18th-century racehorse Eclipse

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Eclipse was an undefeated and highly influential 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse whose bloodline dominates modern racehorse pedigrees.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British racehorse
Thoroughbred racehorse
ageAtDeath 25
ageAtFirstRace 5
breeder Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
causeOfDeath colic
color chestnut
commemoratedBy Eclipse Stakes
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
dam Spiletta
damsire Regulus
dateOfBirth 1764
dateOfDeath 1789
dateOfFirstRace 1769
dateOfRetirementFromRacing 1771
descendantsInclude Mr. Prospector
Native Dancer
Nearco
Northern Dancer
Phalaris
Saint Simon
surface form: St. Simon
distanceBeatenRivalsBy often by large margins
EclipseStakesDistance about 1¼ miles
EclipseStakesLocation Sandown Park Racecourse
EclipseStakesRaceType Group 1 flat race
famousSayingAssociated Eclipse first, the rest nowhere
foaledOnDayOf solar eclipse
grandsire Squirt
hasMemorial Eclipse statue at Sandown Park Racecourse
influenceOnBreed foundation sire of the modern Thoroughbred
knownFor being unbeaten in all his races
dominant speed over middle distances
profound influence on Thoroughbred bloodlines
namedAfter solar eclipse of 1 April 1764
notableRacecourse Ascot Racecourse
Epsom Downs Racecourse
Newmarket Racecourse
numberOfRacesWon 18
owner Dennis O’Kelly
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
William Wildman
percentageOfModernThoroughbredsDescendingFrom over 90 percent
placeOfBirth Upton, Surrey
placeOfDeath Cannons, Middlesex
primaryUseAfterRacing stud stallion
raceRecord 18 starts, 18 wins
sex stallion
sire Marske
skeletonPreservedAt Royal Veterinary College
surface form: Royal Veterinary College, London
studLocation Cannons, Middlesex
Clay Hill, near Epsom
trainer Sullivan
undefeatedInRaces true

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Eclipse Stakes namedAfter 18th-century racehorse Eclipse
Coral-Eclipse namedInHonourOf 18th-century racehorse Eclipse
this entity surface form: Eclipse (18th-century racehorse)