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Muley was a British racehorse. His main contribution to the Thoroughbred was as an influential sire.

Born: 1810

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Muley-Molochchild Marpessachild The Little Knownchild Margravechild Rectorchild Pucellechild Little Wonderchild Morgianachild Monimiachild Muley marechild Vespachild Leviathanchild

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Muley (1810 – 1837) was a British racehorse. His main contribution to the Thoroughbred was as an influential sire.

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Background

Muley's pedigree was strong. His dam (Eleanor) won both the Epsom Oaks and Epsom Derby. His sire (Orville) won 20 of 34 races. He was bred in Suffolk by Sir Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet.

Racing career

Muley had a late start to his racing career and raced only four times as a five-year-old, winning twice.

Stud career

Muley was retired to stud at Blickling Hall in 1816.

Muley was considered to have larger bone, and greater muscular power than any thoroughbred stallion in England according to the publication Celebrated Racehorses of the Past Centuries Vol.1 Thomas Taunton.

Notable offspring:

Muley was a British racehorse. His main contribution to the Thoroughbred was as an influential sire.

Born: 1810

Family

Muley-Molochchild Marpessachild The Little Knownchild Margravechild Rectorchild Pucellechild Little Wonderchild Morgianachild Monimiachild Muley marechild Vespachild Leviathanchild

Article

Muley (1810 – 1837) was a British racehorse. His main contribution to the Thoroughbred was as an influential sire.

Contents

Background

Muley's pedigree was strong. His dam (Eleanor) won both the Epsom Oaks and Epsom Derby. His sire (Orville) won 20 of 34 races. He was bred in Suffolk by Sir Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet.

Racing career

Muley had a late start to his racing career and raced only four times as a five-year-old, winning twice.

Stud career

Muley was retired to stud at Blickling Hall in 1816.

Muley was considered to have larger bone, and greater muscular power than any thoroughbred stallion in England according to the publication Celebrated Racehorses of the Past Centuries Vol.1 Thomas Taunton.

Notable offspring:

Morisco (1819) - sire of Taurus: Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland: 1841

Leviathan (1823) - Leading sire in North America: 1837, 1838, 1839, 1843, 1848

Margrave (1829) - won the St Leger Stakes in 1832

Marpessa (1830) - Dam of Pocahontas, one of the most influential Thoroughbreds of all time

Muley Moloch (1830) - sire of Alice Hawthorn, one of the greatest racemares of all time

Vespa (1830) - won the Epsom Oaks in 1833

Little Wonder (1837) - won the Epsom Derby in 1840

Pedigree

*^ Muley is inbred 4S x 4S x 4D x 5D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fourth generation twice on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation once and fifth generation once (via Florizel)^ on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Muley is inbred 4S × 4D to the stallion Eclipse, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

*^ Muley is inbred 5S × 5D x 4D to the stallion Matchem, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Pyrrha)^ on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation (via Teresa)^ and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

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Muley-Moloch Marpessa The Little Known Margrave Rector Pucelle Little Wonder Morgiana Monimia Muley mare Vespa Leviathan