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 ⓘ
St. Simon ⓘ
linked to: Saint 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, 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 → Eclipse (18th-century racehorse) ⓘ
linked to: 18th-century racehorse Eclipse
Eclipse Award for Champion Older Male Horse → namedFor → 18th-century British racehorse Eclipse ⓘ
linked to: 18th-century racehorse Eclipse