Assassin (horse)
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Assassin was a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1782 Epsom Derby. His breeder, Lord Egremont, won the Derby for the first time with Assassin. Assassin raced until he was a five-year-old and was ret
Assassin's Derby win was the first for Lord Egremont, who would go on to win the event four more times.
Young Eclipse
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Young Eclipse was a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1781 Epsom Derby. He raced until he was six years old, winning seven races and retiring to stud in 1785. He was not a successful sire.
Assassin (horse)
…Cornwall (later called Boringdon) at the same meeting a few days later, and at the July meeting in Newmarket his owner paid 150 guineas to the owner of Young Eclipse (the 1781 Derby winner) for backing out of a match race. By 1789, Assassin was still standing at Petworth for a fee of two guineas per mare alongside…
Cameo of Dennis O'Kelly, Young Eclipse's breeder and owner