: Alarm
  22. ↑ American Classic Pedigree: Himyar
  23. ↑ Portrait: Domino
  24. ↑ Hall of Fame: Domino
  25. ↑ American Classic Pedigree: Domino
  26. ↑ The Dynasty of Domino
  27. ↑ Portrait: Plaudit
  28. ↑ American Classic Pedigree: Plaudit
  29. ↑ AQHA: Plaudit
  30. ↑ Portrait: Fitsroland
  31. ↑ Biography: Fitz-Roland
  32. ↑ Portrait: Trumpeter
  33. ↑ Biography: Trumpeter
  34. ↑ Portrait: Flageolet
  35. ↑ Portrait: Rayon d'Or
  36. ↑ American Classic Pedigree: Rayon d'Or
  37. ↑ Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris History : The Auteuil Gold Cup
  38. ↑ Portrait: Le Destrier
  39. ↑ Portrait: Xaintrailles
  40. ↑ The Horse Magazine: Grande
  41. ↑ The Horse Magazine: Grannus
  42. ↑ The Horse Magazine: Gotthard
  43. ↑ Portrait: Diophantus
  44. ↑ Biography: Diophantus
  45. ↑ Biography: Chattanooga
  46. ↑ Studbook: Early W
  47. ↑ "Orlando (GB) 1841". Australian Stud Book. Australian Turf Club Limited and Victoria Racing Club Limited. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  • Foulkes, N. (2010). Gentlemen and Blackguards: Gambling Mania and Plot to Steal the Derby of 1844. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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