La Fleche (horse)
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La Fleche was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After being sold for a world record price as a yearling in 1890, she was undefeated as a two-year-old in 1891, winning races against her o
La Fleche in training circa 1892
John Porter, La Fleche's trainer in 1891-2
Maurice de Hirsch, La Fleche's owner
La Fleche as a broodmare in 1903.
Isinglass (horse)
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Isinglass was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career which lasted from 1892 until 1895 he ran twelve times and won eleven races. He was the best British two-year-old of 1892 and went o
La Fleche (horse)
…left inside the last furlong. In Autumn La Fleche attempted to win a second Lancashire Plate, but finished third to the three-year-colts Raeburn, and Isinglass. The race had been expected to lie between La Fleche and Isinglass, and their respective jockeys focused their attentions on each other, allowing Raeburn…
Isinglass in training
Isinglass leading the field in the closing stages of the 1893 Derby
Tommy Loates, Isinglass's regular jockey