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Vespa (horse), the Glossary

Vespa (foaled 1830) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the classic Oaks Stakes at Epsom Downs Racecourse in 1833.^[1]

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1830 racehorse births
Thoroughbred family 10

Ascot Gold Cup

| The Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older.

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Bay (horse)

Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs.

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British Classic Races

The British Classics are five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.

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Chelmsford Racecourse

Chelmsford Racecourse was a horse racing venue located at Galleywood, near Chelmsford, Essex.

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Diomed

Diomed (1777–1808) was an English Thoroughbred race horse who won the inaugural running of the Epsom Derby in 1780.

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Duke of Grafton

Duke of Grafton is a title in the Peerage of England.

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Earl of Portland

Earl of Portland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, firstly in 1633 and secondly in 1689.

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Eclipse (horse)

Eclipse (1 April 1764 – 26 February 1789) was an undefeated 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse who won 18 races, including 11 King's Plates.

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Eleanor (1798 – c. 1824) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse bred by Charles Bunbury and was the first female horse to win The Derby. Eleanor also won the 1801 Epsom Oaks among many other races before retiring from racing at age eight to become a broodmare for Bunbury. She produced the stallion Muley, which in turn sired the mare Marpessa (dam of Pocahontas and grandam of Stockwell) and the influential stallion Leviathan which was exported to the United States in the early nineteenth century. Vespa (horse) and Eleanor (horse) are Epsom Oaks winners.

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Epsom Derby

The Derby Stakes, also known as the Derby or the Epsom Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies.

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Epsom Downs Racecourse

Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse in a hilly area near Epsom in Surrey, England which is used for thoroughbred horse racing.

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Epsom Oaks

| The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

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Filly

A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare.

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Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres.

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Galata (horse)

Galata (1829–1848) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won two British Classic Races in 1831 and the Ascot Gold Cup a year later. Vespa (horse) and Galata (horse) are Epsom Oaks winners and racehorses bred in the United Kingdom.

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General Stud Book

The General Stud Book is a breed registry for horses in Great Britain and Ireland.

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Guinea (coin)

The guinea (commonly abbreviated gn., or gns. in plural) was a coin, minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814, that contained approximately one-quarter of an ounce of gold.

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Handicap (horse racing)

A handicap race in horse racing is a race in which horses carry different weights, allocated by the handicapper.

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Herod (horse)

Herod (originally King Herod; April 1758 – 12 May 1780) was a Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Highflyer (horse)

Highflyer (1774 – 18 October 1793) was an undefeated Thoroughbred racehorse and a very successful sire of the 18th century.

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Horse markings

Markings on horses are usually distinctive white areas on an otherwise dark base coat color.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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James Robinson (jockey)

James Robinson (1794–1873) was a British Jockey.

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Jet Ski Lady

Jet Ski Lady (foaled 20 February 1988) was an American-bred, Irish-trained thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning The Oaks in 1991. Vespa (horse) and Jet Ski Lady are Epsom Oaks winners.

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Jockey Club

The Jockey Club is the largest commercial horse racing organisation in the United Kingdom.

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John Frederick Herring Sr.

John Frederick Herring Sr. (12 September 1795 – 23 September 1865), also known as John Frederick Herring I, was a painter, sign maker and coachman in Victorian England.

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King Fergus

King Fergus (1775–1801) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Little Wonder (horse)

Little Wonder (1837–1843) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Vespa (horse) and Little Wonder (horse) are racehorses bred in the United Kingdom.

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Manfred (horse)

Manfred was an Australian Thoroughbred race horse.

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Mare

A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.

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Margrave (British horse)

Margrave (1829–1852) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the St Leger Stakes in 1832. Vespa (horse) and Margrave (British horse) are racehorses bred in the United Kingdom.

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Newmarket Racecourse

Newmarket Racecourse is a British Thoroughbred horse racing venue in Newmarket, Suffolk, comprising two individual racecourses: the Rowley Mile and the July Course.

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Odds

In probability theory, odds provide a measure of the probability of a particular outcome.

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Orville (horse)

Orville (1799–1826) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Vespa (horse) and Orville (horse) are racehorses bred in the United Kingdom.

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Potoooooooo

Potoooooooo or variations of Pot-8-Os (1773 – November 1800) was an 18th-century thoroughbred racehorse who won over 25 races and placed higher than some of the most prominent racehorses of his time.

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Pound (mass)

The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.

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Saltram (horse)

Saltram (1780–1802) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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St Leger Stakes

| The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.

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Tarantella (horse)

Tarantella (foaled 1830) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the classic 1000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse in 1833. Vespa (horse) and Tarantella (horse) are 1830 racehorse births and racehorses bred in the United Kingdom.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing.

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Underley Hall

Underley Hall is a large country house near Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland.

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Walkover

William Robbins to refuse to race in protest. A walkover, also W.O. or w/o (originally two words: "walk over"), is awarded to the opposing team/player etc, if there are no other players available, or they have been disqualified, because the other contestants have forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest.

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Waxy (horse)

Waxy (1790 – 18 April 1818) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1793 Epsom Derby and was an influential sire in the late eighteenth and early part of the nineteenth century. Waxy was bred by Sir Ferdinando Poole and was foaled at Lewes in 1790. He was sired by Pot-8-Os, a son of the foundation stallion Eclipse, whose genetic lineage traced to the Darley Arabian.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespa_(horse)

, 2000 Guineas Stakes.

Vespa (horse), the Glossary

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See also

1830 racehorse births

Thoroughbred family 10

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