Sir Peter Teazle

Sir Peter Teazle

Sir Peter Teazle
Sire Highflyer
Grandsire Herod
Dam Papillon
Damsire Snap
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1784
Country Great Britain
Colour Brown
Breeder Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
Owner Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
Record 21: 16 wins
Major wins
Epsom Derby (1787)
Honours
Leading sire in GB & Ireland
(1799–1802 & 1804–1809)
Last updated on 23 August 2007

Sir Peter Teazle (1784 – 18 August 1811) was a good British bred Thoroughbred racehorse, a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland nine times, and carried on the sire line of Herod.

Breeding

Bred by Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, Sir Peter Teazle was by the undefeated Highflyer. Sir Peter's sire, Highflyer was on the Leading Sire list 16 times, producing 469 winners, seven of which won classic races. Highflyer also got the mare Prunella, and the sons Delpini, Diamond, and Traveller.

His dam, Papillon, was by Snap, himself on the Leading Sire list four times and a great producer of raw speed. Papillon had some success as a racehorse, finishing third out of 22 in the 1773 Craven Stakes, losing to Firetail and Miss Timms. Sir Peter was her 7th out of 12 living foals, and one of several winners she produced, including the filly Lady Teazle (1781), who was second in the Epsom Oaks and won 11 races during her career.

The name comes from a character in the classic comic play The School for Scandal.

Racing career

Sir Peter first came to the track at three, and continued the season undefeated. He won the Epsom Derby at his first start, a sweepstakes at Ascot, the 1,000 Guineas subscription race for his age group, and the Prince of Wales's Plate, before beating Bullfinch (by Woodpecker) in a 500 guineas match and winning again against Bullfinch by forfeit for a second match. He then won a 40 guineas subscription purse and a sweepstakes by walkover.

At age four (1788) at Newmarket First Spring he won the Jockey Stakes, the rich Claret Stakes, and the Fortescue Stakes, twice beating Buzzard, and received a compromise in a scheduled match against Mentor. At Newmarket July he won the Grosvenor Stakes over two miles. In October at Newmarket he received a forfeit in a 700 guineas match against Mentor. He then suffered his first defeat, in a 500 guineas match against the Duke of Queensberry's four-year-old Florizel colt, Dash, giving Dash 32 pounds in weight; Sir Peter had had to stop training several days before the race because he had "got pricked in shoeing." His final race of the year was a 300 guineas match against the good mare Maria (by Telemachus), which he won. He was seven for eight that season, his only loss one in which he was conceding gobs of weight. [1]

His luck then turned, losing a 500 guineas match to Dash (by Florizel)—who was carrying 32 lbs. less in weight—although this was possibly because Sir Peter was pricked during shoeing, and had to take several days off work before the race. He then defeated Maria (by Telemachus) in a 300 guineas match. He finished his four-year-old season with seven wins from eight starts.

Sir Peter then won the Newmarket Craven, beating Meteor again. He then forfeited two races—a six mile, 1,000 guineas match against Dash, and 500 guineas match against Meteor—probably due to physical problems. Sir Peter then lost to Mulberry (by Florizel), who was carrying 28 lbs less, over the four mile Beacon course at Newmarket. He then broke down in a later race, and was retired to stud.

Stud record

Sir Peter stood at Derby's Knowsley Stud in Lancashire, where he had great success in the breeding shed. During this time, he sired a Doncaster Cup, four Epsom Derby winners, two Epsom Oaks winners, four St. Leger winners, and finished his career as the Leading Sires list nine times (1799–1802, 1804–1809). His sons Walton and Sir Harry would also be top on the list, Walton in Britain for two years, Sir Harry in the US. His top offspring include:

Pedigree

Pedigree of Sir Peter Teazle (GB), brown stallion, 1784
Sire
Highflyer
br. 1774		 Herod
b. 1758		 Tartar
ch. 1743		 Partner
Meliora
Cypron
br. 1750		 Blaze
Salome
Rachel
b. 1763		 Blank
1740		 Godolphin Arabian
Mare by Little Hartley
Mare by Regulus
1751		 Regulus
Mare by Soreheels
Dam
Papillon
b. 1769		 Snap
b. 1750		 Snip
1736		 Flying Childers
Mare by Basto
Mare by Fox
1740		 Fox
Gipsy
Miss Cleveland
b. 1758		 Regulus
1739		 Godolphin Arabian
Grey Robinson
Midge
174-		 Colt by Bay Bolton
Bartlett's Childers Mare

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/SirPeterTeazle.htm
  2. 1 2 3 Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956
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