Sir Hercules (1826-1855) was a Thoroughbred racehorse from Ireland.
Sir Hercules was by the great sire Whalebone, winner of the Epsom Derby, out of the Wanderer daughter, Peri. Peri (1822) was bred to Whalebone at the age of three, and Sir Hercules, her first foal, was born in 1826 at Petworth Stud. Black with white ticking, Sir Hercules was small (15.2 hh) and had a compact build, with identical length "...From the centre of the breast to the hi...
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Sir Hercules (1826-1855) was a Thoroughbred racehorse from Ireland.
Sir Hercules was by the great sire Whalebone, winner of the Epsom Derby, out of the Wanderer daughter, Peri. Peri (1822) was bred to Whalebone at the age of three, and Sir Hercules, her first foal, was born in 1826 at Petworth Stud. Black with white ticking, Sir Hercules was small (15.2 hh) and had a compact build, with identical length "...From the centre of the breast to the hind part of the shoulder, from hind part of shoulder to the hip, and from hip to whirlbone," with "no more than room for a saddle on his back."
Sir Hercules was purchased by Hercules Landford Rowley, the second Baron Langford of Summerhill in 1831 and was retired to Langford stud at Summer Hill in County Meath, Ireland. Initially he stood for a fee of £10. However, few Englishmen wished to breed their mares to him, and the young stallion was moved in 1832 to Rossmore Lodge at the Curragh. Sir Hercules was then sent to England in 1833 with the...
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