Gimcrack

Gimcrack (1760 – after 1777) was an English thoroughbred racehorse.

Gimcrack
Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad. (George Stubbs, 1765
SireCripple
GrandsireGodolphin Arabian
DamMiss Elliott
DamsireGrisewood's Partner
SexStallion
Foaled1760
CountryGreat Britain
ColourGrey
BreederGideon Elliot
OwnerRichard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor
Record36: 27-?-?

Background

Gimcrack was a small grey horse at 14.2 hands sired by Cripple, a son of the Godolphin Arabian, his dam Miss Elliot was by (Grisewood's) Partner.

Racing career

Despite his small stature, Gimcrack was widely successful, winning 27 of his 36 races in a turf career spanning 7 seasons. Gimcrack won his last race in 1771, at age eleven, and he retired to the Grosvenor stud.

Stud record

Gimcrack sired the handy grey horse, Grey Robin who defeated Pot-8-os.[1] His bloodline was more notable though in US horse racing than in Britain, via his son Medley.

After his death he was buried at Haughton Hall in Shifnal, Shropshire. A brick and stone pillar marks his grave to the west of the old walled garden.

Legacy

Gimcrack is best known from the paintings of George Stubbs.

The Gimcrack Club, in York was founded in 1766 in his honour, and the Gimcrack Stakes, also at York, are therefore also named after the horse.[1]

References
  1. Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970


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