Witch Elm (1904–1923) was a Thoroughbred racehorse owned by the William Hall Walker and trained by Jack Robinson. She was a daughter of Orme, who won the Eclipse Stakes twice and her dam was Cannie Lass, who was a daughter of Ayrshire.[1]
Racing career
She won five races out of the nine she contested as a two-year-old, including the Cheveley Park Stakes and the West of Scotland Foal Stakes at Ayr.[2] Amongst her other races were a fifth place in the National Breeders' Produce Stakes at Sandown and a third place in the Lancashire Breeders' Produce Stakes at Liverpool.[3] As a three-year-old she easily won the 1000 Guineas from Fragility[2] after starting the 4/1 favourite,[4] but could not repeat this classic winning form over longer distances.[5]
Breeding career
Witch Elm did not produce any top racehorses, but some of her descendants became classic winners in Brazil.[1] In 1919 Witch Elm produced the filly Lady Clarence, who was sired by Queen Alexandra Stakes winner Royal Realm.[6] Witch Elm died in 1923 at the National Stud.[7]
Pedigree
| Sire Orme b. 1889 |
Ormonde b. 1883 |
Bend Or ch. 1877 |
Doncaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rouge Rose | |||
| Lily Agnes b. 1871 |
Macaroni | ||
| Polly Agnes | |||
| Angelica b. 1879 |
Galopin* br. 1872 |
Vedette | |
| Flying Duchess | |||
| St. Angela b. 1865 |
King Tom | ||
| Adeline | |||
| Dam Cannie Lassie b./br. 1898 |
Ayrshire b. 1885 |
Hampton b. 1872 |
Lord Clifden |
| Lady Langden | |||
| Atalanta b. 1878 |
Galopin* | ||
| Feronia | |||
| Wise Girl ch. 1894 |
Wisdom b. 1873 |
Blinkhoolie | |
| Aline | |||
| Touch Me Not ch. 1887 |
Muncaster | ||
| Thistle |
Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut
* Witch Elm was inbred 3x4 to Galopin. This means that he appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of her pedigree.
References
- ^ a b "Ayrshire". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ a b "ENGLISH RACING". Press. 6 May 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "SPORTING NEWS". Star. 8 May 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "SPORTING INTELLIGENCE". Otautau Standard. 18 June 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "IN A NUTSHELL". Otago Witness. 7 August 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ Ruff's guide to the turf. Office of Ruff's Guide, London. 1920.
- ^ Weatherby (1925). "Witch Elm". General Stud Book. 25: 979.
- ^ "Witch Elm (GB) pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
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