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Jan 27, 2021 · More than 250 years ago, a total solar eclipse swept across Great Britain. It was on that day—April 1, 1764—and during the eclipse itself that a horse was born at Cranbourne Lodge.
Eclipse (1 April 1764 – 26 February 1789) was an undefeated 18th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse who won 18 races, including 11 King's Plates. He raced before the introduction of the British Classic Races, at a time when four-mile heat racing was the norm.
The three main protagonists for the 1903 Eclipse were the Derby-winning colts Ard Patrick and Rock Sand, plus the filly Sceptre, winner of four of the five Classics in 1902. Even in 1903 it was being called “the race of the century”.
Eclipse. Foaled in 1764, the year of a solar eclipse, Eclipse was bred by the Duke of Cumberland, the third son of King Geoge II. A chestnut colt with a white blaze and one white leg, he was by Marske out of Spilletta.
The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 209 yards (2,002 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.
YearWinnerAgeJockey20243202332022320213Oct 24, 2018 · Eclipse : the horse that changed racing history forever. Traces the story of the champion whose descendants have included Secretariat, Barbaro, and all but three of the past half-century's Kentucky Derby winners, offering insight into the role played by owner, racing outcast, and gambler Dennis O'Kelly.--.
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Dec 11, 2012 · After over 3 centuries of thoroughbred racing what makes Eclipse so esteemed? Why he is still so highly regarded? What is his contribution to modern day thoroughbred racing? Eclipse was foaled the day of a solar eclipse, on April 1, 1764 at the Cranbourn Lodge in England.
