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{{Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
{{Short description|British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Tudor Minstrel
| horsename = Tudor Minstrel
| image =
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| country = [[Great Britain]]
| country = [[Great Britain]]
| colour = [[Bay (horse)|Brown]]
| colour = [[Bay (horse)|Brown]]
| breeder = [[John Arthur Dewar]]
| breeder = John Arthur Dewar
| owner = John Arthur Dewar
| owner = John Arthur Dewar
| trainer = [[Fred Darling]]
| trainer = [[Fred Darling]]
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| earnings = £24,629
| earnings = £24,629
| race = [[Coventry Stakes]] (1946)<br>[[National Breeders' Produce Stakes]] (1946)<br>[[2,000 Guineas Stakes|2,000 Guineas]] (1947)<br>[[St. James's Palace Stakes]] (1947)<br>[[Queen Elizabeth II Stakes|Knights Royal Stakes]] (1947)
| race = [[Coventry Stakes]] (1946)<br>[[National Breeders' Produce Stakes]] (1946)<br>[[2,000 Guineas Stakes|2,000 Guineas]] (1947)<br>[[St. James's Palace Stakes]] (1947)<br>[[Queen Elizabeth II Stakes|Knights Royal Stakes]] (1947)
| awards = [[United Kingdom Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt]] (1946)<br>[[Timeform|Timeform rating: 144]]
| awards = United Kingdom Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1946)<br>[[Timeform|Timeform rating: 144]]
| honours =
| honours =
| updated= October 9, 2006
| updated= 9 October 2006
}}
}}
'''Tudor Minstrel''' (1944-1971) was a [[United Kingdom|British-bred]] Champion [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorse]]. In a career which lasted from the spring of 1946 until September 1947 he ran ten times and won eight races. He was unbeaten in four races in 1946, a year in which he was the highest-rated two-year-old in Britain, despite ending his season in July. The following year he won the [[2,000 Guineas Stakes|2,000 Guineas]], [[St. James's Palace Stakes]] and [[Queen Elizabeth II Stakes|Knights Royal Stakes]] over one mile but was beaten in his two attempts at longer distances, most notably when starting odds-on favourite for the 1947 [[Epsom Derby]].
'''Tudor Minstrel''' (1944&ndash;1971) was a [[United Kingdom|British-bred]] Champion [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorse]]. In a career which lasted from the spring of 1946 until September 1947 he ran ten times and won eight races. He was unbeaten in four races in 1946, a year in which he was the highest-rated two-year-old in Britain, despite ending his season in July. The following year he won the [[2,000 Guineas Stakes|2,000 Guineas]], [[St. James's Palace Stakes]] and [[Queen Elizabeth II Stakes|Knights Royal Stakes]] over one mile but was beaten in his two attempts at longer distances, most notably when starting odds-on favourite for the 1947 [[Epsom Derby]].


==Background==
==Background==
Tudaor Minstrel was a handsome, powerfully-built brown horse bred by his owner John Athur Dewar. Dewar inherited his thoroughbred racehorses from his uncle the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[whisky]] distiller [[Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar]]. These horses included Lady Juror, who became a successful broodmare, producing the [[Fair Trial (horse)|Fair Trial]] and Sansonnet. Sansonnet in turn produced the [[Coronation Stakes]] winner Neolight before becoming the dam of Tudor Minstrel who was sired by [[Owen Tudor (horse)|Owen Tudor]], the 1941 [[Epsom Derby]] winner.
Tudor Minstrel was a handsome, powerfully built brown horse bred by his owner John Athur Dewar. Dewar inherited his thoroughbred racehorses from his uncle, the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[whisky]] distiller [[Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar]]. These horses included Lady Juror, who became a successful broodmare, producing [[Fair Trial (horse)|Fair Trial]] and Sansonnet. Sansonnet in turn produced the [[Coronation Stakes]] winner Neolight before becoming the dam of Tudor Minstrel, who was sired by [[Owen Tudor (horse)|Owen Tudor]], the 1941 [[Epsom Derby]] winner.


==Racing career==
==Racing career==


===1946: two-year-old season===
===1946: two-year-old season===
Tudor Minstrell began his racing career by winning races at [[Bath Racecourse|Bath]] and [[Salisbury Racecourse|Salisbury]] in the spring of 1946. He was then sent to [[Royal Ascot]] where he won the [[Coventry Stakes]] by four lengths. In July he won the National Breeders Produce Stakes at [[Sandown Racecourse|Sandown]] by four lengths and was then retired for the season.
Tudor Minstrel began his racing career by winning races at [[Bath Racecourse|Bath]] and [[Salisbury Racecourse|Salisbury]] in the spring of 1946. He was then sent to [[Royal Ascot]] where he won the [[Coventry Stakes]] by four lengths. In July he won the National Breeders Produce Stakes at [[Sandown Park Racecourse|Sandown Park]] by four lengths and was then retired for the season.


At the end of the year, Tudor Minstrel was given a weight of 147 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]] in the Free Handicap, a rating of the best British two-year-olds, making him the leading juvenile of the season.
At the end of the year, Tudor Minstrel was given a weight of 133 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]] in the Free Handicap, a rating of the best British two-year-olds, making him the leading juvenile of the season.


===1947: three-year-old season===
===1947: three-year-old season===
Tudor Minstrel began his 1947 by winning a minor race at Bath and then started 11/8 favourite for the [[2000 Guineas]] at [[Newmarket Racecourse|Newmarket]]. Ridden by [[Gordon Richards]], Tudor Minstrel won the one mile 2,000 Guineas by eight lengths, from Saravan, with [[Sayajirao]] in third.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2713754?searchTerm=Tudor%20Minstrel&searchLimits= |title=TUDOR MINSTREL, WINS GUINEAS LONDON, Wednesday |publisher=Canberra Times |date=1 May 1947 |accessdate=2012-06-01}}</ref> The winning margin was the biggest recorded in the race in the 20th century. Richards eased the colt down in the final furlong, leading contemporary observers to believe that Tudor Minstrel could have won the race by twenty lengths. In the aftermath of his Guineas win, he was described as the "horse of the century".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/68999703?searchTerm=Tudor%20Minstrel&searchLimits= |title=Tudor Minstrel Wins English Classic |publisher=Burnie Advocate |date=2 May 1947 |accessdate=2012-06-01}}</ref>
Tudor Minstrel began his 1947 by winning a minor race at Bath and then started 11/8 favourite for the [[2000 Guineas]] at [[Newmarket Racecourse|Newmarket]]. Ridden by [[Gordon Richards (jockey)|Gordon Richards]], Tudor Minstrel won the one mile 2,000 Guineas by eight lengths, from Saravan, with [[Sayajirao]] in third.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713754?searchTerm=Tudor%20Minstrel&searchLimits= |title=TUDOR MINSTREL, WINS GUINEAS LONDON, Wednesday |newspaper=Canberra Times |date=1 May 1947 |access-date=2012-06-01}}</ref> The winning margin was the biggest recorded in the race in the 20th century. Richards eased the colt down in the final furlong, leading contemporary observers to believe that Tudor Minstrel could have won the race by twenty lengths. In the aftermath of his Guineas win, he was described as the "horse of the century".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68999703?searchTerm=Tudor%20Minstrel&searchLimits= |title=Tudor Minstrel Wins English Classic |publisher=Burnie Advocate |date=2 May 1947 |access-date=2012-06-01}}</ref>


Tudor Minstrel started at odds of [[Fractional odds|4/7]] at Epsom on a cold, wet day in front of an estimated 400,000 spectators including the [[King George VI|King]] and [[Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother|Queen]]. Doubts about his stamina were countered by those who pointed out that his pedigree contained many good stayers, with one observer stating that Tudor Minstrel could win the race even if he were hitched to a cart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P8NVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=67wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7038,5565494&dq=pearl+diver+derby&hl=en|title=Prospects for the Derby|publisher=''[[The Age]]''|accessdate=2011-11-13}}</ref> He failed to settle in the early stages and tired in the straight, finishing fourth behind [[Pearl Diver]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l9c-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4096,6213861&dq=pearl+diver+derby&hl=en|title=40/1 Pearl Diver wins the Derby|publisher=''[[Indian Express]]''|accessdate=2011-11-13}}</ref> Later in June, Tudor Minstrel returned to one mile for the [[St. James's Palace Stakes]] at [[Royal Ascot]] and won easily. In July, the colt was again tried over middle distances in the [[Eclipse Stakes]] at Sandown but finished second behind [[Migoli]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/26402025?searchTerm=Tudor%20Minstrel&searchLimits= |title=Eclipse Stakes To Migoli |publisher=The Mercury |date=19 Jul 1947 |accessdate=2012-06-01}}</ref>
In the Derby, Tudor Minstrel started at odds of [[Fractional odds|4/7]] at Epsom on a cold, wet day in front of an estimated 400,000 spectators including the [[King George VI|King]] and [[Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother|Queen]]. Doubts about his stamina were countered by those who pointed out that his pedigree contained many good stayers, with one observer stating that Tudor Minstrel could win the race even if he were hitched to a cart.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P8NVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=67wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7038,5565494&dq=pearl+diver+derby&hl=en|title=Prospects for the Derby|newspaper=[[The Age]]|access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref> He failed to settle in the early stages and tired in the straight, finishing fourth behind [[Pearl Diver]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l9c-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4096,6213861&dq=pearl+diver+derby&hl=en|title=40/1 Pearl Diver wins the Derby|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref> Later in June, Tudor Minstrel returned to one mile for the [[St. James's Palace Stakes]] at [[Royal Ascot]] and won easily. In July, the colt was again tried over middle distances in the [[Eclipse Stakes]] at Sandown but finished second behind [[Migoli]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26402025?searchTerm=Tudor%20Minstrel&searchLimits= |title=Eclipse Stakes To Migoli |newspaper=The Mercury |date=19 Jul 1947 |access-date=2012-06-01}}</ref>


In Autumn, Tudor Minstrel appeared for the final time and won the Knight's Royal Stakes at Ascot, a race which was the forerunner of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Stakes]], beating a field which included the leading sprinter [[The Bug (horse)|The Bug]].
In Autumn, Tudor Minstrel appeared for the final time and won the Knight's Royal Stakes at Ascot, a race which was the forerunner of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Stakes]], beating a field which included [[Petition (horse)|Petition]] and the leading sprinter [[The Bug (horse)|The Bug]].


==Assessment==
==Assessment==
British rating company [[Timeform]] have Tudor Minstrel ranked equal third among post-war European racehorses, level with [[Brigadier Gerard (horse)|Brigadier Gerard]] but behind [[Sea-Bird]] and unbeaten champion miler [[Frankel (horse)|Frankel]].
British rating company [[Timeform]] have Tudor Minstrel ranked equal third among post-war European racehorses, level with [[Brigadier Gerard (horse)|Brigadier Gerard]] but behind [[Sea-Bird]] and [[Frankel (horse)|Frankel]].


==Stud career==
==Stud career==
Retired for breeding purposes, Tudor Minstrel was successful at [[horse breeding|stud]], siring numerous winners including the 1959 [[Kentucky Derby]] winner [[Tomy Lee]]. Other sons included Sing Sing, Tudor Melody and Will Somers, all three of whom were primarily an influence for speed. Sing Sing sired Song, who in turned sired the brilliant sprinting mare and 1993 European Horse of the Year [[Lochsong]]. Tudor Melody was the sire of British champion older horse Welsh Pageant, who had his own success at stud as the damsire of champions [[Celtic Swing]] and [[Ouija Board (horse)|Ouija Board]]. The continuation of the Tudor Minstrel male line now depends on the Will Somers line, via the sons of European champion sprinter Cadeaux Genereux.
Retired for breeding purposes, Tudor Minstrel was successful at [[horse breeding|stud]], siring numerous winners including the 1959 [[Kentucky Derby]] winner [[Tomy Lee]]. Other sons included [[Sing Sing (horse)|Sing Sing]], Tudor Melody and Will Somers, all three of whom were primarily an influence for speed. Sing Sing sired Song, who in turn sired the brilliant sprinting mare and 1993 European Horse of the Year [[Lochsong]]. Tudor Melody was the sire of British champion older horse Welsh Pageant, who had his own success at stud as the damsire of champions [[Celtic Swing]] and [[Ouija Board (horse)|Ouija Board]]. The continuation of the Tudor Minstrel male line now depends on the Will Somers line, via the sons of European champion sprinter [[Cadeaux Genereux]].


==Pedigree==
==Tabulated pedigree==
{{Pedigree
{{Pedigree
|name = Tudor Minstrel, brown stallion, 1944
|name = Tudor Minstrel, brown stallion, 1944
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|fmf = [[Pharos (horse)|Pharos]]
|fmf = [[Pharos (horse)|Pharos]]
|fmm = Anna Bolena
|fmm = Anna Bolena
|mff = [[Swynford (horse)|Swynford]]
|mff = [[Swynford]]
|mfm = Gondolette
|mfm = Gondolette
|mmf = Son-In-Law
|mmf = Son-In-Law
|mmm = Lady Josephine
|mmm = Lady Josephine
|ffff = [[Bayardo]]
|ffff = [[Bayardo (horse)|Bayardo]]
|fffm = Rosedrop
|fffm = [[Rosedrop]]
|ffmf = Chaucer
|ffmf = Chaucer
|ffmm = Serenissima
|ffmm = Serenissima
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|fmmm = Queen Elizabeth
|fmmm = Queen Elizabeth
|mfff = John O' Gaunt
|mfff = John O' Gaunt
|mffm = Canterbury Pilgrim
|mffm = [[Canterbury Pilgrim]]
|mfmf = Loved One
|mfmf = Loved One
|mfmm = Dongola
|mfmm = Dongola
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|mmfm = Mother In Law
|mmfm = Mother In Law
|mmmf = Sundridge
|mmmf = Sundridge
|mmmm = Americus Girl (Family: 9-c)<ref>http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Families/Family9c.htm</ref>
|mmmm = Americus Girl (Family: 9-c)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Families/Family9c.htm|title = Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Crab Mare - Family 9-c}}</ref>
|}}
|}}


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{{2000 Guineas Winners}}
{{2000 Guineas winners}}


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Revision as of 22:43, 6 May 2023

Tudor Minstrel
SireOwen Tudor
GrandsireHyperion
DamSansonnet
DamsireSansovino
SexStallion
Foaled1944
CountryGreat Britain
ColourBrown
BreederJohn Arthur Dewar
OwnerJohn Arthur Dewar
TrainerFred Darling
Record10: 8-1-0
Earnings£24,629
Major wins
Coventry Stakes (1946)
National Breeders' Produce Stakes (1946)
2,000 Guineas (1947)
St. James's Palace Stakes (1947)
Knights Royal Stakes (1947)
Awards
United Kingdom Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1946)
Timeform rating: 144
Last updated on 9 October 2006

Tudor Minstrel (1944–1971) was a British-bred Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. In a career which lasted from the spring of 1946 until September 1947 he ran ten times and won eight races. He was unbeaten in four races in 1946, a year in which he was the highest-rated two-year-old in Britain, despite ending his season in July. The following year he won the 2,000 Guineas, St. James's Palace Stakes and Knights Royal Stakes over one mile but was beaten in his two attempts at longer distances, most notably when starting odds-on favourite for the 1947 Epsom Derby.

Background

Tudor Minstrel was a handsome, powerfully built brown horse bred by his owner John Athur Dewar. Dewar inherited his thoroughbred racehorses from his uncle, the Scottish whisky distiller Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar. These horses included Lady Juror, who became a successful broodmare, producing Fair Trial and Sansonnet. Sansonnet in turn produced the Coronation Stakes winner Neolight before becoming the dam of Tudor Minstrel, who was sired by Owen Tudor, the 1941 Epsom Derby winner.

Racing career

1946: two-year-old season

Tudor Minstrel began his racing career by winning races at Bath and Salisbury in the spring of 1946. He was then sent to Royal Ascot where he won the Coventry Stakes by four lengths. In July he won the National Breeders Produce Stakes at Sandown Park by four lengths and was then retired for the season.

At the end of the year, Tudor Minstrel was given a weight of 133 pounds in the Free Handicap, a rating of the best British two-year-olds, making him the leading juvenile of the season.

1947: three-year-old season

Tudor Minstrel began his 1947 by winning a minor race at Bath and then started 11/8 favourite for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. Ridden by Gordon Richards, Tudor Minstrel won the one mile 2,000 Guineas by eight lengths, from Saravan, with Sayajirao in third.[1] The winning margin was the biggest recorded in the race in the 20th century. Richards eased the colt down in the final furlong, leading contemporary observers to believe that Tudor Minstrel could have won the race by twenty lengths. In the aftermath of his Guineas win, he was described as the "horse of the century".[2]

In the Derby, Tudor Minstrel started at odds of 4/7 at Epsom on a cold, wet day in front of an estimated 400,000 spectators including the King and Queen. Doubts about his stamina were countered by those who pointed out that his pedigree contained many good stayers, with one observer stating that Tudor Minstrel could win the race even if he were hitched to a cart.[3] He failed to settle in the early stages and tired in the straight, finishing fourth behind Pearl Diver.[4] Later in June, Tudor Minstrel returned to one mile for the St. James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and won easily. In July, the colt was again tried over middle distances in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown but finished second behind Migoli.[5]

In Autumn, Tudor Minstrel appeared for the final time and won the Knight's Royal Stakes at Ascot, a race which was the forerunner of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, beating a field which included Petition and the leading sprinter The Bug.

Assessment

British rating company Timeform have Tudor Minstrel ranked equal third among post-war European racehorses, level with Brigadier Gerard but behind Sea-Bird and Frankel.

Stud career

Retired for breeding purposes, Tudor Minstrel was successful at stud, siring numerous winners including the 1959 Kentucky Derby winner Tomy Lee. Other sons included Sing Sing, Tudor Melody and Will Somers, all three of whom were primarily an influence for speed. Sing Sing sired Song, who in turn sired the brilliant sprinting mare and 1993 European Horse of the Year Lochsong. Tudor Melody was the sire of British champion older horse Welsh Pageant, who had his own success at stud as the damsire of champions Celtic Swing and Ouija Board. The continuation of the Tudor Minstrel male line now depends on the Will Somers line, via the sons of European champion sprinter Cadeaux Genereux.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Tudor Minstrel, brown stallion, 1944
Sire
Owen Tudor
1938　 		Hyperion
Ch. 1930　 		Gainsborough Bayardo
Rosedrop
Selene Chaucer
Serenissima
Mary Tudor
1931　 		Pharos Phalaris
Scapa Flow
Anna Bolena Teddy
Queen Elizabeth
Dam
Sansonnet
1933 		Sansovino
1921 		Swynford John O' Gaunt
Canterbury Pilgrim
Gondolette Loved One
Dongola
Lady Juror
1919 		Son-In-Law Dark Ronald
Mother In Law
Lady Josephine Sundridge
Americus Girl (Family: 9-c)[6]

References

  1. ^ "TUDOR MINSTREL, WINS GUINEAS LONDON, Wednesday". Canberra Times. 1 May 1947. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  2. ^ "Tudor Minstrel Wins English Classic". Burnie Advocate. 2 May 1947. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  3. ^ "Prospects for the Derby". The Age. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  4. ^ "40/1 Pearl Diver wins the Derby". Indian Express. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  5. ^ "Eclipse Stakes To Migoli". The Mercury. 19 Jul 1947. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  6. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Crab Mare - Family 9-c".
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