Bettina

Bettina (1918 – 1929) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed promise as a juvenile when she won the Prince of Wales Plate at York and finished third in the Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following spring she recorded her biggest victory when she won the 1000 Guineas at odds of 33/1. She was retired to breeding duty soon afterwards but made no impact as a broodmare. Background Bettina was a bay mare bred and owned by the London financier Walter Raphael. She was trained throughout her racing career by Percy Linton. Her sire Swynford was an outstanding racehorse who won the St Leger in 1910 and the Eclipse Stakes in the following year. He was even better as a breeding stallion with his other offspring including Blandford, Saucy Sue, Challenger, Tranquil and Sansovino. Her dam Bobbina was a great-granddaughter of Footlight, who is regarded as the foundation mare of Thoroughbred family 1-m. Racing career