Pindarrie

Background

Pindarrie was a bay colt bred by George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, and foaled in 1817. He was sired by the Derby winner Phantom. Phantom was also a leading stallion, becoming British Champion sire in 1820 and 1824. He sired the Derby winners Cedric and Middleton, along with 2000 Guineas winner Enamel. He also sired Cobweb, who won the 1000 Guineas and Oaks and the Champion sire Taurus.

Pindarrie's dam was Parasol, a daughter of Pot-8-Os. Parasol was a successful racehorse who won twenty races, including the Oatlands Stakes, two First October King's Plates at Newmarket, the Jockey-Club Plate and a match race against Derby winner Cardinal Beaufort. As a broodmare she also produced the stallion Partisan and the 2000 Guineas and Oaks winner Pastille. Pindarrie was the sixth of her twelve foals. He was trained by Robert Robson.

Racing career

Pindarrie's first race was the First Class of the Riddlesworth Stakes, ran over one mile at Newmarket on 3 April 1820. Ridden by T. Goodisson, he started as the 5/2 second favourite and won easily from the colt by Comus, who finished second, and four others. Pindarrie then started as the odds-on favourite for the 2000 Guineas Stakes and was ridden by Frank Buckle. He faced four rivals and won the race easily from the Earl of Jersey's colt by Soothsayer. Three days later he started as the 1/3 favourite for the Newmarket Stakes. The race was won by Ivanhoe, with Pindarrie a length behind in second place and Clan-Albin finishing third.

Pindarrie then went to Epsom Downs for the Derby Stakes. Despite his defeat in the Newmarket Stakes, Pindarrie was sent off as the favourite. Also near the fore of the betting were Sailor and the filly by Selim. As the field passed Tattenham Corner, the 25/1 outsider Arbutus bolted when in a good position. This caused interference to both Anti-Gallican and Pindarrie. Sailor went on to win the race, which had been run at a fast pace, by two lengths from Abjer, with the colt by Middlethorpe third, the Selim filly fourth and Pindarrie fifth. The remainder of the fifteen runner field were a long way behind Pindarrie. On his final start he ran unplaced in the Newmarket St. Leger. At the end of the season he was retired and sent to India.

Pedigree

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

* Pindarre was inbred 3x4 to Highflyer. This means that the stallion appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of his pedigree.