Ditto (horse)
| Ditto | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sir Peter Teazle |
| Grandsire | Highflyer |
| Dam | Arethusa |
| Damsire | Dungannon |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1800 |
| Country | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Sir Hedworth Williamson |
| Owner | Sir Hedworth Williamson Mr. Wilson |
| Trainer | J. Lonsdale |
| Record | 6:4-1-0 |
| Major wins | |
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Epsom Derby (1803) Claret Stakes (1804) Craven Stakes (1805) |
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Ditto (1800 – 1821) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. During a racing career that lasted from May 1803 to April 1807 he was lightly campaigned, running six times in five seasons and winning four races. In the summer of 1803 he proved himself one of the best British colts of his generation, by winning Derby on his only appearance on the season. He went on to win two important races at Newmarket and a King's Plate at Guildford. Ditto was retired to stud in 1808 and had some success as a sire of winners.
The name of the 1803 Derby winner appears in at least three forms. When he won the Derby his name was recorded as Ditto Ditto; when he raced in 1804 and 1805 his name had been reduced to simply Ditto; in pedigrees he was usually listed as Williamson's Ditto. The third of these forms was used to avoid confusion: apart from the fact that there were other horses with similar names, the phrase "by ditto" was very frequently used in the General Stud Book to mean "sired by the same stallion as the previous horse".
Ditto was a bay horse, described as having "great size" and a "fine temper" bred by his owner Sir Hedworth Williamson. His sire, Sir Peter Teazle (or simply "Sir Peter") won the Epsom Derby in 1787 and became the most successful stallion of the time, winning the title of Champion sire on ten occasions between 1799 and 1809. Ditto's dam Arethusa, who was bred by the Prince of Wales, was one of the most successful broodmares of her era: apart from Ditto she produced the leading stallion Walton the Derby winner Pan and the Ascot Gold Cup winner Lutzen.
Ditto made his first racecourse appearance on 26 May in the Derby at Epsom. Despite his lack of previous experience he was made 7/2 second favourite in a field of six runners. Ridden by Bill Clift, he won the first prize of 1,650 guineas by beating Lord Grey's unnamed Sir Peter colt and Sir Frank Standish's unnamed Brother to Stamford, the 7/4 favourite. Ditto's owners were later to claim that he won the race "in a trot". The first three were all sired by Sir Peter Teazle.
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