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{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Witch Elm
| horsename = Witch Elm
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| image = Witch Elm (horse).jpg
| caption =
| caption = Witch Elm in 1907.
| sire = [[Orme (horse)|Orme]]
| sire = [[Orme (horse)|Orme]]
| grandsire = [[Ormonde (horse)|Ormonde]]
| grandsire = [[Ormonde (horse)|Ormonde]]
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'''Witch Elm''' (1904&ndash;1923) was a [[Thoroughbred]] racehorse owned by the [[William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree|William Hall Walker]] and trained by Jack Robinson. She was a daughter of [[Orme (horse)|Orme]], who won the [[Eclipse Stakes]] twice and her [[Mare|dam]] was Cannie Lass, who was a daughter of [[Ayrshire (horse)|Ayrshire]].<ref name="tbheritage">{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Ayrshire.html |title=Ayrshire |publisher=Tbheritage.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref>
'''Witch Elm''' (1904&ndash;1923) was a [[Thoroughbred]] racehorse owned by the [[William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree|William Hall Walker]] and trained by [[Jack Robinson (horse racing)|Jack Robinson]]. She was a daughter of [[Orme (horse)|Orme]], who won the [[Eclipse Stakes]] twice and her [[Mare|dam]] was Cannie Lass, who was a daughter of [[Ayrshire (horse)|Ayrshire]].<ref name="tbheritage">{{cite web|url=http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Ayrshire.html |title=Ayrshire |publisher=Tbheritage.com |access-date=2012-09-03}}</ref>


==Racing career==
==Racing career==
She won five races out of the nine she contested as a two-year-old, including the [[Cheveley Park Stakes]] and the West of Scotland Foal Stakes at [[Ayr Racecourse|Ayr]].<ref name="autogeneratedcl">{{cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19070506.2.43.1 |title=ENGLISH RACING |publisher=''Press'' |date=6 May 1907 |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref> Amongst her other races were a fifth place in the National Breeders' Produce Stakes at [[Sandown Park Racecourse|Sandown]] and a third place in the Lancashire Breeders' Produce Stakes at Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS19070508.2.52 |title=SPORTING NEWS |publisher=''Star'' |date=8 May 1907 |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref> As a three-year old she easily won the [[1,000 Guineas Stakes|1000 Guineas]] from Fragility<ref name="autogeneratedcl"/> after starting the 4/1 favourite,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OSWCC19070618.2.30 |title=SPORTING INTELLIGENCE |publisher=''Otautau Standard'' |date=18 June 1907 |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref> but could not repeat this classic winning form over longer distances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW19070807.2.194.2 |title=IN A NUTSHELL |publisher=''Otago Witness'' |date=7 August 1907 |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref>
She won five races out of the nine she contested as a two-year-old, including the [[Cheveley Park Stakes]] and the West of Scotland Foal Stakes at [[Ayr Racecourse|Ayr]].<ref name="autogeneratedcl">{{cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19070506.2.43.1 |title=ENGLISH RACING |newspaper=Press |date=6 May 1907 |access-date=2012-09-03}}</ref> Amongst her other races were a fifth place in the National Breeders' Produce Stakes at [[Sandown Park Racecourse|Sandown]] and a third place in the Lancashire Breeders' Produce Stakes at Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS19070508.2.52 |title=SPORTING NEWS |publisher=Star |date=8 May 1907 |access-date=2012-09-03}}</ref> As a three-year-old she easily won the [[1,000 Guineas Stakes|1000 Guineas]] from Fragility<ref name="autogeneratedcl"/> after starting the 4/1 favourite,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OSWCC19070618.2.30 |title=SPORTING INTELLIGENCE |publisher=Otautau Standard |date=18 June 1907 |access-date=2012-09-03}}</ref> but could not repeat this classic winning form over longer distances.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW19070807.2.194.2 |title=IN A NUTSHELL |newspaper=Otago Witness |date=7 August 1907 |access-date=2012-09-03}}</ref>


==Stud career==
==Breeding career==
Witch Elm did not produce any top racehorses, but some of her descendants became classic winners in [[Brazil]].<ref name="tbheritage"/> In 1919 Witch Elm produced the filly Lady Clarence, who was sired by [[Queen Alexandra Stakes]] winner Royal Realm.<ref>{{cite book |title = Ruff's guide to the turf| publisher=Office of Ruff's Guide, London |year = 1920}}</ref> Witch Elm died in 1923 at the National Stud.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Weatherby|title=Witch Elm|journal=General Stud Book|year=1925|volume=25|page=979}}</ref>
Witch Elm did not produce any top racehorses, but some of her descendants became classic winners in [[Brazil]].<ref name="tbheritage"/> In 1919 Witch Elm produced the filly Lady Clarence, who was sired by [[Queen Alexandra Stakes]] winner Royal Realm.<ref>{{cite book |title = Ruff's guide to the turf|url = https://archive.org/details/ruffsguidetoturf00lond| publisher=Office of Ruff's Guide, London |year = 1920}}</ref> Witch Elm died in 1923 at the National Stud.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Weatherby|title=Witch Elm|journal=General Stud Book|year=1925|volume=25|page=979}}</ref>


==Pedigree==
==Pedigree==
{{Pedigree
{{Pedigree
|name = Witch Elm, bay mare, 1904<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=5354539&registry=T&horse_name==Witch%20Elm%20(GB)&dam_name==Cannie%20Lassie%20(GB)&foaling_year=1904&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Witch Elm (GB) pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-19}}</ref>
|name = Witch Elm, bay mare, 1904<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=5354539&registry=T&horse_name==Witch%20Elm%20(GB)&dam_name==Cannie%20Lassie%20(GB)&foaling_year=1904&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Witch Elm (GB) pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |access-date=2012-09-19}}</ref>
|f = [[Orme (horse)|Orme]]<br>b. 1889
|f = [[Orme (horse)|Orme]]<br>b. 1889
|m = Cannie Lassie<br>b./br. 1898
|m = Cannie Lassie<br>b./br. 1898
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<span style="font-size:85%">''Note: b. = [[Bay (horse)|Bay]], br. = [[Equine coat color#Basic coat|Brown]]'', ch. = [[Chestnut (coat)|Chestnut]]</span>
<span style="font-size:85%">''Note: b. = [[Bay (horse)|Bay]], br. = [[Equine coat color#Basic coat|Brown]]'', ch. = [[Chestnut (coat)|Chestnut]]</span>


<nowiki>*</nowiki> Witch Elm was [[inbreeding|inbred]] 3x4 to [[Galopin]]. This means that the he appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of her pedigree.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Witch Elm was [[inbreeding|inbred]] 3x4 to [[Galopin]]. This means that he appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of her pedigree.


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


{{1,000 Guineas winners}}
{{1000 Guineas winners}}


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Latest revision as of 15:00, 8 November 2024

Not to be confused with Wych elm.
Witch Elm
Witch Elm in 1907.
SireOrme
GrandsireOrmonde
DamCannie Lassie
DamsireAyrshire
SexMare
Foaled1904
CountryGreat Britain
ColourBay
OwnerWilliam Hall Walker
TrainerJack Robinson
Major wins
Cheveley Park Stakes (1906)
1000 Guineas (1907)
Last updated on 3 September 2012

Witch Elm (1904–1923) was a Thoroughbred racehorse owned by the William Hall Walker and trained by Jack Robinson. She was a daughter of Orme, who won the Eclipse Stakes twice and her dam was Cannie Lass, who was a daughter of Ayrshire.[1]

Racing career

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She won five races out of the nine she contested as a two-year-old, including the Cheveley Park Stakes and the West of Scotland Foal Stakes at Ayr.[2] Amongst her other races were a fifth place in the National Breeders' Produce Stakes at Sandown and a third place in the Lancashire Breeders' Produce Stakes at Liverpool.[3] As a three-year-old she easily won the 1000 Guineas from Fragility[2] after starting the 4/1 favourite,[4] but could not repeat this classic winning form over longer distances.[5]

Breeding career

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Witch Elm did not produce any top racehorses, but some of her descendants became classic winners in Brazil.[1] In 1919 Witch Elm produced the filly Lady Clarence, who was sired by Queen Alexandra Stakes winner Royal Realm.[6] Witch Elm died in 1923 at the National Stud.[7]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Witch Elm, bay mare, 1904[8]
Sire
Orme
b. 1889 		Ormonde
b. 1883 		Bend Or
ch. 1877 		Doncaster
Rouge Rose
Lily Agnes
b. 1871 		Macaroni
Polly Agnes
Angelica
b. 1879 		Galopin*
br. 1872 		Vedette
Flying Duchess
St. Angela
b. 1865 		King Tom
Adeline
Dam
Cannie Lassie
b./br. 1898 		Ayrshire
b. 1885 		Hampton
b. 1872 		Lord Clifden
Lady Langden
Atalanta
b. 1878 		Galopin*
Feronia
Wise Girl
ch. 1894 		Wisdom
b. 1873 		Blinkhoolie
Aline
Touch Me Not
ch. 1887 		Muncaster
Thistle

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

* Witch Elm was inbred 3x4 to Galopin. This means that he appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of her pedigree.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ayrshire". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  2. ^ a b "ENGLISH RACING". Press. 6 May 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  3. ^ "SPORTING NEWS". Star. 8 May 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  4. ^ "SPORTING INTELLIGENCE". Otautau Standard. 18 June 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  5. ^ "IN A NUTSHELL". Otago Witness. 7 August 1907. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  6. ^ Ruff's guide to the turf. Office of Ruff's Guide, London. 1920.
  7. ^ Weatherby (1925). "Witch Elm". General Stud Book. 25: 979.
  8. ^ "Witch Elm (GB) pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
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