Ion (horse)
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| Ion | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Cain |
| Grandsire | Paulowitz |
| Dam | Margaret |
| Damsire | Edmund |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1835 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Record | 12:3-5-3 |
| Last updated on 25 September 2023 | |
Ion (1835 – 1858?) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire in Great Britain and France.
Ion was a bay horse. His sire was Cain, of which through his lineage continued the Sir Paul branch of the Sir Peter Teazle direct sire line. His dam was Margaret.[1]
Racing career
Ion, also known as "the unfortunate Ion", ran against top racehorses at mid-distances. He ran in twelve races, winning twice, with one walkover. He finished second five times, including the Epson Derby and St Leger Stakes.[1]
- 1837 season
- 2nd in the July Stakes
- 2nd in the Chesterfield Stakes
- 1st in the Clearwell Stakes
- 3rd in the Houghton Stakes
- 1838 season
- 2nd in the Epson Derby
- 2nd in the St Leger Stakes
- 1839 season
- 3rd in the Newmarket First Spring
- 4th in the Craven Stakes
- 1st in the Burgh Stakes (walkover)
- 1st in the Swinley Stakes
- 3rd in the Ascot Gold Cup
- 2nd in the Newmarket Second October
Stud record
Though not a champion sire, Ion produced many winners in the second and third generations in Great Britain and France.[1]
- Great Britain
- Ionian (1841) - Chesterfield Stakes win
- Odd Mixture (1841) - sire of "excellent hunters"
- Iodine (1845) - July Stakes win
- Talfourd (1845) - Newmarket Handicap and Northhampton Cup wins
- Ione (1846) - descendants produced winners in Poland, South Africa, Japan, and France
- Tadmor (1846) - Goodwood's Ham Stakes, Column Stakes, Gratwick Produce Stakes, and Trienniel at Newmarket wins
- Iona (1849) - Coronation Stakes win
- Poodle (1849) - several wins between age 3 and age 8
- Dagobert (1850) - Chesterfield Stakes win
- Pelion (1850) - Eglinton Stakes and Marquis of Westminster Plate wins
- Baalbec (1851) - St James Palace Stakes win
- Varsoviana (1852) - produced winner Nemesis (1858)
- Wild Dayrell (1852) - Epsom Derby win
- France
- Lady Tartuffe (1853) - produced Tartane (1871), winner of the Prix du Premier Pas
- Lion (1853) - Prix du Jockey Club, Grand St Leger Stakes, and Prix Special wins
- Monsieur Henry (1853) - Omnion, Prix du Trocadero, and Derby Continental at Gand wins
- Miss Ion (1853) - produced winning horses Beatrix (1861), Puebla (1863), Boulogne (1866), and Henry (1868)
- Mademmoiselle Marco (1854) - Derby de I'Ouest at Nantes and Poule d'Essai de I'Ouest at Poitiers wins
- Goelette (1855) - Prix d'Iffezheim at Baden-Baden win
- Narcissa (1855) - produced long-lived family lines in Poland and France
- Bakaloum (1856) - Poule d'Essai des Poulains win
- Calpurnia (1856) - produced winner Massinissa (1866)
- Sauvagine (1857) - produced winners through the stallion Dollar
- Violette (1857) - Poule des Produits win
- Finlande (1858) - Prix de la Foret, Prix de l'Empereor, and Prix de Diane wins
- Nice (1858) - produced winner Nubienne (1876)
- Somnambule (1858) - produced winner Sabre (1871)
Sire line tree
- Ion[1][2]
- Ionian
- Odd Mixture
- Tadmor[3]
- Oberon
- Alvediston
- Manrico
- The Gillie
- A D Wagner
- Foresight
- Poodle
- Dagobert
- Pelion
- Talfourd
- Baalbec
- Wild Dayrell[4][5]
- Buccaneer[6][7]
- Captain Kidd
- Pirate Chief
- Michael-De-Basco
- Paul Jones
- Paul's Cray
- Gunboat
- See Saw[8]
- Cradle
- Discord
- Cylinder
- Master Waller
- Bruce
- Despair
- Sortie
- Acrostic
- Little Duck
- Castanet
- Dog Rose
- Loved One
- Ocean Wave
- Upset
- Dazzle
- Black Flag
- Lopez
- Ventnor
- Brigand
- Cadet
- Flibustier
- Tschungatai
- Trachenberg
- Architekt
- Fledermaus
- Freimaurer
- Falscapa
- Gamecock
- Young Buccaneer
- Waisenknabe
- Lehetetian
- Stronzian
- Kisber[9]
- Kinsky
- Crafton
- Ducat
- Harmattan
- Hungarian
- Arcadian
- Kaunitz
- Sennor
- Hardenberg
- Realist
- Ausmarker
- Sperber
- Asche
- Trollhetta
- Undolf
- Steinbock
- Altgold
- Sperber's Bruder
- Imm
- Bibor
- Good Hope
- Good Boy
- Tambour-Major
- Good Morning
- Vordermann
- Pirat
- Tallos
- Kisber-Ocscse
- Inaska
- Nil Desperandum
- Picklock
- Elemer
- Florian
- Balvany
- Kozma
- Landlord
- Vederemo
- Grand Buccaneer
- Vinea
- Fenek[6][10]
- Talpra Magyar
- Tokio
- Xamete
- Horror
- Dusk
- Investment
- Gladstone
- Sea King
- Robin Hood
- Harllington
- The Rake
- Scamp
- Constantine
- Roscius
- Pepper and Salt
- Grey Leg
- Cayenne
- Wild Moor
- Talk O' The Hill
- Hero
- Rapid Bay
- Aldinga
- Neckersgat
- Dunlop
- Portsea
- Tarquin
- Pride of the Hills
- Don Carlos
- Tregeagle
- Imprudence
- Tubal Cain
- Coriolanus
- Emir Bey
- Precious Stone
- Two Hearts
- Ironmaster
- Quintin Matsys
- Turquoise
- Metal
- Wild Blood
- Allbrook
- Wild Oats
- Wild Monarch
- Juventus
- Gozo
- Gaulus
- The Grafter
- Guy Dayrell
- Montargis
- Buccaneer[6][7]
- Lion
- Monsieur Henry
- Bakaloum