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{3-b}
Owner: Sir Richard Grosvenor, The Lord Grosvenor
10 Jul 1775 - 2nd 250gns stakes Newmarket; 11 Jul 1775 - 3rd Perram Plate Newmarket; 24 Oct 1775 - unplaced 50gns Newmarket (to Twopenny); 9 Sep 1776 - 2nd 50gns stakes Chester
Taproot Mare Family 3-b
A very indifferent racehorse but a significant broodmare, dam of Trifle (1785 Oaks); grandam of Champion (1800 Derby, St Leger); of Hephestion (1810 2000 Guineas); 3rd dam of Maid of Orleans (1809 Oaks); of Charlotte (1814 1000 Guineas); 4th dam of Mameluke (1827 Derby); 5th dam of Galata (1832 1000 Guineas, Oaks, 1833 Ascot Gold Cup); of Tronquette (1847 Poule d'Essai); and of Hurricane (1862 1000 Guineas)
In addition to these five generation progeny, the best horses which descend from Cypher include Valois (1870 Poule d'Essai), Atlantic (1874 2000 Guineas), Motrico (1930, 1932 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe), Beau Sabreur (1948 Irish 2000 Guineas, Irish St Leger), Signal Box (1951 Irish 2000 Guineas), Crow (1976 St Leger) and many other worldwide classic winners, particularly in Australasia
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br. M, THOROUGHBRED, 1772
