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DukesofGrafton

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The Dukes of Grafton

DEVELOPED THE MODERN RACEHORSE

Text quoted from the article by Patricia Erigero at http://www.tbheritage.com/Breeders/Grafton/Grafton1.html

 

F Horatio FitzRoy's grandfather was the 3rd Duke of Grafton, and the 4th Duke his half-uncle.

 

"Almost every thoroughbred alive today has multiple lines tracing back to the horses bred by Augustus Henry FitzRoy and George Henry FitzRoy, third and fourth Dukes of Grafton. These two Dukes had perhaps the most profound influence on the nature and development of thoroughbreds, essentially producing the modern fast short distance race-horse.

 

"The bloodline dynasties founded by FitzRoy and his son are due almost entirely to the third Dukes purchase of the seven year old mare, Julia (Blank-Partner mare) in 1763, and her subsequent production of two fillies, Promise (1768), by Snap, and Princess (1769) by Herod. The daughters of these mares, also bred at the Grafton stud at Euston Hall in Suffolk, Prunella (1788, Highflyer- Promise) and Puzzle (1778, Matchem-Princess) are the two mares largely responsible for the recognized racing success of Bruce Lowe Family Number 1. Sons and grandsons bred from these mares at Euston went on to found their own influential sire lines, most notably Whalebone and Whisker."

 

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