Wizard (horse)

{{Short description|British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse (1806–1813)}}

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{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Wizard

| image_name = Wizard horse.jpg

| caption = Portrait of Wizard by Benjamin Marshall

| sire = Sorcerer

| grandsire = Trumpator

| dam = Precipitate mare

| damsire = Precipitate

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = 1806

| country = United Kingdom

| colour = Chestnut

| breeder = Mr. Goodison

| owner = Christopher Wilson

| trainer = Tom Perren

| record = 10: 7-2-0

| earnings = 3850 gs

| race = Sweepstakes of 100 gs at Newmarket (1809)
2000 Guineas Stakes (1809)
Match against Pope (1810)
Sweepstakes of 100 gs at Newmarket (1811)
Match against Middlethorpe (1811)

| awards =

| honours =

| updated =

}}

Wizard (1806 – 30 June 1813) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won seven of his ten races, with all his wins coming at Newmarket. In 1809 he won the 2000 Guineas Stakes, before finishing second in the Derby Stakes. The following year he won a match race against his Derby conqueror Pope. Throughout his racing career he was owned by Christopher Wilson and trained by Tom Perren. Wizard only stood as a stallion for two years before dying in an accident in 1813. His son Young Wizard won the Riddlesworth Stakes and was the runner-up in the Derby in 1817.

Background

Wizard was a chestnut colt foaled in 1806 and bred by Mr. Goodison. He was sired by Sorcerer, a successful racehorse and three-time Champion sire in Britain. Amongst Sorcerer's other progeny were 2000 Guineas and Derby winner Smolensko, St. Leger winner Soothsayer and the Oaks winners Morel, Maid of Orleans and Sorcery.{{cite web|url=http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Sorcerer.html |title=Sorcerer |publisher=Tbheritage.com |access-date=2012-12-24}} Wizard's dam was a daughter of Precipitate. Wizard was the second of her ten foals.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/generalstudbook00skingoog |title=The General Stud Book |publisher=J. S. Skinner, Baltimore |year=1834 |access-date=2013-01-07}} He was trained by Tom Perren.

Racing career

=1809: Three-year-old season=

File:Pope and Wizard.jpg (foreground) beating Wizard in the 1809 Epsom Derby]]

Wizard did not race as a two-year-old and he made his debut on 3 April 1809 in a sweepstakes of 100 guineas each at the Newmarket Craven meeting. Ridden by William Clift, he started the race as the 6/5 favourite and won it easily from Chryseis.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066599014;view=1up;seq=331;start=1;size=10;page=search;num=1 |title=Sporting Magazine (Vol. 34) |publisher=J. Wheble, London |year=1809}} Cock Robin finished third, with three others behind him.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590849;seq=52;view=1up;page=root;size=100;orient=0;num=2 |title=Racing calendar. 1809 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=2 |publisher=H. Reynell, London |year=1810 |access-date=2012-12-24}} Two weeks later he started 4/5 favourite for the 2000 Guineas Stakes over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket. This was the first running of the 2000 Guineas.{{cite web|url=http://www.eclipsemagazine.co.uk/NewEclipse/Joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2773:history-of-the-2000-guineas-2012&catid=93:big-days-out&Itemid=184|title=History of the 2000 Guineas 2012|date=4 May 2012 |publisher=Eclipse Magazine|access-date=2012-12-25}} Also near the front of the betting were Japan at 10/3, Robin at 6/1 and Fair Star at 7/1. Eight runners started the race, which Wizard won from Robin. Fair Star finished third and Japan fourth.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590849;seq=63;view=1up;page=root;size=100;orient=0;num=13 |title=Racing calendar. 1809 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=13 |publisher=H. Reynell, London |year=1810 |access-date=2012-12-24}}

Wizard then went to Epsom Downs for the Derby Stakes, where he was again ridden by Clift, as he had been in his previous two races. He started as the odds-on favourite, priced at about 8/11.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590849;seq=92;view=1up;num=42 |title=Racing calendar. 1809 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=42 |publisher=H. Reynell, London |year=1810 |access-date=2013-01-28}} Fair Star was the second favourite, with Salivator third in the betting. Salivator took the lead and held it until the field turned into the finishing straight, where Wizard overtook him. Wizard was in front until a few yards from the finish, where he was passed by Pope, a 20/1 outsider. Pope won the race by a neck from Wizard with Salivator in third and Fair Star in fourth.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066599014;view=1up;seq=357;start=1;size=10;page=search;num=27 |title=Sporting Magazine (Vol. 34) |publisher=J. Wheble, London |year=1809 |access-date=2013-01-07}} In his last race of the season Wizard finished fourth in the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster. The race was won by Ashton, who had started as favourite.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590849;seq=210;view=1up;page=root;size=100;orient=0;num=160 |title=Racing calendar. 1809 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=160 |publisher=H. Reynell, London |year=1810 |access-date=2012-12-24}} The St. Leger was the first time Wizard had not been ridden by William Clift, with Francis Buckle riding him.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000117672273;view=1up;seq=349;q1=wizard;start=1;size=10;page=search;num=329 |title=Sporting magazine (Vol. 35) |publisher=J. Wheble, London |year=1809 |access-date=2013-01-30}}

=1810: Four-year-old season=

Wizard did not reappear as a four-year-old until October, when he defeated Derby winner Pope over {{frac|1|1|4}} miles at Newmarket. Pope had started the race as the 1/2 favourite.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590831;view=1up;seq=245;start=1;size=10;page=search;num=173 |title=Racing calendar. 1810 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=173 |publisher=H. Reynell, London |year=1811 |access-date=2012-12-24}} The following day, Wizard walked over for one-third of a subscription of 25 guineas each.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590831;view=1up;seq=246;start=1;size=10;page=search;num=174 |title=Racing calendar. 1810 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=174 |publisher=H. Reynell, London |year=1811 |access-date=2012-12-24}} These were his only two appearances in 1810.

=1811: Five-year-old season=

Wizard's first race as a five-year-old was a sweepstakes of 100 guineas each on 20 April at Newmarket. He faced three opponents and won the race from odds-on favourite Spaniard.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590823;view=1up;seq=86;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=10 |title=Racing calendar. 1811 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=10 |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1812 |access-date=2012-12-24}} He was then intended to face 1810 Derby winner Whalebone at Newmarket in early May, but Whalebone's owner, the 4th Duke of Grafton, paid a forfeit and the race never took place.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590823;view=1up;seq=99;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=23 |title=Racing calendar. 1811 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=23 |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1812 |access-date=2012-12-24}} He beat Middlethorpe at Newmarket after Middlethorpe unseated his rider in the early stages of the race. The match against Middlethorpe won him 500 guineas.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590823;view=1up;seq=109;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=33 |title=Racing calendar. 1811 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=33 |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1812 |access-date=2012-12-24}} The following day he beat Anthonio over {{frac|5|1|2}} furlongs.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590823;page=root;seq=110;view=1up;size=100;orient=0;num=34 |title=Racing calendar. 1811 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=34 |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1812 |access-date=2013-01-30}} He faced Middlethorpe again in September when he fell lame and Middlethorpe beat him. This was his final race and he was retired to stud.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590823;view=1up;seq=242;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=168 |title=Racing calendar. 1811 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=168 |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1812 |access-date=2012-12-24}} Throughout his racing career Wizard earned 3850 guineas.

Race record

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{{dts|format=dmy|1809|April|3}}

|Sweepstakes of 100gs

|1 mile 2f

|Newmarket

|0700 700 gs

|01.206/5

|6

|1

|Chyrseis

|

{{dts|format=dmy|1809|April|18}}

|2000 Guineas Stakes

|1 mile

|Newmarket

|1450 gs

|00.804/5

|8

|1

|Robin

|

{{dts|format=dmy|1809|May|18}}

|Derby Stakes

|1 mile 4f

|Epsom Downs

|1050 gs

|00.738/11

|10

|2

|Pope

|

{{dts|format=dmy|1809|September|25}}

|St. Leger Stakes

|2 miles

|Doncaster

|1250 gs

|10.0010/1

|14

|4

|Ashton

|

{{dts|format=dmy|1810|October|1}}

|Match against Pope

|1 mile 2f

|Newmarket

|0200 200 gs

|02.00

|2

|1

|Pope

|

{{dts|format=dmy|1810|October|2}}

|Sweepstakes of 25 gs

|2 miles ½f

|Newmarket

|0125125 gs

|00.00N/A

|1

|1

|Walkover

|

{{dts|format=dmy|1811|April|20}}

|Sweepstakes of 100 gs

|1 mile {{frac|7|1|2}}f

|Newmarket

|0450450 gs

|03.507/2

|4

|1

|Spaniard

|

{{dts|format=dmy|1811|May|17}}

|Match against Middlethorpe

|4 miles {{frac|1|1|2}}f

|Newmarket

|0500500 gs

|01.00

|2

|1

|None

|

{{dts|format=dmy|1811|May|18}}

|Match against Anthonio

|{{frac|5|1|2}} furlongs

|Newmarket

|0200200 gs

|00.835/6

|2

|1

|Anthonio

|

{{dts|format=dmy|1811|September|30}}

|Match against Middlethorpe

|1 mile {{frac|7|1|2}}f

|Newmarket

|0200200 gs

|00.574/7

|2

|2

|Middlethorpe

|

Stud career

Wizard was a stallion at Elmsal Lodge near Ferrybridge, Yorkshire. In 1812 his stud fee was ten guineas plus half a guinea for the groom.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590823;view=1up;seq=564;size=100;page=root;orient=0;num=490 |title=Racing calendar. 1811 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=490 |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1812 |access-date=2012-12-24}} He also stood at Emsal, for the same fee, in 1813.{{cite web|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590815;view=1up;seq=475;start=11;size=10;page=search;num=411 |title=Racing calendar. 1812 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |page=411 |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1813 |access-date=2013-01-30}} He only stood as a stallion for these two seasons{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyW.htm |title=Early Studbook |publisher=Bloodlines.net |access-date=2012-12-24}} and died on 30 June 1813 at Elmsal Lodge two days after running into a post. He broke three ribs and an iron bar attached to the post became so lodged in his backbone that it took two men to remove it.{{cite book|title=Sporting Magazine (Vol.42) |year=1813 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066599451?urlappend=%3Bseq=215 |publisher=J. Wheble, London|hdl=2027/nyp.33433066599451?urlappend=%3Bseq=215 }} Wizard sired three winners of eleven races.

His winning progeny were:

  • Wizard filly (1813) – won a maiden race at Penrith in three two-mile heats in 1816. She ran in the Richmond Cup, but was unplaced.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590773;seq=11;view=1up |title=Racing calendar. 1816 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1817 |access-date=2012-12-24}}
  • Warlock (1814) – won two races at Chesterfield and two races at Pontefract in 1817.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066590765;seq=9;view=1up |title=Racing calendar. 1817 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1818 |access-date=2012-12-24}} He also won a race of four three-mile heats at Durham in 1818.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066591250;seq=11;view=1up |title=Racing calendar. 1818 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1819 |access-date=2012-12-24}}
  • Young Wizard (1814) – owned by the 3rd Baron Foley and later the 2nd Marquess of Exeter. As a three-year-old in 1817 he won the Riddlesworth Stakes at Newmarket and a Produce Sweepstakes at Doncaster. A match between Young Wizard and Pickaxe at Newmarket finished in a dead heat. He also finished second to Azor in the Derby. In 1818 he beat Sir Thomas in a match race and won a race at Ascot Heath in 1819.{{cite book|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066591243;seq=11;view=1up |title=Racing calendar. 1819 |last1=Weatherby |first1=Edward & James |publisher=C. H. Reynell, London |year=1820 |access-date=2012-12-24}}

Wizard's descendants include 1963 Irish 2000 Guineas and 1964 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner Linacre{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=275508®istry=T&horse_name==Linacre%20(GB)&dam_name==True%20Picture%20(IRE)&foaling_year=1960&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Linacre pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2013-01-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=260845®istry=T&horse_name==Lady%20Earn%20(GB)&dam_name==Lesterlin%20Mare%20(GB)&foaling_year=1915&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Lady Earn pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2013-01-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=5322565®istry=T&horse_name==Gondoline%20(GB)&dam_name==Barbara%20Young%20(GB)&foaling_year=1852&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Gondoline pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2013-01-30}} and 1940 Gran Premio di Milano winner Sirte.{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=459065®istry=T&horse_name=*Sirte&dam_name==Silene&foaling_year=1937&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Sirte pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2013-01-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=5340855®istry=T&horse_name==Lutin%20(FR)&dam_name==Legitime%20(FR)&foaling_year=1891&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Lutin pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2013-01-30}} Through 1948 Prix Edmond Blanc winner Menetrier he is an ancestor of multiple time Canadian Champion sire and Hall of Fame inductee Vice Regent and his brother Viceregal and their many descendants (which include Deputy Minister, Victory Gallop and Trempolino), as well as Canadian Horse of the Year Canebora and 1979 Prix du Jockey Club winner Top Ville.{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=306308®istry=T&horse_name=*Menetrier&dam_name==La%20Melodie%20(GB)&foaling_year=1944&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Menetrier pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2013-01-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.idshs.com.au/perl/search.pl?op=reverse&index=menetrier&gens=5 |title=IDSHS Online Stud Book - Menetrier|publisher=IDSHS |access-date=2012-12-24}} All these were descended through another unnamed daughter foaled in 1813, as was Hyacinthus, who won the 1940 Middle Park Stakes.{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=6623869®istry=T&horse_name==Hyacinthus%20(IRE)&dam_name==Sweet%20Wall%20(IRE)&foaling_year=1938&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Hyacinthus pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2013-01-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.idshs.com.au/perl/search.pl?op=tree&index=piersfield&gens=5 |title=IDSHS Online Stud Book - Piersfield|publisher=IDSHS |access-date=2013-01-30}} This unnamed daughter of Wizard was never trained to race as she was crippled.

Through his 1814 daughter Wizardess his descendants include 1928 Grand Prix de Paris winner Cri de Guerre{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=106895®istry=T&horse_name==Cri%20de%20Guerre%20(FR)&dam_name==Cruseilles%20(FR)&foaling_year=1925&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Cri de Guerre pedigrees |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2013-01-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.idshs.com.au/perl/search.pl?op=reverse&index=wizardess&gens=5 |title=IDSHS Online Stud Book - Wizardess |publisher=IDSHS |access-date=2013-01-07}} and his descendants (including 1972 Bay Shore Stakes winner Explodent and 1983 Phoenix Stakes winner King Persian).{{cite web|url=http://www.idshs.com.au/perl/search.pl?op=reverse&index=cri_de_guerre&gens=5 |title=IDSHS Online Stud Book - Cri de Guerre|publisher=IDSHS |access-date=2012-12-24}}

Pedigree

{{Pedigree

|name = Wizard, chestnut stallion, 1806{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=5317993®istry=T&horse_name==Wizard%20(GB)&dam_name==Precipitate%20Mare%20(GB)&foaling_year=1806&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Wizard (GB) pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |access-date=2012-12-24}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/SireLineschts/SireLineGA.html |title=Godolphin Arabian Line |publisher=Tbheritage.com |access-date=2012-12-24}}

|f = Sorcerer (GB)
bl. 1796

|m = Precipitate mare (GB)
1795

|ff = Trumpator (GB)
blk. 1782

|fm = Young Giantess (GB)
b. 1790

|mf = Precipitate (GB)
ch. 1787

|mm = Lady Harriet (GB)
b. 1783

|fff = Conductor
ch. 1767

|ffm = Brunette
br. 1771

|fmf = Diomed
ch. 1777

|fmm = Giantess
b. 1769

|mff = Mercury
ch. 1778

|mfm = Herod mare
b. 1779

|mmf = Mark Anthony
b. 1767

|mmm = Georgiana
b. 1771

|ffff = Matchem*

|fffm = Snap mare*

|ffmf = Squirrel

|ffmm = Dove

|fmff = Florizel

|fmfm = Spectator mare

|fmmf = Matchem*

|fmmm = Molly Long Legs

|mfff = Eclipse

|mffm = Tartar mare

|mfmf = Herod

|mfmm = Maiden

|mmff = Spectator

|mmfm = Rachel

|mmmf = Matchem*

|mmmm = Snap mare*

}}

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

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

{{asterisk}} Wizard is inbred 4S × 4D to the mare Snap mare, meaning that he appears fourth generation once on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation once on the dam side of his pedigree.

References