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After winning the
Woodcote Stakes, Gay Hermit was soundly beaten in the Whitsuntide Plate by Philosophy. In the Triennial Stakes, Gay Hermit was the only horse to face Philosophy, and he upset her and won by three-quarters of a length. In the Royal Stakes, Gay Hermit started as the even odds
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Gay Hermit won the Prince of Wales's Stakes for two-year-olds as the favorite. In the
Champion Breeders' Foal Stakes, Gay Hermit finished fourth after showing distress at the distance. Gay Hermit ran second in the Champagne Stakes to
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Gay Hermit led the
Argentine general sire list four times, in 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1901. He led the Argentine broodmare sire list six times, 1910–1913, 1915, and 1916, and finished second in 1918 and third in 1914.
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favorite, and he recovered from stumbling in the stretch to finish first in a dead heat with Exmoor. Gay Hermit then won the
Biennial Stakes before finishing second again to Philosophy in the Lavant Stakes.
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In 1886, Gay Hermit ran second as he favorite in the
Triennial Stakes, second in the Stockbridge Cup by a length and a half, won the Stockbridge Biennial Stakes by a length, finished unplaced in the
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At the end of 1887, Gay Hermit was purchased by
Santiago Luro and exported to Argentina. There, he broke down while winning the Gran Premio Internacional (later known as the
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Gay Hermit was a close second in the 1887 Liverpool Autumn Cup. He followed this performance with a win the Great
Lancashire Handicap the next day.
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As a two-year-old in 1885, Gay Hermit was considered "a useful second-class horse". He was engaged in 69 races and won 7, earning ÂŁ4,930.
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In the
Dewhurst Plate, Gay Hermit was "stale" after his hard season and finished fifth behind the winner
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after his injury. He was considered an excellent sire and an extraordinary damsire.
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Gay Hermit had a "very sound constitution" and was considered very handsome.
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The year's sport; a review of
British sports and pastimes for the year, 1885
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Gay Hermit was a bay stallion bred by J. Crowther and M. Harrison, sired by
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Valero, winner of the Gran Premio
Nacional and Gran Premio Jockey Club
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By April 1886, Gay Hermit was said to have made "vast improvement".
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Argentina from a British point of view and notes on Argentine life
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Gay Hermit was buried at Haras Ojo de Agua after his death.
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Talma, winner of the Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos and
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Pedigree of Gay Hermit (GB), bay stallion, foaled 1883
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Citoyenne, winner of the Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas
777:. 1887. pp. 163, 195–197, 282–283, 345, 349, 389.
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Leading Broodmare Sire in Argentina (1910–13, 1915–16)
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Magda, winner of the Polla de Potrancas (Chile) and
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Fedra, winner of the Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas
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397:PartĂcula, winner of the Gran Premio SelecciĂłn
361:Tarantula, winner of the Gran Premio SelecciĂłn
241:. Following the race, odds of 20 to 1 for the
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691:Baily's Magazine of sports and pastimes 1887
390:Parva, winner of the Gran Premio SelecciĂłn,
346:Espina, winner of the Gran Premio SelecciĂłn
166:Leading Sire in Argentina (1896–1898, 1901)
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900:Champion Thoroughbred Sires of Argentina
885:Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
815:El caballo de carrera en América del Sur
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280:Gay Hermit was retired to stand stud at
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110:Caroline Beresford, Duchess of Montrose
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880:Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
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184:and influential sire in Argentina.
100:Mr. J. Crowther and Mr. M. Harrison
16:British-bred thoroughbred racehorse
832:Ogilvie, Campbell Patrick (1910).
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774:Racing Calendar. Races Past. 1886
177:(1883–1906?) was a British-bred
151:Great Lancashire Handicap (1887)
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133:Prince of Wales's Stakes (1885)
819:The Racehorse in South America
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352:Gonin, champion sire in Chile
270:Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
140:Great Yorkshire Stakes (1886)
375:Notable progeny of daughters
300:Cordon Rouge, winner of the
245:were offered on Gay Hermit.
850:"Gay Hermit Horse Pedigree"
788:Morris, Tony (2018-11-12).
761:. 1887. pp. 56, 59–60.
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728:. 1886-03-11. p. 375.
711:. 1886-05-27. p. 814.
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314:Clásico Ignacio Correas
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400:Elcano, winner of the
392:Premio Ignacio Correas
364:TĂşnica, winner of the
310:Clásico Eliseo RamĂrez
131:Biennial Stakes (1885)
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854:www.pedigreequery.com
406:Enero, winner of the
382:Gran Premio SelecciĂłn
342:Gran Premio SelecciĂłn
739:"The Two Thousand".
637:"Gay Hermit (horse)"
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874:Categories
859:2024-08-05
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646:2024-08-05
608:References
601:Echo (GB)
549:Pocahontas
512:Cowl (GB)
451:Touchstone
443:Newminster
188:Background
175:Gay Hermit
119:Major wins
58:Broomielaw
41:Newminster
22:Gay Hermit
560:Gladiator
541:The Baron
535:Stockwell
230:. In the
182:racehorse
37:Grandsire
470:Beeswing
422:Pedigree
66:Stallion
239:Ormonde
228:Minting
200:winner
97:Breeder
79:Country
55:Damsire
435:Hermit
394:, etc.
368:, etc.
316:, etc.
194:Hermit
161:Awards
156:(1888)
149:(1887)
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87:Colour
71:Foaled
31:Hermit
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742:Truth
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