| Troutbeck | |
|---|---|
 Troutbeck in 1906. | |
| Sire | Ladas |
| Grandsire | Hampton |
| Dam | Rydal Mount |
| Damsire | St Serf |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1903[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster |
| Owner | 2nd Duke of Westminster |
| Trainer | William Waugh |
| Record | 16: 9-2-1 |
| Earnings | £11,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Dee Stakes (1906) Jersey Stakes (1906) Sussex Stakes (1906) St Leger (1906) | |
Troutbeck (1903–1930) was a BritishThoroughbred racehorse andsire. He was beaten in three starts as a juvenile in 1905 but improved to become an exceptional racehorse in the following year. He won his first three races in 1906 before sustaining his only defeat of the season when finishing third in the Epsom Derby. He won his next five races including theJersey Stakes and theSussex Stakes before ending the year with a win in theSt Leger. He remained in training at four but failed to win any major races although he did finish second in theCoronation Cup. After his retirement from racing he stood as a breeding stallion in Britain and the United States but was not a success at stud.
Troutbeck was a bay horse bred and owned byHugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster atEaton Hall inCheshire. The colt was sent into training with William Waugh at the Kingsclere stable inBerkshire.[2]
Troutbeck was one of the best horses sired byLadas who won the2000 Guineas and theEpsom Derby in 1894. His dam Rydal Mount was a daughter of the influential broodmare Rydal whose other descendants have includedMolvedo,Niniski,Belmez,Bellypha andPearl Diver.[3]
Troutbeck ran three times as a two-year-old but failed to win or place although he showed somepromise when coming home fourth behind thefilly Colonia in theGimcrack Stakes atYork Racecourse in August.[4]
Troutbeck began his second season on 18 April atNewmarket Racecourse and recorded his first success by taking the 47th Newmarket Biennial Stakes.[5] AtChester Racecourse in May the colt maintained his progress, winning two races including theDee Stakes.[6] On 30 May Troutbeck was one of twenty-two runners to contest theEpsom Derby over1+1⁄2 miles and started a33/1 outsider.[7] After disputing the lead from the start he went to the front in the straight but was outpaced in the closing stages and finished third behindSpearmint and Picton, beaten three and a halflengths by the winner.[8] Shortly after winning the Duchess of York Plate atHurst Park in June Troutbeck was dropped back in distance for the seven furlong Jersey StakesRoyal Ascot in which he was ridden byHerbert Jones and won at odds of 4/7.[9] Less than a week later he won the Sandringham Plate atSandown Park to record his third victory in the space of ten days.[10][11] In August the colt won for the seventh time as he took the Sussex Stakes atGoodwood Racecourse at odds of 1/4, with Jones again in the saddle[9] and then recorded yet another success in the City of London Breeders' Foal Plate atKempton.[12]
On 12 September atDoncaster Racecourse Troutbeck, ridden by the French jockeyGeorges Stern, started at 5/1 for the 131st running of theSt Leger over14+1⁄2 furlongs. The fillyKeystone II started the 5/4 favourite while the other runners includedGorgos, Plum Tree (Goodwood Cup), Beppo and th French colt Storm (third in theGrand Prix de Paris). The start of the race was very untidy and saw several horses left behind but Troutbeck responded quickly, went to the front, and opened up a clear advantage over his rivals. Troubeck still held the lead entering the straight but Beppo and Keystone were now close behind and the unconsidered outsider Prince William began tomake rapid progress along the inside rail. The closing stages saw a "desperate struggle" with Troutbeck prevailing by a head from Prince William, with Beppo and Keystone a head and a neck away in third and fourth.[13] The finish of the race was extremely rough, with much bumping and barging between the first four horses, leading one observer to remark that it resembled "a combination ofskittles andpolo".[14]Stern became the first French jockey to win one of theBritish Classic Races,[15] while the winning time of 3:04.2 was a new record for the race.[16]
Troutbeck remained in training as a four-year-old in 1907. In theCoronation Cup at Epsom in June he finished second toThe White Knight withPolymelus in third.[17] He faced The White Knight again in the Ascot Gold Cup over2+1⁄2 miles but finished unplaced. In July atLingfield he was beaten by the three-year-oldWool Winder in a two-horse race for the valuable Lingfield Park Plate, conceding 24 pounds to the winner.[18] He was retired from racing shortly afterwards.
In their book,A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Troutbeck an "inferior" winner of the St Leger.[19]
Troutbeck began his stud career in England at an initial advertised fee of £49.[20] After standing for several years in England he was sold for 460guineas in 1917 and was exported to the United States in January 1920.[21] He had little success as a sire of winner in either location.[2] Troutbeck died in 1930.[22]
| Sire Ladas (GB) 1891 | Hampton (GB) 1872 | Lord Clifden | Newminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Slave | |||
| Lady Langden | Kettledrum | ||
| Haricot | |||
| Illuminata (GB) 1877 | Rosicrucian | Beadsman | |
| Madame Eglentine | |||
| Paraffin | Blair Athol | ||
| Paradigm | |||
| Dam Rydal Mount (GB) 1898 | St Serf (GB) 1887 | St Simon | Galopin |
| St Angela | |||
| Feronia | Thormanby | ||
| Woodbine | |||
| Rydal (GB) 1886 | Bend Or | Doncaster | |
| Rouge Rose | |||
| Windermere | Macaroni | ||
| Miss Agnes (Family 16-b)[3] |