Throstle was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Born partially blind and considered a likely candidate for euthanasia as a foal she nevertheless proved herself one of the two best fillies
Throstle's regular jockey, Morny Cannon: caricature by Leslie Ward.
Miss Jummy was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won two British Classic Races in 1886. In a career that lasted from July 1885 to September 1886 the filly ran fifteen times and won ei
Throstle (horse)
…won the 2000 Guineas and the St Leger Stakes in 1876. At stud Petrarch was particularly successful as a sire of fillies: his other daughters included Miss Jummy and Busybody. Her dam Thistle was an influential broodmare who also produced Common and was the female-line ancestor of both Love In Idleness and Witch…
Miss Jummy and John Watts, by John Arnold Alfred Wheeler
The Duke of Hamilton, Miss Jummy's owner.
John Watts, Miss Jummy's regular jockey.