| Voluptuary | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Grand National winner Voluptuary with Edward P. Wilson up by Benjamin Cam Norton, c. 1884. | |
| Sire | Cremorne |
| Grandsire | Parmesan |
| Dam | Miss Evelyn |
| Damsire | Orlando |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1878 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Queen Victoria |
| Owner | 1) Lord Rosebery (1879–1883) 2) H. F. Boyd (1883–1889) 3) Sir Augustus Harris |
| Trainer | Edward P. Wilson (steeple-chasing) |
| Record | 4: 3-0-1 |
| Earnings | £2,195 (flat-racing)[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Nursery Plate (1880) Leicester Christmas Handicap Hurdle (1883) Grand National (1884) | |
Voluptuary (1878 – September 1902) was a Thoroughbred race horse that won the 1884 Grand National. He had a varied racing career, competing in flat racing before becoming the first horse to win a Grand National without competing in a previous year. He was also the first National winner that had also run in the Epsom Derby. After Voluptuary retired from racing, he received critical acclaim for portraying the racehorse "The Duke" in the play The Prodigal Daughter, which included an on-stage reenactment of a Grand National-type water obstacle.
- ^ Robertson, J.B. (3 May 1935). "THE ROYAL BLOODSTOCK: Its Influence on the Turf in the Last Sixty Years". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.