Ninety-three (foaled 1790) was a BritishThoroughbredracehorse best known for winning theclassicSt Leger Stakes in 1793. He was one of the least successful of classic winners, with the St Leger being his only victory in a six race career which lasted from May 1793 until September 1794. After his retirement from racing he does not appear to have been used as a breeding stallion. His name has also been rendered asNinety three,Ninety Three andNinety-Three.

Ninety-three was achestnut horse bred by John Clifton. He was sired byFlorizel, a successful racehorse whose other offspring includedThe Derby winnersDiomed andEager, as well as the St Leger winner Tartar.^[1] Ninety-three was the third of twelve foals produced by his dam Nosegay, a mare bred by theDuke of Cumberland.^[2] Before he appeared for his first race, the colt appears to have been sold to Thomas Vernon and then sold again to John Hutchinson.^[3]

Mr. Hutchinson'schc. Ninety three, by Florizel, bought of Mr. Vernon made his first appearance on 30 May atYork Racecourse. In a one and a half mile sweepstakes he finished fourth of the seven runners behind afilly named Hornet.^[4] During the summer of 1793 the colt was bought back by his breeder and reappeared atDoncaster Racecourse in autumn in Clifton'scolours. On 24 September he was one of eight three-year-olds to contest the St Leger, and started a15/1 outsider. Ridden by William Peirse, he won the classic by outpacing Foreigner, with the 2/1 favourite Hornet in third place. On the following afternoon he ran in theweight-for-ageGold Cup over four miles and finished third of the seven runners behind Hutchinson's colt Oberon.^[5]

Ninety-three failed to win in three races as a four-year-old in 1794, although he finished first in two preliminary heats. He made his first appearance of the season on 9 July atNantwich when he raced in a sweepstakes run in a series of three-mile heats, with the prize going to the first horse to win twice. He defeated his only opponent a six-year-old named Tommy in the first heat, but was beaten in the next two. In this race he was incorrectly described by the Racing Calendar as being abrown colt.^[6] AtPreston, two weeks later (described as abay) he contested another race in heats for a prize donated by theEarl of Derby. He finished second, first and third before finishing third again in the deciding heat.^[7] In September, he returned to the scene of his St Leger victory for a second attempt at Doncaster's Gold Cup. He finished fourth of the seven runners behind the 1794 St Leger winnerBeningbrough.^[8]

Ninety-three never appeared on the lists of stallions whose services were advertised in theRacing Calendar, and he has no offspring listed in theGeneral Stud Book. He may have died of natural causes or beeneuthanised after his final race, although it is possible that he was gelded and used as ahack orhunter.

* Ninety-three isinbred 2S x 3D to the stallionHerod, meaning that he appears second generation on the sire side of his pedigree and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Ninety-three is inbred 4D x 3D to the stallionSnap, meaning that he appears fourth and third generation once each dam side of his pedigree.

• 1790 racehorse births
• Racehorses bred in the Kingdom of Great Britain
• Racehorses trained in the Kingdom of Great Britain
• Thoroughbred family 3
• Byerley Turk sire line
• St Leger winners

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