Catton (horse)

{{Short description|British Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Catton

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| sire = Golumpus

| grandsire = Gohanna

| dam = Lucy Gray

| damsire = Timothy

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = 1809

| country = Great Britain

| colour = Bay

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| record = 32, 22-6-1

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Catton (1809 – 1833) was a British racehorse who won 22 races, including an unbeaten streak in 14 consecutive races, and was a successful sire.

Background

Catton was bred at Catton, by Horsely and King. He was purchased by Richard Lumley Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarborough, of Sandbeck Park. He was described as a horse of medium size with great strength and quality.

Racing career

Catton raced from 1812 to 1818. He won 22 of 32 races, including 14 in a row. He won the Doncaster Cup in 1815.

Stud career

Notable offspring:

Sire line tree

{{tree list}}

  • Catton[https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/SireLineschts/SireLineDAEclipse.html Darley Arabian Sire Line: Eclipse Branch][https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/Eclipse.htm Sire Line: Eclipse][https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Catton.html Portrait: Catton][https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios2/Bios-C/Catton.htm Biography: Catton][https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/JumpSires/JumpsiresDAA.html Jumpers: Darley Arabian Sire Line]
  • Coronation
  • Sandbeck
  • Redshank[https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyQR.htm Studbook: Early QR]
  • Humphrey
  • Akarius
  • Swap
  • Lochinvar
  • Panmure
  • Scarborough (1820)
  • Contract
  • Chorister
  • Cromarty
  • King Catton
  • Mulatto[https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Catton.html#Mulatto Portrait: Mulatto]
  • Sepoy
  • Bloomsbury[https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios2/Bloomsbury.htm Biography: Bloomsbury]
  • The Iron Marshall
  • Leonidas
  • Discord
  • Maroon
  • Molineux
  • Duc-An-Dhurras
  • Swinton
  • Old England
  • Defiance
  • Tolurno
  • Haco
  • Royal Oak[https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/RoyalOak.html Portrait: Royal Oak]
  • Slane[https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Slane.html Portrait: Slane][https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyS.htm Studbook: Early S]
  • The Scavenger
  • The Merry Monarch
  • Sting
  • Moustique
  • Baroncino
  • Monarque[https://tbheritage.com/Portraits/Monarque.html Portrait: Monarque]
  • Peu d'Espoir
  • Bon Vivant
  • Minos
  • Reugny
  • Conyngham
  • Glendower
  • Sesostris
  • Little Jack[https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyL.htm Studbook: Early L]
  • Alfold
  • Mildew
  • High Treason
  • Little David
  • Blight
  • Quince
  • Coroebus
  • Plover
  • Commodore Napier
  • King Charles
  • Porthos
  • Tarrare
  • Derby
  • Truth
  • Nonplus
  • Buford
  • Scarborough (1824)
  • Cambridge
  • Coronet
  • Cicercian
  • Clarion
  • Contest
  • Creole[https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Liverpool.html Portrait: Liverpool][https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios2/Bios-L/Liverpool.htm Biography: Liverpool]
  • Bassetlaw
  • Minster
  • Trustee[https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyT.htm Studbook: Early T]
  • Tempest
  • Whirlwind
  • Revenue[https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/LeadingSires/AmLeadSires.html Leading Sires of the U.S.A.]
  • Engineer
  • Deucalion
  • Planet[https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Planet.html Portrait: Planet][https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyP.htm Studbook: Early P][https://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horse/planet-va Hall of Fame: Planet][https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1890/07/18/103253473.pdf Obituary: Thomas Doswell]
  • Plantagenet
  • Grey Planet
  • Hubbard
  • Whisper
  • Dudley
  • Plainroid
  • Two Bitts
  • Exchequer
  • Eugene
  • Oakland
  • Princeton
  • Willie W
  • Revolver
  • Culpepper
  • Lewis E Smith
  • Rivoli
  • Amadis
  • Maeonides
  • Florestan
  • Mundig[https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/GibsideFairy.html#Mundig Portrait: Mundig]
  • St Bennett

{{tree list/end}}

Pedigree

{{Pedigree

|name = Catton (GB), bay horse, 1809

|inf =

|f = Golumpus (GB)
1802

|m = Lucy Gray (GB)
1804

|ff = Gohanna
1790

|fm = Catherine
1795

|mf = Timothy
1794

|mm = Lucy
1789

|fff = Mercury

|ffm = Herod mare

|fmf = Woodpecker

|fmm = Camilla

|mff = Delpini

|mfm = Cora

|mmf = Florizel

|mmm = Frenzy

|ffff = Eclipse*

|fffm = Tartar mare

|ffmf = Herod*

|ffmm = Maiden

|fmff = Herod*

|fmfm = Miss Ramsden

|fmmf = Trentham

|fmmm = Coquette

|mfff = Highflyer*^

|mffm = Countess

|mfmf = Matchem

|mfmm = Turk mare

|mmff = Herod*

|mmfm = Cygnet mare

|mmmf = Eclipse*

|mmmm = Engineer mare

}}

{{asterisk}}^ Catton is inbred 4S × 4S x 5D x 4D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fourth generation twice on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation once (via Highflyer)^ and fourth generation once on the dam side of his pedigree.

{{asterisk}} Catton is inbred 4S × 4D to the stallion Eclipse, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

References