Faugh-a-Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. A brother to Birdcatcher, Faugh-a-Ballagh was sold to E. J. Erwin in 1842. He ran once as a two-year-old at the Doncaster's Champagne Stakes, finishing third to The Cure and Sorella. He then began his three-year-old season as the first Irish-bred horse to win the St. Leger Stakes, then beat Corona in a match race. He won the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, then the Cesarewitch, and came second to Evenus at the Cambridgeshire. As a four-year-old, he finished second to The Emperor in the Emperor of Russia's Plate.

Faugh-a-Ballagh
Faugh-a-Ballagh
SireSir Hercules
GrandsireWhalebone
DamGuiccioli
DamsireBob Booty
SexStallion
Foaled1841
CountryIreland
ColourBrown,[1] with a star
BreederLord Chedworth
OwnerMr. Martindale
E. J. Erwin
TrainerJohn Forth
Major wins
St. Leger Stakes (1844)
Cesarewitch Handicap (1844)
Last updated on 7 June 2010

In 1855, Faugh-a-Ballagh was exported to France. There he sired Fille de l'air, The Oaks and French Oaks winner. He also sired the great stallion Leamington, that sired the American racehorse and leading sire Longfellow, as well as Iroquois, the first American-bred horse to win The Derby.

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Faugh-a-Ballagh (IRE)
Br. 1841
Sire
Sir Hercules
Br. 1841
Whalebone
1807
Waxy Pot-8-Os
Maria
Penelope Trumpator
Prunella
Peri
1822
Wanderer Gohanna
Catherine
Thalestris Alexander
Rival
Dam
Guiccioli
1823
Bob Booty
1804
Chanticleer Woodpecker
Eclipse mare
Ierne Bagot
Gamahoe Mare
Flight
1809
Escape Commodore
Moll in the Wad
Young Heroine Bagot
Old Heroine

References

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  1. ^ ASB Faugh A Ballagh Retrieved on 7 June 2009