Kendal (USA)
1883 – 1908
Bend Or (GB) x Windermere (GB), by Macaroni (GB)
Family 16-b
1883 – 1908
Bend Or (GB) x Windermere (GB), by Macaroni (GB)
Family 16-b
A top-class juvenile in England, Kendal was unable to compete at 3 and beyond due to injury. He became the first horse to earn sire titles on both sides of the Atlantic by leading the sire lists in England and Ireland prior to his export and in Argentina afterward. His son Galtee More won the English Triple Crown in 1897 and was the German champion sire of 1910, and his Irish-based son Tredennis proved an influential sire as well; in South America, another son, Barsac, led the Chilean general sire list twice. Kendal was also an important sire of broodmares in Europe and Argentina.
Race record
8 starts, 6 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds
1885:
As an individual
A chestnut, Kendal was considered a very handsome horse but was light of bone and top-heavy.
As a stallion
Kendall tended to pass on his own good looks, but many of his progeny shared his faults of being light-boned and top-heavy.
Sire rankings
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
Per Thoroughbred Heritage (www.tbheritage.com):
Notable progeny
Aldeana (ARG), Barsac (ARG), Blairfinde (IRE), Bronce (ARG), Casiopea (ARG), Floreal (ARG), Galtee More (IRE), Perfecta (ARG), Red Prince II (IRE), Sir Edgar (GB), Tredennis (GB)
Notable progeny of daughters
Omega (ARG)
Connections
Kendal was bred and owned by Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. He was trained by John Porter. At the conclusion of the colt's racing career, the Duke gave Kendal to Porter, who leased the horse to Lord Wolverton for three years. Wolverton died before the expiration of the lease and Kendal was sold in 1888 to Irish breeder John Gubbins for £3,000. Gubbins, in turn, sold Kendal to Major James E. Platt in 1893 for 20,000 guineas and the horse returned to England. Kendal was exported to Argentina in 1902 following his sale to Raul Chevalier and stood at Haras Ojo de Agua until his death in 1908.
Pedigree notes
Kendal is inbred 5x3 to two-time English champion sire Birdcatcher and 5x4 to the good English sire Pantaloon. He is a full brother to the stakes-winning juvenile Rydal, dam of 1898 Coronation Stakes and Park Hill Stakes winner Lowood (by St. Serf), second dam of 1906 St. Leger Stakes winner Troutbeck and third dam of the excellent broodmare Pearl Maiden. He is a half brother to 1880 Two Thousand Guineas runner-up Muncaster (by Bend Or's sire Doncaster).
Windermere, the dam of Kendal, was a stakes winner at 2 and ran third in the 1873 One Thousand Guineas. She is a full sister to 1869 Middle Park Plate winner Frivolity, third dam of the great broodmare Plucky Liege, and to 1874 Derby Stakes runner-up Couronne de Fer. Their dam Miss Agnes (Birdcatcher x Agnes, by Clarion) was a stakes winner at 3 and became a great foundation mare.
Fun facts;
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the estate of Walter Vosburgh, now in the private collection of Dale Wyatt. Used by permission.
Last updated: December 18, 2021
Race record
8 starts, 6 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds
1885:
- Won July Stakes (ENG, 6FT, Newmarket)
- Won Great Breeders' Convivial Produce Stakes (ENG, 5f+44yT, York)
- Won Stockbridge Post Sweepstakes (ENG, Stockbridge)
- Won Mostyn Plate (ENG, Chester)
- Won Ham Stakes (ENG, 6FT, Goodwood)
- Won Municipal Stakes (ENG, Doncaster; by walkover)
- 2nd New Stakes (ENG, Ascot)
As an individual
A chestnut, Kendal was considered a very handsome horse but was light of bone and top-heavy.
As a stallion
Kendall tended to pass on his own good looks, but many of his progeny shared his faults of being light-boned and top-heavy.
Sire rankings
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
- 5th on the English/Irish broodmare sire list in 1909; 7th in 1907; 8th in 1908; 10th in 1905
- Led the Argentine general sire list in 1908; 7th in 1910; 9th in 1911
- Led the Argentine broodmare sire list in 1918 and 1919; 2nd in 1914; 4th in 1915 and 1920
Per Thoroughbred Heritage (www.tbheritage.com):
- Led the Argentine general sire list in 1908.
- Led the Argentine broodmare sire list in 1918 and 1919.
- Led the English general sire list and the English/Irish combined sire list in 1897.
- Led the Irish general sire list by earnings in 1894.
- Led the Irish general sire list by races won in 1891.
Notable progeny
Aldeana (ARG), Barsac (ARG), Blairfinde (IRE), Bronce (ARG), Casiopea (ARG), Floreal (ARG), Galtee More (IRE), Perfecta (ARG), Red Prince II (IRE), Sir Edgar (GB), Tredennis (GB)
Notable progeny of daughters
Omega (ARG)
Connections
Kendal was bred and owned by Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. He was trained by John Porter. At the conclusion of the colt's racing career, the Duke gave Kendal to Porter, who leased the horse to Lord Wolverton for three years. Wolverton died before the expiration of the lease and Kendal was sold in 1888 to Irish breeder John Gubbins for £3,000. Gubbins, in turn, sold Kendal to Major James E. Platt in 1893 for 20,000 guineas and the horse returned to England. Kendal was exported to Argentina in 1902 following his sale to Raul Chevalier and stood at Haras Ojo de Agua until his death in 1908.
Pedigree notes
Kendal is inbred 5x3 to two-time English champion sire Birdcatcher and 5x4 to the good English sire Pantaloon. He is a full brother to the stakes-winning juvenile Rydal, dam of 1898 Coronation Stakes and Park Hill Stakes winner Lowood (by St. Serf), second dam of 1906 St. Leger Stakes winner Troutbeck and third dam of the excellent broodmare Pearl Maiden. He is a half brother to 1880 Two Thousand Guineas runner-up Muncaster (by Bend Or's sire Doncaster).
Windermere, the dam of Kendal, was a stakes winner at 2 and ran third in the 1873 One Thousand Guineas. She is a full sister to 1869 Middle Park Plate winner Frivolity, third dam of the great broodmare Plucky Liege, and to 1874 Derby Stakes runner-up Couronne de Fer. Their dam Miss Agnes (Birdcatcher x Agnes, by Clarion) was a stakes winner at 3 and became a great foundation mare.
Fun facts;
- In 1905, the Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby) win of his son Floreal made Kendal the first horse to sire both a winner of the Derby Stakes in England and an equivalent race in South America.
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the estate of Walter Vosburgh, now in the private collection of Dale Wyatt. Used by permission.
Last updated: December 18, 2021