Florizel
For the television series originally to be named Florizel Street, see Coronation Street.
See also: Florizel (The Winter's Tale) and SS Florizel
| Florizel | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Herod |
| Grandsire | Tartar |
| Dam | Cygnet mare |
| Damsire | Cygnet |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1768 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Sir John Moore |
| Owner |
Christopher Blake Richard Vernon |
| Record | 23: 16-?-? |
| Last updated on 26 August 2007 | |
Florizel (1768 – 1791) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a bay son of Herod foaled in 1768.[1] As a sire he produced 175 winners who won a total of 75,901 pounds. Offspring included Eager (winner of the 1791 Derby), Tartar (St. Leger), Ninety-three (St. Leger), Brilliant, Diomed[2] (winner of the Derby and a great sire in the US, producing Sir Archy), Ulysses, Moustrap, and Admiral. Important daughters included Leveret (dam of Lilliput), Fancy (dam of Rattle), Lucy (dam of Skylark), and the dam of Clifden. Florizel died in 1791.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The General Stud Book. J. S. Skinner, Baltimore. 1834. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios/Herod.htm#Florizel