Sir Peter Teazle
Sir Peter Teazle
SireHighflyer
GrandsireHerod
DamPapillon
DamsireSnap
SexStallion
Foaled1784
CountryGreat Britain
ColourBrown
BreederEdward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
OwnerEdward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
Record21: 16 wins
Major wins
Epsom Derby (1787)
Honours
Leading sire in GB & Ireland
(1799–1802 & 1804–1809)
Last updated on 23 August 2007

Sir Peter Teazle (1784 – 18 August 1811) was a good British bred Thoroughbred racehorse, a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland nine times, and carried on the sire line of Herod.

Breeding

Sir Peter Teazle was a brown horse bred and owned by Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. His sire Highflyer was on the Leading Sire list 16 times, producing 469 winners, seven of which won classic races. Highflyer also got the mare Prunella, and the sons Delpini, Diamond, and Traveller.

Sir Peter Teazle's dam, Papillon, was by Snap, himself on the Leading Sire list four times and a great producer of raw speed. Papillon had some success as a racehorse, finishing third out of 22 in the 1773 Craven Stakes, losing to Firetail and Miss Timms. Sir Peter was her 7th out of 12 living foals, and one of several winners she produced, including the filly Lady Teazle (1781), who was second in The Oaks and won 11 races during her career.

The name comes from a character in the classic comic play The School for Scandal.

Racing career

Sir Peter first came to the track at three, and continued the season undefeated. He won The Derby at his first start, a sweepstakes at Ascot, the 1,000 Guineas subscription race for his age group, and the Prince of Wales's Plate, before beating Bullfinch (by Woodpecker) in a 500 guineas match and winning again against Bullfinch by forfeit for a second match. He then won a 40 guineas subscription purse and a sweepstakes by walkover.

At age four (1788) at Newmarket First Spring he won the Jockey Stakes, the rich Claret Stakes, and the Fortescue Stakes, twice beating Buzzard, and received a compromise in a scheduled match against Mentor. At Newmarket July he won the Grosvenor Stakes over two miles. In October at Newmarket he received a forfeit in a 700 guineas match against Mentor. He then suffered his first defeat, in a 500 guineas match against the Duke of Queensberry's four-year-old Florizel colt, Dash, giving Dash 32 pounds in weight; Sir Peter had had to stop training several days before the race because he had "got pricked in shoeing." His final race of the year was a 300 guineas match against the good mare Maria (by Telemachus), which he won. He was seven for eight that season, his only loss one in which he was conceding gobs of weight.[1]

His luck then turned, losing a 500 guineas match to Dash (by Florizel)—who was carrying 32 lbs. less in weight—although this was possibly because Sir Peter was pricked during shoeing, and had to take several days off work before the race. He then defeated Maria (by Telemachus) in a 300 guineas match. He finished his four-year-old season with seven wins from eight starts.

Sir Peter then won the Newmarket Craven, beating Meteor again. He then forfeited two races—a six-mile, 1,000 guineas match against Dash, and 500 guineas match against Meteor—probably due to physical problems. Sir Peter then lost to Mulberry (by Florizel), who was carrying 28 lbs less, over the four mile Beacon course at Newmarket. He then broke down in a later race, and was retired to stud.

Stud record

Sir Peter stood at Derby's Knowsley Stud in Lancashire, where he had great success in the breeding shed. During this time, he sired a Doncaster Cup, four Epsom Derby winners, two Epsom Oaks winners, four St. Leger winners, and finished his career as the Leading Sires list nine times (1799–1802, 1804–1809). His sons Walton and Sir Harry would also be top on the list, Walton in Britain for two years, Sir Harry in the US. His top offspring include:

Sire line tree

Pedigree

Pedigree of Sir Peter Teazle (GB), brown stallion, 1784
Sire
Highflyer
br. 1774 		Herod
b. 1758 		Tartar
ch. 1743 		Partner
Meliora
Cypron
br. 1750 		Blaze
Salome
Rachel
b. 1763 		Blank
1740 		Godolphin Arabian*^
Mare by Little Hartley
Mare by Regulus
1751 		Regulus*^
Mare by Soreheels
Dam
Papillon
b. 1769 		Snap
b. 1750 		Snip
1736 		Flying Childers
Mare by Basto
Mare by Fox
1740 		Fox
Gipsy
Miss Cleveland
b. 1758 		Regulus*
1739 		Godolphin Arabian*^
Grey Robinson
Midge
174- 		Colt by Bay Bolton
Bartlett's Childers Mare

* Sir Peter Teazle is inbred 4S x 3D to the stallion Regulus, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

*^ Sir Peter Teazle is inbred 4S x 5S x 4D to the stallion Godolphin Arabian, meaning that he appears fourth and fifth generation once each on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation once on the dam side of his pedigree.

References

  1. ^ "Sir Peter Teazle".
  2. ^ a b c Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956
  3. ^ a b c d e Byerley Turk Line
  4. ^ a b Highflyer Sire Line
  5. ^ Portraits: Sir Peter Teazle
  6. ^ Biography: Sir Peter Teazle
  7. ^ Studbook: Early UV
  8. ^ Portrait: Sir Harry
  9. ^ Biography: Sir Peter Teazle/Sir Harry
  10. ^ Foundation sire: Haphazard
  11. ^ a b Biography: Haphazard
  12. ^ "Bureau of Animal Industry". 20 May 1903 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Just the right horse: about
  14. ^ Portrait: Walton
  15. ^ Biography: Walton
  16. ^ Portrait: Partisan
  17. ^ Biography: Partisan
  18. ^ a b Studbook: Early P
  19. ^ Portrait: Glaucus
  20. ^ a b Biography: Glaucus
  21. ^ Portrait: Gladiator
  22. ^ Biography: Gladiator
  23. ^ Biography: Venison
  24. ^ Biography: Alarm
  25. ^ Portrait: Walton/St Patrick
  26. ^ Portrait: Margrave
  27. ^ The Oaks and Derby
  28. ^ Portrait: Paulowitz
  29. ^ Portrait: Cain
  30. ^ Racing Calendar 1817

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