1()4 AmATO. 



AMATO. 



WINNER OF THE DERBY STAKES AT EPSOM, 1888. 



Amato, is the property of, and was bred by, Sir Gilbert 

 Heathcote, Bart., at Durdans, near Epsom. Amato's colour 

 is a dark bay ; and lie is a finely shaped animal, fifteen 

 hands and a half high, with somewhat slender legs, and 

 light neck. He has an excellent constitution, and his 

 pedigree is unexceptionable, both for speed and stoutness : 

 he was got by Velocipede, out of Jane Shore, by Woful; 

 her dam Bella Donna, by Seymour, out of Gramarie, by 

 Sorcerer, dam by Sir Peter, out of Deceit, by Tandem ; her 

 dam Perdita, by Herod, out of Fair Forester, by Sloe ; her 

 dam by Forester, grandam by Partner, — Croft's Bay Barb 

 — Makeless — Brimmer — Son of Dodsworth — Burton Barb 

 Mare. 



The Derby was Amato's first public race ; and as he was 

 not trained in a "fancy" stable, he never rose into public 

 estimation in the betting ; in February and March his price 

 was 100 to 1 ; but some account of his merits having 

 reached the Corner, he rose in April to about 40 to 1. At 

 this time. Ion, D'Egville, Grey Momus, Cobham, Young 

 Rowton, PhoBnix, and Bullion, w^ere the several pet nags, 

 Amato being overlooked, and neglected, as an untried horse ; 

 although it seems surprising to us, knowing, a", we do, how 

 many hundred eyes there are attached to every horse's tail, 

 that the trial which took place a day or two previous to 

 the Meeting, was not more generally known ; Amato, re- 

 ceiving only 141b. from a good aged trial horse, and giving 

 1011). to the Tawney Owl, his own age, beat them in an 



