Pretender. Winner of the 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket, and of the Derby Stakes at Epsom, 1869.

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• ARTIST: Harry Hall

• PUBLISHER: London, A.H. Baily & Co. Cornhill, 1869.

• MEDIUM: Aquating,

  DATE: 1869.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 1/8 x 19 9/16" (38.5 x 49.6 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: Engraved by W. Summers. Title continues, "By adventurer out of Ferina - Trained by Thomas Dawson, and ridden by John Osborne."<br><br> This aquatint captures Pretender, the celebrated bay colt who dominated the 1869 racing season. His victory in the 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket was a display of sheer class, but it was his performance in the Epsom Derby that solidified his legend; in one of the most thrilling finishes of the era, he edged out his rival Pero Gomez by a mere short head in a photo-finish-style conclusion that stunned the crowd. Sired by Adventurer out of Ferina, the horse was trained by the renowned Thomas Dawson and famously ridden to victory by jockey John Osborne, whose tactical brilliance in the final furlong of the Derby remains a landmark moment in 19th-century turf history.

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• CONDITION: Good condition. Modern hand color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Horses - Sporting & Racing , Racing