Charles the Twelfth
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Charles the Twelfth was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1839. He ran a dead-heat with Euclid in the classic before winning the prize in
Charles XII Winner 1839 St. Leger by John Frederick Herring
The dead-heat between Charles the Twelfth and Euclid in the 1839 St Leger
Charles the Twelfth beats Euclid in the deciding heat of the St Leger
Voltigeur (horse)
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Voltigeur was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1849 to August 1852 he ran ten times and won five races. In 1850 he won The Derby and the St Leger against his fel
Charles the Twelfth
…the Doncaster Cup in 1829. He went on to become a good stallion, with his best son apart from Charles the Twelfth being the Derby and St Leger winner Voltigeur. Charles the Twelfth was unraced as a two-year-old and made his first appearance in July 1839 at Aintree Racecourse. He was assigned a weight of six…
Voltigeur in his stable, by William Barraud (1810-1850)
Lord Zetland, Voltigeur's owner, painted in 1841 by Francis Grant
The Great Match by J F Herring: "Volti" is beaten by "The Flyer"
The stable block at Aske Hall, where Voltigeur spent his last years