Potoooooooo
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pot-8-Os, Pot 8 Os, Pot8Os, Potatoes, Pot8O's
Potoooooooo or variations of Pot-8-Os (1773 – November 1800) was an 18th-century British thoroughbred racehorse who won over 25 races and placed higher than some of the most prominent racehorses of his time. He went on to be an important sire, whose leading runners included Epsom Derby winners Waxy, Champion, and Tyrant. He is best known for the unusual spelling of his name, pronounced Potatoes.
Key facts
- Racehorse.horsename
- Potoooooooo (Pot-8-Os)
- Racehorse.image
- File:'Pot-8-Os', by John Nost Sartorius (1759–1828).jpg
- Racehorse.caption
- 'Pot-8-Os', by John Nost Sartorius
- Racehorse.sire
- Eclipse
- Racehorse.grandsire
- Marske
- Racehorse.dam
- Sportsmistress
- Racehorse.damsire
- Sportsman
- Racehorse.sex
- Stallion
- Racehorse.foaled
- 1773
- Racehorse.country
- Great Britain
- Racehorse.colour
- Chestnut
- Racehorse.breeder
- Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon
- Racehorse.owner
- Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor
- Racehorse.record
- 40 starts – 34 wins
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- 'Potoooooooo', by Sawrey Gilpin.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1773-00-00
- date of death
- 1800-00-00
- Commons category
- Potoooooooo
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Background
- Racing career
- Stud career
- Death and legacy
- Sire line tree
- Pedigree
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Potoooooooo or variations of Pot-8-Os (1773 – November 1800) was an 18th-century British thoroughbred racehorse who won over 25 races and placed higher than some of the most prominent racehorses of his time. He went on to be an important sire, whose leading runners included Epsom Derby winners Waxy, Champion, and Tyrant. He is best known for the unusual spelling of his name, pronounced Potatoes.
==Background== Potoooooooo (also spelled Pot-8-Os, Pot8Os, Pot8O's, or Pot 8 Os in various sources) was a chestnut colt bred by Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon, in 1773. He was sired by the undefeated Eclipse. He was the first foal out of Sportsmistress, who was sired by Warren's Sportsman and traced to Thwaites' Dun Mare from family number 38 on her dam's side.