| Tarrare | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Tarrare with jockey George Nelson | |
| Sire | Catton |
| Grandsire | Golumpus |
| Dam | Henrietta |
| Damsire | Sir Solomon |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1823 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | Earl of Scarbrough |
| Trainer | Sam King |
| Record | 4:2-1-0 |
| Major wins | |
| Great St Leger (1826) | |
Tarrare (1823 – 1847) was a BritishThoroughbredracehorse.[1] He is known for winning the 1826Doncaster St. Leger.
Tarrare was a dark bay horse, standing 16.1hands high,[2] bred by his ownerRichard Lumley-Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarbrough. He was sired by Catton a noted racingstallion.[3] His bloodline also includedEclipse,Matchem, andHerod.[1]
Tarrare made his first and only appearance in 1826 in the Great St Leger atDoncaster Racecourse in September. The race was the first after the course had been altered by being slightly shortened and the starting gate widened. Starting at odds of 20/1 he won from Lord Fitzwilliam's colt Mulatto,[4] also a son of Catton[3][5] Tarrare was ridden in the St. Leger byjockey George Nelson.[6]
Tarrare reappeared atYork Racecourse in August 1827. He started odds on favourite for a two-mile sweepstakes but was beaten byJerry, the 1824 St Leger winner. At the same meeting he won a similar event without having to race when he was allowed awalkover.[7] In September he returned to the site of his St Leger victory and finished unplaced behind Mulatto in theDoncaster Cup.
Tarrare began his career as a stallion atStockwell inSurrey, where he stood at a fee of tenguineas in 1829.[2] He was later exported to France where he sired his best runner, a filly named Cavatine who finished runner-up in thePrix du Jockey Club and won the race now known as thePrix Gladiateur. Tarrare died in France in 1847.[8]