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 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British racehorse ⓘ
Thoroughbred racehorse ⓘ
breeder Prince William, Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
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 (race named in his honour) ⓘ
linked to: Eclipse Stakes
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, London ⓘ
studCareerLocation Clay Hill, near Epsom ⓘ
studCareerStartYear 1771 ⓘ
studFeeHighPoint 50 guineas ⓘ
trainedBy John Oakley ⓘ
Sullivan ⓘ
unbeaten true ⓘ

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