48 llti' Horse- Breeders' (riiidc and Hand Booh. 



FOXHALL, 



{WINNER OF THE BEDFORD STAKES AND THE BRETBY NURSERY 

 HANDICAP PLATE AT NEWMARKET, IN 1880 ; THE GRAND DUKE 

 MICHAEL STAKES, THE CESAREWITGH STAKE (HANDICAP), THE 

 SELECT STAKES, THE CAMBRIDC4ESHIRE STAKES HANDICAP AND 

 GRAND PRIX DE PARIS, ALL IN 1881.) 



FoxHALL, by King Alfonso, son of imp. Pliaeton, bred by A. J. Alexander, Wood- 

 burn Stud, Ky., Ibaled 18T8, dam Jamaica by Lexington, son of Boston, out of Fanny 

 Ludlow by imp. Eclipse, son of Orlando. Foxhall was selected and purchased for 

 James R. Keene, Esq., by S. D. Brucj. when a yearling, and has only raced in Eng 

 land and France. King Alfonso, his sire, can be found in this book ; also Lexington 

 the sire of his dam. Jamaica, his dam, was never trained, but his grandam, Fanny 

 Ludlow, was a good race-mare ; she won a dash of \.\ miles at Saratoga in 1869, in 

 1 :56 J, the fastest race ever run at the distance to that day. Mollie Jaclison, his great 

 grandam, was Vandal's best daughter ; she was winner from one to four mile lieats, 

 won 3-mile heats in 5:3ii, 5;:]4f, 5:38f, the fastest three heats ever run, and the third 

 heat unequaled to this day ; she ran the ninth mile in 1 :48J. Foxhall made his debut 

 at the Newmarket Second October Meeting in the Bedford Stakes, five furlongs, de- 

 feating Myra, who was favorite at 3 to 1 on her, Ishmael and Mynheer. Same meeting, 

 was second to Savoyard in the Ashley Sweepstakes, five furlongs, beating Simnel, Lam- 

 prey and Montgomerie, Newmarket Houghton Meeting, won the Bvetby Nursery Hand- 

 icap Plate, five furlongs, defeating Heyday, the favorite, to whom he gave 24 lbs., Accel- 

 erato and fifteen others. Hcydey was the favorite; this stamped him as a flrst-olass colt. 

 At three years old was second to the great Bend Or in the City and Surburban Hand- 

 icap, with Post Obit, Pdter, Prestonpans, Petronel and seventeen others behind him. 

 He then crossed the Channel and won the Grand Prix de Paris, one mile and seven 

 furlongs, defeating Tristan, Albion, Fiddler and six others. The race was run in 3:17. 

 He was returned to England, and without a gallop started in the Ascot Cup but was 

 unplaced. Newmarket First October Meeting, won the Grand Duke Michael Stakes 

 across the fiat, 1 mile, i furlongs, 73 yards, beating Don Fulano, Ishmael and Maske- 

 lyne. Second October Meeting, won the Cesarewitch Stakes (handicap), 3 miles, 2 

 furlongs, 38 yards, carrying 110 lbs., defeating Chippendale, Fiddler, Petronel and fif- 

 teen others ; won the Select Slakes for three-year olds, Rowley mile, beating Tristan 

 and Maskelyne. Houghton Meeting, won the Cambridgeshire Stakes, (handicap), IJ 

 miles, carrying 126 lbs., defeating Lucy Glitters (3), 91 Ib.^., Tristan (3), 107 lbs., 

 lbs., Peter (5), 140 lbs.. Bend Or (4), 134 lbs., and 37 others. This is the only time 

 in the history of the turf that the two great handicaps were ever won by one and 

 the same horse, except when Rosebery, a four-year old, won the Cesarewitch in 1876, 

 with 103 lbs., 7 less than Foxhall carried, and the Cambridgeshire with 117 lbs., 

 9 less than Foxhall carried, he only three-j^ears old. No horse has ever won this 

 race with the weight carried by Foxhall. He won the Ascot Gold Cup in 1883, and 

 was defeated when out of condition, by Fiddler, whom he had beaten in several races. 

 It is hoped that when he retires he will be returned to America. 



