| Touchstone | |
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| Sire | Camel |
| Grandsire | Whalebone |
| Dam | Banter |
| Damsire | Master Henry |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1831 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster |
| Owner | Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster |
| Trainer | John Scott |
| Record | 20: 15-2-2 |
| Earnings | Not found |
| Major wins | |
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Dee Stakes (1834) St. Leger Stakes (1834) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland (1842, 1843, 1848, 1855) |
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| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
| Last updated on May 7, 2009 | |
Touchstone (1831-1861) was a good British bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland on four occasions. He was owned and bred by Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster.
He was brown colt, foaled in 1831, by Camel, his dam was the good broodmare, Banter, by Master Henry. Touchstone was a full brother to the St. Leger Stakes winner, Launcelot (br c 1837).[1] Touchstone was a frail foal with badly turned hocks that caused him to travel wide when moving. He measured 15 hands 2 inches and had strong hindquarters. An unusual feature of Touchstone was the fact that he had 19 dorsal vertebrae and a segment of a nineteenth rib on each side, which contributed to his long back.[2]
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He was conditioned for racing by the preeminent trainer of the day, John Scott. Touchstone's most important win as a three-year-old came in the 1834 classic, the St. Leger Stakes. He went on to win two Doncaster Cups and two Ascot Gold Cups,[2] retiring having won fifteen of his twenty starts, including six walk-overs.[1]
Touchstone was initially retired to stud duty at Moor Park, near Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, but then was brought to his owner's Eaton Stud in Cheshire. A major success as a stallion, Touchstone sired three Epsom Derby winners and was the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland four times. Of the eight foals from the great racing mare Beeswing, five were sired by Touchstone.
His progeny included:
Touchstone died in 1861 at Eaton Stud when he was thirty.[1]
| Sire Camel Brown 1822 |
Whalebone 1807 |
Waxy | Pot 8O's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria | |||
| Penelope | Trumpator | ||
| Prunella | |||
| Selim mare 1812 |
Selim | Buzzard | |
| Alexander mare (1790) | |||
| Maiden | Sir Peter Teazle | ||
| Phoenomenon mare (24) (1788) | |||
| Dam Banter Brown 1826 |
Master Henry 1815 |
Orville | Beningbrough |
| Evelina | |||
| Miss Sophia | Stamford | ||
| Sophia | |||
| Boadicea 1807 |
Alexander | Eclipse | |
| Grecian Princess | |||
| Brunette | Amaranthus | ||
| Mayfly (family: 14) |