labelled the 'horse of the century' at the time. He also won the St. James's Palace Stakes, Champion Stakes and the Hardwicke Stakes twice. Ormonde was trained...

peerage of the Earl of Ormonde Ormonde (horse) (1883–1904), a thoroughbred racehorse Ormonde Wind Farm in the Irish Sea Ormonde Motor Company, manufacturer...

James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, KG (1665–1745) was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to...

January 1635 Ormonde was sworn of the Council." Airy 1886, p. 53, right column, line 5. "... he was made lieutenant-general of the horse, and commander-in-chief...

The Ormonde Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs...

his force as they returned to Dublin. Although Ormonde had left Dublin with 3,000 foot and 500 horse, his reinforcement activities had significantly...

Desmond spotted Ormonde and spurred his horse onward, causing a desultory exchange of gunfire. Ormonde fell into defensive formation. Ormonde's brother, Sir...

Timeform raised its provisional rating to 147, making him the highest-rated horse in the organisation's history. In January 2013 Timeform announced that his...

Troop of Horse Guards. 1659: Sir Philip Howard 1685: Lt-Gen. George Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Northumberland 1689: Gen. James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde 1712:...

Derby Stakes, also known as the Derby or the Epsom Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom...

before returning to form to win the Epsom Derby. He went on to defeat older horses in the Coral-Eclipse and the Juddmonte International Stakes. City of Troy...

lines: the primary branch of Bona Vista (1889), and the secondary branch of Ormonde (1883) which produced 8 winners (exclusively through the Teddy (1913) line...

Travers Stakes after his Triple Crown sweep to become the first and only horse to win all four races. Whirlaway was sired by English Derby winner Blenheim...

9 April 2009. (Ormonde is listed as part of its heritage). Thoroughbred Heritage: Sardanapale. Retrieved 31 October 2010. Ribot Horse Pedigree, Pedigree...

of his contemporary Ormonde who defeated him on both of the occasions they met on the racecourse. Minting was a “gigantic” bay horse standing just over...

Spanish Succession began in 1702, he and Armstrong joined the Duke of Ormonde's Horse Guards and fought at Cadiz. He received his first commission in 1704...

Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (of the second creation), de jure 3rd Duke of Ormonde (1671–1758) was an Anglo-Irish peer. His uncle Richard was the 1st Earl...

with a win in the John Porter Stakes, which was followed by wins in the Ormonde Stakes and Hardwicke Stakes. Those performances saw him start second favourite...

The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a...

A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), including...

was unbeaten in five races. In the following season, he became the first horse for thirty-five years to win the English Triple Crown, a feat that has not...

Royalists; in late July, Ormonde himself was exiled. At the beginning of August, Jones left Dublin with around 4,000 foot and 800 horse for Trim, which was...

royalist camp near Dublin. Ormonde, who now seemed to have Ireland almost at his feet, sent him with a large force of horse to Munster, where he was now...

October 2022. "Cartier Awards: Rock of Gibraltar is European Horse of the Year". Blood Horse. Retrieved 24 October 2022. "Rock of Gibraltar – the racehorse...

Siege of Luxembourg. In 1687, Northumberland commanded the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards. A year later, he was appointed a lord of His Majesty's bedchamber...

the Williamite War in Ireland; in 1691, Armstrong joined the Duke of Ormonde's Horse Guards, part of the Williamite army. Captured by Jacobite forces, he...

October 1856 – 25 March 1928), who married James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde. Lady Beatrice Constance (14 November 1858 – 12 January 1911), who married...

Diesis (1982) Leading trainer (8 wins): John Porter – Paradox (1884), Ormonde (1885), Friar's Balsam (1887), Orme (1891), Matchbox (1893), Vesuvian (1896)...

Juddmonte's racing manager Barry Mahon later said "We’d buy less than 10 horses a year, so it’s a very small percentage of our business. But when we see...

stallion. His most successful son was the unbeaten Triple Crown winner, Ormonde. He also sired the champion sire Kendal and Eclipse Stakes winner Orbit...