Filho da Puta

Filho da Puta was a bay horse with a white snip and a star foaled on 14 April 1812{{cite book|last=Taunton|first=Thomas Henry|title=Portraits of celebrated racehorses of the past and present, Volume 2|year=1887|publisher=Marston and Low|location=London|page=127|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9L8GAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Filho%20da%20Puta%22&pg=PA127}} and bred by T. Hornby. He was sired by Haphazard, who won three Great Subscription Purses. As a stallion Haphazard also produced 2000 Guineas winners Antar and Reginald, 1000 Guineas winner Rowena and Doncaster Cup winner Figaro.{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios2/Bios-H/Haphazard.htm|title=Haphazard|publisher=Bloodlines.net |access-date=11 February 2013}} Filho da Puta's dam was Mrs Barnet, a daughter of Waxy. He was purchased by Sir William Maxwell as a foal.

Filho da Puta started his racing career on 21 June 1814 by walking over for the Tyro Stakes at Newcastle.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590799;view=1up;seq=117;start=1;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=57|title=Racing calendar. 1814|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}} In September he beat Agapanthus and a filly by Clinker to win a Sweepstakes of 20 guineas each over the last mile of the Pontefract course.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590799;view=1up;seq=188;start=1;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=128|title=Racing calendar. 1814|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}} These were his only two races as a two-year-old.

Filho da Puta returned to the track as a three-year-old at the end of March, when he won a Sweepstakes of 100 guineas each at Catterick Bridge. Restoration finished second and a filly by Shuttle was last of the three runners in the one and half mile race.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590781;page=root;seq=62;view=1up;size=100;orient=0;num=2|title=Racing calendar. 1815|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}} In the Autumn he won the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse, beating fourteen rivals. Earl Fitzwilliam's Orville colt finished second, with Fulford third and Shepherd fourth.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590781;page=root;seq=191;view=1up;size=100;orient=0;num=131|title=Racing calendar. 1815|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}} Three days later he beat two opponents to win the Doncaster Club Stakes over two miles.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590781;page=root;seq=195;view=1up;size=100;orient=0;num=135|title=Racing calendar. 1815|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}} He was then bought for 3,000 guineas{{cite book|last1=Mortimer|first1=Roger|last2=Onslow|first2=Richard|last3=Willett|first3=Peter|title=Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing|publisher=Macdonald and Jane’s|year=1978|isbn=0-354-08536-0}} by T. Houldsworth and in his final race of the season he won the four-mile Richmond Cup. He beat Doctor Syntax into second place, with the Luck's All gelding finishing third of the ten runners. Filho da Puta had started the race as the 1/3 favourite.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590781;page=root;seq=212;view=1up;size=100;orient=0;num=152|title=Racing calendar. 1815|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}}

In April Filho da Puta was beaten for the first time in his career when he lost to Sir Joshua in a 1000 guineas match race over one mile at Newmarket.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590773;view=1up;seq=59;start=1;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=5|title=Racing calendar. 1816|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}} In the summer he was beaten by Doctor Syntax in the Preston Gold Cup, before returning to Doncaster in October, where he four horses in a Sweepstakes of 50 guineas each over the St. Leger course.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590773;view=1up;seq=186;start=1;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=134|title=Racing calendar. 1816|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}} Later in the day he started as the odds-on favourite for the Gold Cup over four miles. He won the race from Leopold.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590773;view=1up;seq=187;start=1;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=135|title=Racing calendar. 1816|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}} At Richmond he beat Rasping and Clinkerina to win the Dundas Stakes.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590773;view=1up;seq=203;start=1;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=151|title=Racing calendar. 1816|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}} Later in the day he could only finish third behind Leopold and The Duchess in the Gold Cup.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590773;view=1up;seq=204;start=1;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=152|title=Racing calendar. 1816|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=11 February 2013}}

Filho da Puta never raced in 1817 due to a leg injury, but he was kept in training. His final race came in 1818 when after starting as the heavy favourite, he was beaten by Cerberus in a match race over two miles at York. After York he was retired to stud.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066591250;view=1up;seq=142;start=1;size=10;page=search;num=90|title=Racing calendar. 1818|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=13 February 2013}}

Filho da Puta initially stood at Farnsfield in Nottinghamshire for Houldsworth at a fee of 10 guineas and half a guinea for the groom.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066591250;view=1up;seq=481;start=1;size=10;page=search;num=429|title=Racing calendar. 1818|publisher=Babel.hathitrust.org |access-date=13 February 2013}} He became a successful stallion and was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1828. His son Birmingham won the St. Leger in 1830.{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyEF.htm|title=Early Studbook|publisher=Bloodlines.net |access-date=11 February 2013}} He died at Rock Hill Paddocks near Mansfield on 25 August 1835.

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• Dr Faustus
• Chandler
• Tupsley
• The Huntsman
• Hedgeford
• Denmark{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2d03AQAAIAAJ&dq=gaines+Denmark+Saddlebred&pg=PA64|title=Bureau of Animal Industry|date=20 May 1903|via=Google Books}}[http://justtherighthorse.com/about.htm Just the right horse: about]
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• Washington Denmark
• Star Denmark
• Diamond Denmark
• Lail's Denmark Chief
• Sumpter Denmark
• Muir's Denmark
• Rob Roy
• Birmingham
• Philip
• Colwick
• Attila
• Saint Germain

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{{Pedigree

|name = Filho da Puta, bay stallion, 1812{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/generalstudbook00skingoog|title=The General Stud Book|publisher=J. S. Skinner, Baltimore|year=1834 |access-date=31 December 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=5319565®istry=T&horse_name==Filho%20Da%20Puta%20(GB)&dam_name==Mrs%20Barnet%20(GB)&foaling_year=1812&nicking_stats_indicator=Y|title=Filho da Puta (GB) pedigree|publisher=equineline.com |access-date=11 February 2013}}

|f = Haphazard (GB)
br. 1797

|m = Mrs Barnet (GB)
b. 1806

|ff = Sir Peter Teazle (GB)
br. 1784

|fm = Miss Hervey (GB)
ch. 1775

|mf = Waxy (GB)
b. 1790

|mm = Woodpecker mare (GB)
b. 1788

|fff = Highflyer
1774

|ffm = Papillon
1769

|fmf = Eclipse*
ch. 1764

|fmm = Clio
1760

|mff = Potoooooooo
1773

|mfm = Maria
b. 1777

|mmf = Woodpecker
ch. 1773

|mmm = Heinel
1771

|ffff = Herod*

|fffm = Rachel

|ffmf = Snap

|ffmm = Miss Cleveland

|fmff = Marske

|fmfm = Spilletta

|fmmf = Young Cade

|fmmm = Starling mare

|mfff = Eclipse*

|mffm = Sportsmistress

|mfmf = Herod*

|mfmm = Lisette

|mmff = Herod*

|mmfm = Miss Ramsden

|mmmf = Squirrel

|mmmm = Principessa

}}

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

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

* Filho da Puta is inbred 4S x 4D x 4D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fourth generation once on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation twice on the dam side of his pedigree.

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