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Perdita II
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Albert Edward, as Prince of Wales, established his stud at his country residence, Sandringham, in Norfolk. Perdita II was one of the first mares installed in the royal paddocks, purchased as a broodmare prospect at age seven for 900 guineas by the Prince's trainer, John Porter.
A highly-strung daughter of Hampton, she had been slow to show her true ability on the racecourse. She was a fixture in selling plates before she graduated to stakes company. When she made that transition, she was very successful, capturing such events as the Ayr Gold Cup, the Liverpool Cup, and the Great Cheshire Stakes, which she won twice.
In the Prince's stud, she proved to be one of the most influential broodmares in thoroughbred breeding. Her outstanding sons were the full brothers Diamond Jubilee,
Persimmon, and Florizel II, all sired by St. Simon, all of whom were sent to the Newmarket trainer, Richard Marsh, who presided over the newly-built and modern Egerton House yard (1892). These three colts accounted for five classic races, plus the Ascot Gold Cup, the Eclipse Stakes (twice), the St. James Palace Stakes, the Jockey Club Cup, and the Jockey Club Stakes. All told, her progeny won over £75,000 in prize money.
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Diamond Jubilee
Persimmon
Florizel II
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DIAMOND JUBILEE (b.c. 1897) was named in
honor of the 60th year of Queen Victoria's reign. The beautiful but
tempermental colt won six races including the Triple Crown, placed
second five times, and third once. He was later sold to Argentina
where he was an outstanding success, becoming Champion Sire four
times. He sired As De Espadas (b.c. 1908) who won the Gran Premio
Nacional; Moloch (ch.c. 1914) who won the Gran Premio Carlos
Pellegrini; and Smasher (b.c. 1911) who won the Gran Premio Nacional.
He died in 1923 at the age of twenty-six.
PERSIMMON (b.c. 1893) won the Derby Stakes, St. Leger Stakes, Jockey Club Stakes and Ascot Gold Cup, was
Champion Sire four times, and Champion Broodmare sire four times. His
offspring include the superb filly Sceptre (b.f. 1899) who won the One
Thousand Guineas Stakes, Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, Oaks Stakes and
the St. Leger Stakes; Keystone II (b.f. 1903) who won the Oaks
Stakes; Perola (ch.f. 1906) who won the Oaks Stakes; Your Majesty
(b.c. 1905) who won the St. Leger Stakes and was later a great success
at stud in Argentina; and Prince Palatine (b.c. 1908) who won the
Ascot Gold Cup twice and sired Rose Prince (b.c. 1919).
FLORIZEL II (br.c. 1891) won eleven races
including the Goodwood Cup, Ascot Gold Vase and Jockey Club Cup. In the stud
he sired Volodyovski (b/br.c. 1898) who won the Derby Stakes; Doricles (br.c.
1898) who won the St. Leger Stakes and then went to stud in France; and Vedas (b.c.
1902) who won the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes. He was among the Leading Sires seven times, and Leading Broodmare Sires twice.
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Perdita II's other foals
include DERLICT (Barcaldine), BARRACOUTA (b.f. 1889 x Barcaldine), FARRANT
(Donovan), AZEEZA (Surefoot), Nadejda (b.f. 1899 x St. Simon) and *SANDRINGHAM
(br.c. 1896 x St. Simon) who never raced and went to America. She died in 1899, after the birth of Nadejda.
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