| Whalebone | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Whalebone.jpg) Whalebone in a painting by John Frederick Herring, Sr., c. 1820 | |
| Sire | Waxy |
| Grandsire | Potoooooooo |
| Dam | Penelope |
| Damsire | Trumpator |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1807 |
| Died | 6 February 1831 (aged 23–24) |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Duke of Grafton |
| Owner | 1) 3rd Duke of Grafton 2) 4th Duke of Grafton 3) Mr. Ladbroke 4) Lord Egremont |
| Trainer | Robert Robson |
| Record | 20:14-2-3 |
| Major wins | |
| Epsom Derby (1810) | |
| Honours | |
| Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1826 and 1827) | |
Whalebone (1807 – 6 February 1831) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1810 Epsom Derby and was a successful sire of racehorses and broodmares in the 1820s. Whalebone and his full-brother Whisker were produced by the prolific and important broodmare Penelope, and they contributed to the perpetuation of the genetic line (tail-male) of their sire Waxy and grandsire Eclipse into the 20th century. Whalebone raced until he was six years old and was retired to stud at Petworth in 1815. Whalebone sired the Derby winners Lap-dog, Spaniel and may have been the sire of Moses. Other notable sons are Sir Hercules and Camel, the sire of Touchstone. Whalebone died in 1831 at the age of 24 of hemorrhage after covering a mare.