Eclipse

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Eclipse was an 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse whose dominance on the track made him one of the most influential sires in the history of horse racing.

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Eclipse canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British racehorse
Thoroughbred racehorse
breeder Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Cumberland
surface form: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
burialPlace Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor Forest
careerStatus undefeated
colour chestnut
countryOfOrigin Great Britain
dam Spiletta
damsire Regulus
diedOn 1789
distanceSpecialty long distances
middle distances
famousFor being one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history
dominant front‑running style
foaledIn Bushy Park NERFINISHED
foaledOn 1764
geneticInfluence sire line of most modern Thoroughbreds traces to Eclipse
grandsire Squirt
hasFamousSayingAssociated “Eclipse first, the rest nowhere”
influenced Eclipse Award (United States Thoroughbred racing awards named after him)
Eclipse Stakes
surface form: Eclipse Stakes (race named in his honour)
leadingSireInGreatBritain 1778
1779
1780
1781
1782
1783
1784
1785
legacy foundation sire of the modern Thoroughbred
namedAfter solar eclipse of 1 April 1764
notableProgeny King Fergus
Pot-8-Os
Serjeant
Young Eclipse
notableRace 1770 Great Subscription Purse at York
1770 King’s Plate at Newmarket
offspringCountApproximate over 300 winners
owner Dennis O’Kelly
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
William Wildman
racesLost 0
racesWon 18
racingDebutYear 1769
retiredFromRacingYear 1771
sex stallion
sire Marske
skeletonLocation Royal Veterinary College
surface form: Royal Veterinary College, London
studCareerLocation Clay Hill, near Epsom
studCareerStartYear 1771
studFeeHighPoint 50 guineas
trainedBy John Oakley
Sullivan
unbeaten true

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