Wild Dayrell
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Wild Dayrell was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from October 1854 to September 1855 he ran four times and won three races including The Derby. He was an unusual Der
Wild Dayrell. One of the earliest photographs of a racehorse.
Wild Dayrell was bred at Littlecote House and returned there as a stallion
Wild Dayrell was trained at Ashdown, Oxfordshire
Formosa (horse)
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Formosa was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that was the first winner of the English Fillies Triple Crown in addition to running a dead heat with the colt Moslem for the 2,000 Guineas Stakes. Formosa
Wild Dayrell
…racehorse who became an excellent stallion. Buccaneer was British Champion sire in 1868 and 1869 where his offspring included the multiple Classic winner Formosa. He was later exported to Hungary, where he sired the Derby winner Kisber. Wild Dayrell died in his stall at Littlecote in November 1879. Wild Dayrell…
Formosa in an 1868 painting by Harry Hall.
Formosa was ridden by George Fordham in most of her Classic racing engagements.