Busybody (horse)
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Busybody, was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won two British Classic Races in 1884. In a racing career which lasted from September 1883 until May 1884 she ran six times and won fiv
Busybody parades before the Oaks, from Illustrated London News, May 1884
The finish of the 1884 Oaks from the Illustrated London News. Busybody beats Superba
Busybody during her retirement, c. 1890
Petrarch (horse)
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Petrarch was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won two British Classic Races in 1876. In a career that lasted from October 1875 to October 1878 he ran sixteen times and won eight races. In
Busybody (horse)
…good-looking bay filly bred by her first owner Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth at his stud at Mereworth Castle in Kent. She was sired by Petrarch, a horse which won the 2000 Guineas and the St Leger Stakes in 1876. At stud Petrarch was particularly successful as a sire of fillies: his other…
Petrarch, from the Illustrated London News, September 1876