Froggerlaura's basic list of sources for researching topics on early (18-19th century) horse-racing or Thoroughbred pedigrees. Most are links to Google Books, but a few come from the excellent free searchable database
HathiTrust.
British horse-racing
Links of the moment
From American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine "Obituary of celebrated turf horses." May 1833 vol.4 (9): pp.441-442:
Cedric died in 1829 of inflammation- "covered three seasons but never got a foal"
Election in 1821 at Euston Hall from inflammation
Engineer in 1782
Octavius early in the year 1831
Orville was shot Nov. 1826
Smolensko on Jan. 10, 1829
Trumpetor at Newmarket on May 7, 1808
Waxy Pope at Clearwell on Aug 29, 1831
Whalebone "broke a blood vessel Feb 5 1831 after covering Ogress and died the next day" Feb 6 1831
Whisker March 11 1832 "he covered a few mares that season"
from Volume 3(3):107-112
Gohanna in April 1815 immediately after covering Shoestring (mare missed)
Skyscraper December 1807
Williamson's Ditto 1821
Worthy after the season of 1814
White Knight died on 20 May 1922- GSB v25, 1925, p.1144
Bridget, 1776, last foal was Sir Harry Derby winner in 1795
no death date
Tetotum, Lady Bolingbroke's first foal, last foal in 1800 for O'Kelly
[3]
Faith, last foal 1796. Faith died in 1799, her filly sister to Bobtail died as a rising 3yo, her colt Trentham died unbroken.[1]
Ceres, last foal 1794
Maid of the Oaks, last foal 1797, died on passage to America
Stella- no record?
Trifle last foal 1803, ran in Ireland
Yellow Filly died summer 1805
Annette last foal 1804
Nightshade last foal 1803
Tag last foal 1803
Hippolyta last foal 1798
Portia last foal 1807
Volante no stud record
Caelia
Hermione- died while trying to foal a large colt, only produce was filly Kitty Bean (death year not given)
Platina- died early 1820
Nike last foal 1815
Bellissima last foal in 1810
Bellina
Ephemera
Princess Dorrie died in 1927 -General Stud Book, XXVL (1929), p. 813.
The death of Formosa was reported in March 1881 soon after she was purchased by M. Lefevre and exported to France.[2]
Sporting Magazine
Published from 1792 to 1870 (united with New Sporting Magazine in 1846). Good source for early nineteenth century British horse-racing, commentary can be unreliable.
The full list.
The Daily Racing Form- Invaluable resource that covers all aspects of American horse racing from 1896 to the 1980s. Note: all issues belonging to Kentuckiana Library/Keeneland Library have not been uploaded to the archives (some years have no uploaded issues).
Old Fulton NY Postcards- not really about postcards at all. One of the most comprehensive early American newspaper databases I have found, though searching it can be a pain (no way to narrow search by date).
Froggerlaura's basic list of sources for researching topics on early (18-19th century) horse-racing or Thoroughbred pedigrees. Most are links to Google Books, but a few come from the excellent free searchable database
HathiTrust.
British horse-racing
Links of the moment
From American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine "Obituary of celebrated turf horses." May 1833 vol.4 (9): pp.441-442:
Cedric died in 1829 of inflammation- "covered three seasons but never got a foal"
Election in 1821 at Euston Hall from inflammation
Engineer in 1782
Octavius early in the year 1831
Orville was shot Nov. 1826
Smolensko on Jan. 10, 1829
Trumpetor at Newmarket on May 7, 1808
Waxy Pope at Clearwell on Aug 29, 1831
Whalebone "broke a blood vessel Feb 5 1831 after covering Ogress and died the next day" Feb 6 1831
Whisker March 11 1832 "he covered a few mares that season"
from Volume 3(3):107-112
Gohanna in April 1815 immediately after covering Shoestring (mare missed)
Skyscraper December 1807
Williamson's Ditto 1821
Worthy after the season of 1814
White Knight died on 20 May 1922- GSB v25, 1925, p.1144
Bridget, 1776, last foal was Sir Harry Derby winner in 1795
no death date
Tetotum, Lady Bolingbroke's first foal, last foal in 1800 for O'Kelly
[3]
Faith, last foal 1796. Faith died in 1799, her filly sister to Bobtail died as a rising 3yo, her colt Trentham died unbroken.[1]
Ceres, last foal 1794
Maid of the Oaks, last foal 1797, died on passage to America
Stella- no record?
Trifle last foal 1803, ran in Ireland
Yellow Filly died summer 1805
Annette last foal 1804
Nightshade last foal 1803
Tag last foal 1803
Hippolyta last foal 1798
Portia last foal 1807
Volante no stud record
Caelia
Hermione- died while trying to foal a large colt, only produce was filly Kitty Bean (death year not given)
Platina- died early 1820
Nike last foal 1815
Bellissima last foal in 1810
Bellina
Ephemera
Princess Dorrie died in 1927 -General Stud Book, XXVL (1929), p. 813.
The death of Formosa was reported in March 1881 soon after she was purchased by M. Lefevre and exported to France.[2]
Sporting Magazine
Published from 1792 to 1870 (united with New Sporting Magazine in 1846). Good source for early nineteenth century British horse-racing, commentary can be unreliable.
The full list.
The Daily Racing Form- Invaluable resource that covers all aspects of American horse racing from 1896 to the 1980s. Note: all issues belonging to Kentuckiana Library/Keeneland Library have not been uploaded to the archives (some years have no uploaded issues).
Old Fulton NY Postcards- not really about postcards at all. One of the most comprehensive early American newspaper databases I have found, though searching it can be a pain (no way to narrow search by date).