A good juvenile in England, Alan Breck did not progress quite as well as hoped at 3 before becoming too unsound to be persevered with further. In 1924, he was exported to Argentina, where he became a champion sire and broodmare sire and extended his male line through his son Tresiete.
Race record
5 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third
1920:
Assessments
Rated at 119 pounds on the Free Handicap for English 2-year-olds of 1920, 7 pounds below co-highweights Monarch and Leighton Tor.
As an individual
A “grand-looking” chestnut horse, Alan Breck was beset by physical problems in training but was nonetheless considered one of the better colts of a good crop.
As a stallion
According to the reference work Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World, Alan Breck sired at least 17 stakes winners.
Sire rankings
Per Gigantes genéticos (Ricardo Daniel Rodriguez Salto, www.haraslos4candados.blogspot.com):
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
Per Thoroughbred Heritage (www.tbheritage.com):
Noted progeny
Banderin (ARG), Barrancosa (ARG), Barranquilla (ARG), Insuperable (ARG), Respingo (ARG), Tresiete (ARG)
Noted progeny of daughters
Agraria (ARG), Bonitão (BRZ), Kalmazul (ARG), Lady Silver II (ARG), Mireille (ARG), Shining Tor (FR)
Connections
Alan Breck was bred by Sir James Buchanan. Following his export to Argentina, he stood at Haras San Ignacio. His last foals were registered in Argentina in the late 1940s.
Pedigree notes
Alan Breck is inbred 5x4 to seven-time English champion sire Hermit, winner of the 1867 Derby Stakes. His dam Joie de Vivre (by two-time English/Irish champion sire Gallinule) won the 1910 Acorn Stakes and is a full sister to Baronesa, second dam of 1935 Great Yorkshire Handicap and Ebor Handicap winner John James. She is also a half sister to Meloria (by Orion), second dam of 1932 Prix Royal-Oak (French St. Leger) winner Laeken.
Joie de Vivre and her sisters are out of the unraced Melton mare Melinda, whose full sister Meldola is the dam of 1905 Woodcote Stakes winner Serenata (by Chevening), the second dam of 1912 Richmond Stakes and successful Australian sire Seremond, and the third dam of 1920 Newmarket Oaks winner Melosah. Melinda is out of the Statesman mare Fame.
Fun facts
Last updated: October 24, 2024
Race record
5 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third
1920:
- Won New Stakes (ENG, 5FT, Ascot)
- Won Chesterfield Stakes (ENG, Newmarket)
- 3rd Champagne Stakes (ENG, 6FT, Doncaster)
Assessments
Rated at 119 pounds on the Free Handicap for English 2-year-olds of 1920, 7 pounds below co-highweights Monarch and Leighton Tor.
As an individual
A “grand-looking” chestnut horse, Alan Breck was beset by physical problems in training but was nonetheless considered one of the better colts of a good crop.
As a stallion
According to the reference work Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World, Alan Breck sired at least 17 stakes winners.
Sire rankings
Per Gigantes genéticos (Ricardo Daniel Rodriguez Salto, www.haraslos4candados.blogspot.com):
- Led the Argentine general sire list in 1932; 2nd in 1931, 1933, and 1943; 3rd in 1934 and 1942; 6th in 1940; 7th in 1937 and 1941; 8th in 1935 and 1944.
- Led the Argentine broodmare sire list in 1942, 1944, and 1958; 2nd in 1945 and 1946; 3rd in 1943, 1947-1950, and 1953; 5th in 1940, 1952, and 1954; 6th in 1951; 7th in 1939 and 1955; 8th in 1941; 9th in 1956
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
- Led the Argentine general sire list in 1932; 2nd in 1931, 1933, and 1943; 3rd in 1934, 1939, and 1942; 6th in 1940; 7th in 1937 and 1941; 8th in 1935 and 1943.
- Led the Argentine broodmare sire list in 1942 and 1944; 2nd in 1945 and 1946; 3rd in 1943, 1947-1950, and 1953.
Per Thoroughbred Heritage (www.tbheritage.com):
- Led the Argentine general sire list in 1932.
Noted progeny
Banderin (ARG), Barrancosa (ARG), Barranquilla (ARG), Insuperable (ARG), Respingo (ARG), Tresiete (ARG)
Noted progeny of daughters
Agraria (ARG), Bonitão (BRZ), Kalmazul (ARG), Lady Silver II (ARG), Mireille (ARG), Shining Tor (FR)
Connections
Alan Breck was bred by Sir James Buchanan. Following his export to Argentina, he stood at Haras San Ignacio. His last foals were registered in Argentina in the late 1940s.
Pedigree notes
Alan Breck is inbred 5x4 to seven-time English champion sire Hermit, winner of the 1867 Derby Stakes. His dam Joie de Vivre (by two-time English/Irish champion sire Gallinule) won the 1910 Acorn Stakes and is a full sister to Baronesa, second dam of 1935 Great Yorkshire Handicap and Ebor Handicap winner John James. She is also a half sister to Meloria (by Orion), second dam of 1932 Prix Royal-Oak (French St. Leger) winner Laeken.
Joie de Vivre and her sisters are out of the unraced Melton mare Melinda, whose full sister Meldola is the dam of 1905 Woodcote Stakes winner Serenata (by Chevening), the second dam of 1912 Richmond Stakes and successful Australian sire Seremond, and the third dam of 1920 Newmarket Oaks winner Melosah. Melinda is out of the Statesman mare Fame.
Fun facts
- Allan Breck Stewart was a Scottish soldier who became famous as the chief suspect in the murder of Colin Campbell of Glenure (a case often known as the Appin murder as the dead man was the royal agent responsible for receiving rents from the Stewarts of Appin). Tried in absentia for the murder, Allan Breck Stewart was condemned to death and his foster father, James of the Glen, was hanged as an accessory. Allan Stewart escaped to France and served with distinction in the French Army, maintaining to the end of his life that he was not the murderer of Glenure. He appears in fictionalized form in Robert Lewis Stevenson’s novel Kidnapped.
Last updated: October 24, 2024