| The Flying Dutchman | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Great_Match_(The_Flying_Dutchman_and_Voltigeur).jpg) The match race between The Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur | |
| Sire | Bay Middleton |
| Grandsire | Sultan |
| Dam | Barbelle |
| Damsire | Sandbeck |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 27 February 1846 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Henry Vansittart |
| Owner | Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton |
| Trainer | John Fobert |
| Record | 16: 15-1-0[1] |
| Earnings | £6,575[2] |
| Major wins | |
| July Stakes (1848) Champagne Stakes (1848) Epsom Derby (1849) St. Leger Stakes (1849) Ascot Gold Cup (1850) Match with Voltigeur (1851) | |
| Last updated on 15 May 2009 | |
The Flying Dutchman (1846–1870) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He raced for four seasons between 1848 and 1851, winning all but one of his fifteen races, including The Derby and the St Leger. On his final racecourse appearance he defeated Voltigeur in what was probably the most celebrated match race in the history of British thoroughbred racing, known as The Great Match. He went on to be a success at stud both in Britain and France, where he died in 1870. The Flying Dutchman was regarded by experts[who?] as one of the greatest British racehorses of the nineteenth century.
- ^ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third ed.). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- ^ Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), "Thoroughbred Breeding of the World", Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970