Louvois (horse)

Louvois
SireIsinglass
GrandsireIsonomy
DamSt Louvaine
DamsireWolf's Crag
SexStallion
Foaled1910[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourBay
BreederWalter Raphael
OwnerWalter Raphael
TrainerDawson Waugh
Record14: 6-3-3
Major wins
Dewhurst Stakes (1912)
2000 Guineas (1913)
Prince of Wales's Stakes (1913)

Louvois (1910 – 1927) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed very promising form as a two-year-old in 1912 when he won four races including the Dewhurst Stakes as well as finishing third in the Middle Park Plate. In the following spring he was placed first in the 2000 Guineas despite serious doubts about whether he had actually crossed the line in front, and was then awarded second place in an extremely controversial race for the Epsom Derby. He went on to win the Prince of Wales's Stakes and finish second in the Eclipse Stakes before running unplaced when favourite for the St Leger. After his retirement from racing he had some success as a breeding stallion.

Background

Louvois was a bay horse with a narrow white blaze bred and owned by the financier Walter Raphael. The colt was sent into training with Dawson Waugh at his Somerville Lodge stable in Newmarket, Suffolk. Waugh had trained Raphael's filly Tagalie to win the Derby in 1912.[2] Physically, Louvois was described as "not very impressive... built on slightly greyhound lines, tucked up and with a very light middle piece" but with a "very honest head".[3]

His sire Isinglass was an outstanding racehorse who won the Triple Crown in 1893. The best of his other progeny included Cherry Lass and Glass Doll. Louvois' dam St Louvaine, who had been bought by Raphael in 1901 for 1200 guineas,[4] also produced Louviers, who finished second in the 1909 Epsom Derby. She was a granddaughter of Ulster Queen whose other descendants included Cap and Bells II.[5]

Racing career

1912: two-year-old season

Louvois began his racing career with an easy win against moderate opposition in the Khedive Plate at Newmarket Racecourse but in the Prince of Wales Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in late July or early August when he failed to recover from a bad start and finished last of the four runners. His four remaining races were all at Newmarket in autumn. In early October he recorded two comfortable victories, beating Sun Yat in the Buckenham Stakes, before turning out again a day later to take the Boscawen Stakes.[6] In the Middle Park Plate over six furlongs on 17 October Louvois finished third behind Craganour and Shogun, beaten six lengths by the winner.[7] Two weeks later, ridden William Saxby he started at odds of 7/4[8] for the seven-furlong Dewhurst Stakes and won from Sanquhar with Rock Flint in third.[9] After the race he was described as "an improving colt that is likely to develop into a stayer".[10]

In the Free Handicap, a ranking of the year's best two-year-olds, Louvois was given a weight of 120 pounds, making him ten pounds inferior to the top-rated Craganour.[6]

1913: three-year-old season

In the spring of 1913 it was reported that Louvois had made exceptionally good progress over the winter.[11] On 30 April, in front of a cowd which included King George V the colt stated a 25/1[8] outsider in a fifteen-runner field for the 105th running of the 2000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile course. Craganour, ridden by Saxby, started favourite ahead of Fairy King, with the other fancied runners were Sanquhar, Roseworthy, Bachelor's Wedding, Day Comet and Radiant. Ridden by the American jockey Johnny Reiff, Louvois tracked the leaders as Craganour set the pace, before making steady progress approaching the last quarter mile. In the final furlong Craganour appeared to be going very easily along the rail but Louvois maintained his run down the centre of the wide straight. The judge, a Mr Robinson, called Louvois the winner by a short head from Craganour, with the 50/1 outsider Meeting House two lengths back in third.[12] The majority of the observers, however, disagreed with the judge verdict, believing that Craganour had won by about half a length,[13][14] while others claimed that he was almost two lengths clear.[3] It was suggested that the judge had been the victim of an "optical delusion".[15]

On 21 May Louvois was moved up in distance for the Newmarket Stakes over ten furlongs in which he was ridden by Frank O'Neill, and ran third behind Craganour and Sun Yat[16] in a race which reportedly saw a good deal of bumping and boring between the first three finishers.[17] Despite his defeat Louvois was regarded as one of the leading contenders for the Epsom Derby, run over 1+1⁄2 miles on 4 June. In another jockey change, Saxby rode Louvois while Reiff took the ride on the favoured Craganour. The race proved to be exceptionally rough and controversial one and ended in a six-horse "blanket finish" with Craganour, Aboyeur, Day Comet, Louvois, Great Sport and Nimbus all finishing within a length of each other. The racecourse judge called Craganour the winner from Aboyeur and Louvois, ignoring the third-placed Day Comet who had been blocked from his view by other horses. After an objection and an inquiry by the racecourse stewards, Craganour was disqualified and Louvois (who had been one of the chief sufferers from the barging in the straight) promoted to second.[13]

Two weeks after his run at Epsom, Louvois contested the Prince of Wales's Stakes (then a race confined to three-year-olds and run over thirteen furlongs) at Royal Ascot and won at odds of 4/9.[8] On 18 July the colt was matched against older horses in the Eclipse Stakes over ten furlongs at Sandown Park and finished second behind the four-year-old Tracery with Bachelor's Wedding in third.[18] At Liverpool on 25 July Louvois finished third behind the four-year-olds Junior and Kettle Jack in the ten-furlong Atlantic Stakes.[19] On 3 September he finished second to Roseworthy in the Breeders' St Leger over eleven furlongs at Derby Racecourse.[20] A week later Louvois started 9/4 favourite for the St Leger over 14+1⁄2 furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse but after leading in the early stages, he dropped from contention in the straight and finished unplaced behind Night Hawk.[21]

Louvois ended the season with earnings of £9,075, making him the fifth most financially successful horse of the year behind Jest, The Tetrarch, Tracery and Cantilever.[22]

Assessment and honours

In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Louvois an "inferior" winner of the 2000 Guineas.[23]

Stud record

At the end of his racing career Louvois was retired to become a breeding stallion. The best of his offspring was probably St Louis, who won the 2000 Guineas in 1922. His last foals were born in 1927. Louvois died in March 1927 at the Lochbroom Stud, The Curragh, Ireland.[24]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Louvois (GB), bay stallion, 1910[1]
Sire
Isinglass (GB)
1890 		Isonomy
1875 		Sterling Oxford
Whisper
Isola Bella Stockwell
Isoline
Dead Lock
1878 		Wenlock Lord Clifden
Mineral
Malpractice Chevalier d'Industrie
The Dutchman's Daughter
Dam
St Louvaine (GB)
1898 		Wolf's Crag
1890 		Barcaldine (IRE) Solon
Ballyroan
Lucy Ashton Lammermoor
Alsatia
St Reine (IRE)
1890 		St Simon (GB) Galopin
St Angela
Ulster Queen (GB) Uncas
Pirate Queen (Family: 1-s)[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Louvois pedigree". Equineline.
  2. ^ Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
  3. ^ a b "Craganour's Hard Luck". Poverty Bay Herald. 12 June 1913. p. 5 – via Papers Past.
  4. ^ "Sporting". Wanganui Herald. 8 May 1913. p. 7 – via Papers Past.
  5. ^ a b "Web – Family 1-s". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  6. ^ a b "Sporting". The Star. 1 May 1913. p. 3 – via Papers Past.
  7. ^ "Racing in Australia". Otago Witness. 23 October 1912. p. 57 – via Papers Past.
  8. ^ a b c Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books Publishing. ISBN 978-1-873626-15-3.
  9. ^ "Sporting". The Press. 2 November 1912. p. 12 – via Papers Past.
  10. ^ "English Racing". The Evening Post. 1 November 1912. p. 7 – via Papers Past.
  11. ^ "Turf Notes". Auckland Star. 19 April 1913. p. 16 – via Papers Past.
  12. ^ "English Racing". The Evening Post (New Zealand). 1 May 1913. p. 7 – via Papers Past.
  13. ^ a b Montgomery, Sue (2006-06-08). "Racing: Dramatic Derby of 1913 puts Sir Percy in the shade". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  14. ^ "Racing World". Auckland Star. 7 June 1913. p. 10 – via Papers Past.
  15. ^ "Notes and Comments". Wanganui Chronicle. 25 July 1913. p. 7 – via Papers Past.
  16. ^ "Newmarket Second Spring Meeting". The Press. 23 May 1913. p. 10 – via Papers Past.
  17. ^ "Turf Notes". Auckland Star. 12 July 1913. p. 16 – via Papers Past.
  18. ^ "Eclipse Stakes". Auckland Star. 19 July 1913. p. 5 – via Papers Past.
  19. ^ "Manchester Cup". The New Zealand Times. 8 June 1914. p. 9 – via Papers Past.
  20. ^ "Sporting". Evening Star. 4 September 1913. p. 6 – via Papers Past.
  21. ^ "Racing in New Zealand". Otago Witness. 17 September 1913. p. 57 – via Papers Past.
  22. ^ "Turf Notes". Auckland Star. 27 December 1913. p. 16 – via Papers Past.
  23. ^ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1999). A Century of Champions. Portway Press. ISBN 1-901570-15-0.
  24. ^ Staff (15 March 1927). "Louvois Dead". Rugby Advertiser.

Read other articles:

Edge tessellation

Tiling by polygons whose reflections across edges are other tiles In geometry, an edge tessellation is a partition of the plane into non-overlapping polygons (a tessellation) with the property that the reflection of any of these polygons across any of its edges is another polygon in the tessellation. All of the resulting polygons must be convex, and congruent to each other. There are eight possible edge tessellations in Euclidean geometry,[1] but others exist in non-Euclidean geometry...

 

 

Osachi Hamaguchi

Artikel ini tidak memiliki referensi atau sumber tepercaya sehingga isinya tidak bisa dipastikan. Tolong bantu perbaiki artikel ini dengan menambahkan referensi yang layak. Tulisan tanpa sumber dapat dipertanyakan dan dihapus sewaktu-waktu.Cari sumber: Osachi Hamaguchi – berita · surat kabar · buku · cendekiawan · JSTOR Artikel ini perlu dikembangkan agar dapat memenuhi kriteria sebagai entri Wikipedia.Bantulah untuk mengembangkan artikel ini. Jika tid...

 

 

Bleach (musim 5)

Artikel atau sebagian dari artikel ini mungkin diterjemahkan dari Bleach (season 5) di en.wikipedia.org. Isinya masih belum akurat, karena bagian yang diterjemahkan masih perlu diperhalus dan disempurnakan. Jika Anda menguasai bahasa aslinya, harap pertimbangkan untuk menelusuri referensinya dan menyempurnakan terjemahan ini. Anda juga dapat ikut bergotong royong pada ProyekWiki Perbaikan Terjemahan. (Pesan ini dapat dihapus jika terjemahan dirasa sudah cukup tepat. Lihat pula: panduan penerj...

Krisis Tangier

Krisis TangierBagian dari Penyebab Perang Dunia IWilhelm berparade melalui Tangier.TanggalMaret 1905 – Mei 1906LokasiTangier, MorokoHasil Perjanjian AlgecirasPihak terlibat  France United Kingdom  German EmpireTokoh dan pemimpin Theophile Delcasse Wilhelm II lbsPerebutan Afrika Tunisia (1881) Sudan (1881) Mesir (1882) Wassoulou (1883) Madagaskar (1883) Eritrea (1887) Dahomey (1890) Mashonaland (1890) Dahomey (1892) Matabeleland (1893) Wassoulou (1894) Ashanti (1895) Etiopia (...

 

 

1916 Colorado gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1916 United States gubernatorial elections. 1916 Colorado gubernatorial election ← 1914 November 7, 1916 1918 →   Nominee Julius Caldeen Gunter George Alfred Carlson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 151,912 117,723 Percentage 53.27% 41.28% County results Gunter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Carlson:      40-50%  &...

 

 

ロバート・デ・ニーロ

ロバート・デ・ニーロRobert De Niro 2011年のデ・ニーロ生年月日 (1943-08-17) 1943年8月17日（80歳）出生地 アメリカ合衆国・ニューヨーク州ニューヨーク市身長 177 cm職業 俳優、映画監督、映画プロデューサージャンル 映画、テレビドラマ活動期間 1963年 -配偶者 ダイアン・アボット（1976年 - 1988年）グレイス・ハイタワー（1997年 - ）主な作品 『ミーン・ストリート』（1973年）...

约翰斯顿环礁

此條目可参照英語維基百科相應條目来扩充。 (2021年5月6日)若您熟悉来源语言和主题，请协助参考外语维基百科扩充条目。请勿直接提交机械翻译，也不要翻译不可靠、低品质内容。依版权协议，译文需在编辑摘要注明来源，或于讨论页顶部标记{{Translated page}}标签。 约翰斯顿环礁Kalama Atoll 美國本土外小島嶼 Johnston Atoll 旗幟颂歌：《星條旗》The Star-Spangled Banner約翰斯頓環礁�...

 

 

Flashlight

Portable hand-held electric light For other uses, see Flashlight (disambiguation). A set of LED flashlights The angle-head flashlight (Fulton MX-991U) on the left uses an incandescent bulb, while the adjustable angle-head flashlight (Streamlight Sidewinder) on the right uses LEDs to give white, red, blue, and infrared light A flashlight (US) or electric torch (CE), usually shortened to torch, is a portable hand-held electric lamp. Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandesc...

 

 

哥伦布 (密西西比州)

密西西比州 哥伦布城市綽號：Possum Town哥伦布位于密西西比州的位置坐标：33°30′06″N 88°24′54″W / 33.501666666667°N 88.415°W / 33.501666666667; -88.415国家 美國州密西西比州县朗兹县始建于1821年政府 • 市长罗伯特·史密斯 (民主党)面积 • 总计22.3 平方英里（57.8 平方公里） • 陸地21.4 平方英里（55.5 平方公里） • ...

Dream Street (film)

1921 film by D. W. Griffith Dream StreetDirected byD. W. GriffithWritten byRoy SinclairBased onGina of Chinatown and Song of the Lampby Thomas BurkeStarringCarol DempsterCharles Emmett MackRalph GravesTyrone Power Sr.Narrated byD. W. GriffithCinematographyHenrik SartovEdited byJames SmithMusic byLouis SilversIrving BerlinDistributed byUnited ArtistsRelease date April 12, 1921 (1921-04-12) Running time135 minutes (original film length 10,100 feet)[1]CountryUnited StatesL...

 

 

Human resource management

Approach to the effective management of people in a company Business administration Management of a business Accounting Management accounting Financial accounting Audit Business entity (list) Corporate group Corporation sole Conglomerate (company) Holding company Cooperative Corporation Joint-stock company Limited liability company Partnership Privately held company Sole proprietorship State-owned enterprise Corporate governance Annual general meeting Board of directors Supervisory board Advi...

 

 

Risk assessment

Estimation of risk associated with exposure to a given set of hazards This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (February 2021) Risk assessment determines possible mishaps, their likelihood and consequences, and the tolerances for such events.[1] The results of this process may be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative fashion. R...

Postal codes in Vietnam

Postal codes in Vietnam have five digits.[1] The exact postal code designated for local government areas, local post offices, government offices or embassies and consulates can be searched on National Postal Code Website.Regional and provincial postal codes of Viet Nam Structure The postal code system of Vietnam has officially been changed from 6 digits to 5 digits. Each country has its own separate postal code or zip code system. The postal code of Vietnam is composed of 5 digits, w...

 

 

المنظمة الهيدروغرافية الدولية

المنظمة الهيدروغرافية الدولية (بالإنجليزية: International Hydrographic Organization)‏[1]  شعار المنظمة الهيدروغرافية الدولية      الأعضاء      الأعضاء المعلقين،      دول مقبولة، ولكن لم تودع صك الانضمام،      طلبات الانتساب الاختصار (بالإنجليزية:...

 

 

Wildflowers (Jess & Matt album)

2021 studio album by Jess & MattWildflowersStudio album by Jess & MattReleased9 July 2021LabelJess & MattProducerPatrick Byrne, Jess & MattJess & Matt chronology Songs from the Village(2018) Wildflowers(2021) Singles from Wildflowers AftermathReleased: 16 April 2021 WreckageReleased: 28 May 2021 Home Ain't a HomeReleased: 9 July 2021 Wildflowers is the third studio album and first as independent artists and first to feature only original music by Australian duo, Je...

1997 Serbian presidential election

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Serbian. Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possi...

 

 

Sensée

Senséeruisseau la Marche Navire,ruisseau le Marlenpuits,le fossé des Quarante La Sensée à Rémy. Caractéristiques Longueur 27,1 km Bassin 745 km2 Bassin collecteur l'Escaut Régime pluvial océanique Cours Source Bois Marquillet · Localisation Saint-Léger · Altitude 74 m · Coordonnées 50° 11′ 11″ N, 2° 51′ 32″ E Confluence l'Escaut · Localisation Arleux · Altitude 40 m · Coordonnées 50° 16′ 18″ N, 3...

 

 

2004 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles2004 Australian OpenFinalChampion Justine Henin-HardenneRunner-up Kim ClijstersScore6–3, 4–6, 6–3DetailsDraw128Seeds32Events Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed ← 2003 · Australian Open · 2005 → 2004 tennis event results Main article: 2004 Australian Open Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–3, 4–6...

Litsea cubeba

Species of tree May Chang redirects here. For the Fullmetal Alchemist character, see List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters § May Chang. May chang Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Magnoliids Order: Laurales Family: Lauraceae Genus: Litsea Species: L. cubeba Binomial name Litsea cubeba(Lour.) Pers. Litsea cubeba, the aromatic litsea or may chang, is an evergreen tree or shrub 5–12 meters high in the family Lauraceae. It is n...

 

 

Программная инженерия

Не следует путать с Разработка программного обеспечения. ИнженерияПрограммная инженерияSoftware Engineering Процессы в программной инженерии Тема Программирование Период зарождения 1968 год Центры исследований В США и Европе  Медиафайлы на Викискладе Програ́ммная инжене́ри�...