Filho da Puta

Filho da Puta (14 April 1812 – 25 August 1835) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won nine of his 12 races including the St. Leger Stakes and Doncaster Gold Cup. He also sired St. Leger winner Birmingham and was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1828. He was owned by Sir William Maxwell and later T. Houldsworth. His name means "son of a bitch" in Portuguese.[2]

Filho da Puta
Filho da Puta by John Frederick Herring
SireHaphazard
GrandsireSir Peter Teazle
DamMrs Barnet
DamsireWaxy
SexStallion
Foaled14 April 1812
CountryGreat Britain
ColourBay
BreederT. Hornby
OwnerSir William Maxwell
T. Houldsworth
Record13: 9-3-1
Earnings£2,717[1]
Major wins
St. Leger Stakes (1815)
Doncaster Club Stakes (1815)
Richmond Cup (1815)
Doncaster Gold Cup (1816)
Dundas Stakes (1816)
Awards
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1828)

Background

Filho da Puta was a bay horse[3] with a white snip and a star foaled on 14 April 1812[4] and bred by T. Hornby.[1] He was sired by Haphazard, who won three Great Subscription Purses. As a stallion Haphazard also produced 2000 Guineas winners Antar and Reginald, 1000 Guineas winner Rowena and Doncaster Cup winner Figaro.[5] Filho da Puta's dam was Mrs Barnet, a daughter of Waxy.[3] He was purchased by Sir William Maxwell as a foal.[1]

Racing career

1814: Two-year-old season

Started his racing career on 21 June 1814 by walking over for the Tyro Stakes at Newcastle.[6] In September he beat Agapanthus and a filly by Clinker to win a Sweepstakes of 20 guineas each over the last mile of the Pontefract course.[7] These were his only two races as a two-year-old.

1815: Three-year-old season

Filho da Puta returned to the track as a three-year-old at the end of March, when he won a Sweepstakes of 100 guineas each at Catterick Bridge. Restoration finished second and a filly by Shuttle was last of the three runners in the one and half mile race.[8] In the Autumn he won the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse, beating fourteen rivals. Earl Fitzwilliam's Orville colt finished second, with Fulford third and Shepherd fourth.[9] Three days later he beat two opponents to win the Doncaster Club Stakes over two miles.[10] He was then bought for 3,000 guineas[11] by T. Houldsworth and in his final race of the season he won the four-mile Richmond Cup. He beat Doctor Syntax into second place, with the Luck's All gelding finishing third of the ten runners. Filho da Puta had started the race as the 1/3 favourite.[12]

1816: Four-year-old season

In April Filho da Puta was beaten for the first time in his career when he lost to Sir Joshua in a 1000 guineas match race over one mile at Newmarket.[13] In the summer he was beaten by Doctor Syntax in the Preston Gold Cup, before returning to Doncaster in October, where he four horses in a Sweepstakes of 50 guineas each over the St. Leger course.[14] Later in the day he started as the odds-on favourite for the Gold Cup over four miles. He won the race from Leopold.[15] At Richmond he beat Rasping and Clinkerina to win the Dundas Stakes.[16] Later in the day he could only finish third behind Leopold and The Duchess in the Gold Cup.[17]

1817-18: Injury and final race

Filho da Puta never raced in 1817 due to a leg injury, but he was kept in training.[1] His final race came in 1818 when after starting as the heavy favourite, he was beaten by Cerberus in a match race over two miles at York. After York he was retired to stud.[18]

Stud career

Filho da Puta initially stood at Farnsfield in Nottinghamshire for Houldsworth at a fee of 10 guineas and half a guinea for the groom.[19] He became a successful stallion and was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1828. His son Birmingham won the St. Leger in 1830.[20] He died at Rock Hill Paddocks near Mansfield on 25 August 1835.[4]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Filho da Puta, bay stallion, 1812[3][21]
Sire
Haphazard (GB)
br. 1797		 Sir Peter Teazle (GB)
br. 1784		 Highflyer
1774		 Herod*
Rachel
Papillon
1769		 Snap
Miss Cleveland
Miss Hervey (GB)
ch. 1775		 Eclipse*
ch. 1764		 Marske
Spilletta
Clio
1760		 Young Cade
Starling mare
Dam
Mrs Barnet (GB)
b. 1806		 Waxy (GB)
b. 1790		 Potoooooooo
1773		 Eclipse*
Sportsmistress
Maria
b. 1777		 Herod*
Lisette
Woodpecker mare (GB)
b. 1788		 Woodpecker
ch. 1773		 Herod*
Miss Ramsden
Heinel
1771		 Squirrel
Principessa

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

Sire line tree

See also

References
  1. Staff (May 1844). "Plate I-Filho da Puta". The Sportsman. 10: 311.
  2. greenmanyoyo (3 March 2013). "Mourinho calls Dani Alves a "Filho Da Puta" (son of a bitch)" – via YouTube.
  3. The General Stud Book. J. S. Skinner, Baltimore. 1834. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  4. Taunton, Thomas Henry (1887). Portraits of celebrated racehorses of the past and present, Volume 2. London: Marston and Low. p. 127.
  5. "Haphazard". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  6. "Racing calendar. 1814". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  7. "Racing calendar. 1814". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  8. "Racing calendar. 1815". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  9. "Racing calendar. 1815". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  10. "Racing calendar. 1815". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  11. Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane’s. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
  12. "Racing calendar. 1815". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  13. "Racing calendar. 1816". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  14. "Racing calendar. 1816". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  15. "Racing calendar. 1816". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  16. "Racing calendar. 1816". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  17. "Racing calendar. 1816". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  18. "Racing calendar. 1818". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  19. "Racing calendar. 1818". Babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  20. "Early Studbook". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  21. "Filho da Puta (GB) pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  22. Byerley Turk Line
  23. Highflyer Sire Line
  24. Bureau of Animal Industry
  25. The Versatile American Saddlebred
  26. Historical Memories of American Saddlebred Visionaries
  27. Washington Denmark Pedigree
  28. Diamond Denmark Pedigree
  29. Lail's Denmark Chief Pedigree
  30. Sumpter Denmark Pedigree
  31. Muir's Denmark Pedigree
  32. Rob Roy Pedigree
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