His subsequent breeding career was disappointing, as he was "a bad sire".[7] The unusually feminine sounding name for a stallion appears to be from a variety of azalea created in 1912 whose flowers are "moderate yellow, tinted pink externally".[8]
Lemonora is immortalised in the
1935 Alfred Hitchcock film The 39 Steps when the names of the first three horses in the 1921 Derby are recounted on stage by "Mr Memory".[9]
External links
British Pathé newsreel of Lemonora winning the 1921 Grand Prix, and afterward with owner Watson in the winner's enclosure
^Deciduous azalea: parentage unknown R: T. Vuyk & Son, N: K. Wezelenburg & Son,l.;, K. Wezelenburg & Son (1912), INC: ICRA (1958) Flowers: single, moderate yellow, tinted pink externally. International Rhododendron Register & Checklist, 2nd Edition, published in 2004 by The Royal Horticultural Society [2]
^"A serious question, please. :03:26 What won the Derby in 1921? :03:28 Mr. Jack Jool's Humorist with Steve Donoghue up. :03:31
Won by a length at odds 6 to 1. :03:33 Second and third: Craig-an-Eran and Lemonora. :03:35 - Am l right, sir? - Right"[3]