Zanoni (GB)
1875 – 1891?
Rosicrucian (GB) x Bathilde (GB), by Stockwell (GB)
Family 23-a
1875 – 1891?
Rosicrucian (GB) x Bathilde (GB), by Stockwell (GB)
Family 23-a
Zanoni was fast but not particularly distinguished as a racehorse in in England. He won his Argentine sire championship of 1891 mostly on the strength of being the sire of Amianto, who that year won two of the three races now considered to be the Argentine Triple Crown.
Race record
Complete record unavailable
1879:
1880:
While Zanoni ran in the 1878 Derby Stakes (he finished far back), as an older horse he ran mostly in handicap sprints.
As an individual
A brown horse, Zanoni was a pure speedster on the race course.
As a stallion
Zanoni was the Argentine champion sire of 1891.
Notable progeny
Amianto (ARG)
Connections
While racing in England, Zanoni was owned by a Mr. J. R. Peyton. After being exported to Argentina, Zanoni stood at Eduardo and Santiago Casey's Haras La Curamalan. His last known foals were born in 1892.
Pedigree notes
Zanoni is inbred 5x5 to 1810 Derby Stakes winner and two-time English champion sire Whalebone and to 1819 Two Thousand Guineas winner and six-time English champion sire Sultan. He was sired by 1870 Ascot Stakes winner Rosicrucian, a horse of great quality but uncertain temper, out of 1862 Cambridgeshire Stakes winner Bathilde, a daughter of 1852 dual English Classic winner and seven-time English champion sire Stockwell. Zanoni is a half brother to 1882 Goodwood Stewards' Cup winner Lowland Chief (by Lowlander) and to Splendor (by Speculum), a sire of some influence in Australia.
Bathilde herself was produced from Babette, whose sire Faugh-a-Ballagh won the 1844 St. Leger Stakes, and is a full sister to Zelle, second dam of 1881 Stockton Handicap winner Hagioscope, a sire of some influence. Bathilde is also a half sister to Bariolette (by Orphelin), second dam of 1893 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) winner Praline. The next dam in Zanoni's tail-female line, Barbarina, is by 1834 Derby Stakes winner Plenipotentiary out of Saffi, whose sire was an unnamed son of the good stayer Dick Andrews.
Fun facts
Race record
Complete record unavailable
1879:
- Won Hartington Handicap (ENG, about 5FT, Derby)
1880:
- 2nd Great Surrey Handicap (ENG, Epsom)
While Zanoni ran in the 1878 Derby Stakes (he finished far back), as an older horse he ran mostly in handicap sprints.
As an individual
A brown horse, Zanoni was a pure speedster on the race course.
As a stallion
Zanoni was the Argentine champion sire of 1891.
Notable progeny
Amianto (ARG)
Connections
While racing in England, Zanoni was owned by a Mr. J. R. Peyton. After being exported to Argentina, Zanoni stood at Eduardo and Santiago Casey's Haras La Curamalan. His last known foals were born in 1892.
Pedigree notes
Zanoni is inbred 5x5 to 1810 Derby Stakes winner and two-time English champion sire Whalebone and to 1819 Two Thousand Guineas winner and six-time English champion sire Sultan. He was sired by 1870 Ascot Stakes winner Rosicrucian, a horse of great quality but uncertain temper, out of 1862 Cambridgeshire Stakes winner Bathilde, a daughter of 1852 dual English Classic winner and seven-time English champion sire Stockwell. Zanoni is a half brother to 1882 Goodwood Stewards' Cup winner Lowland Chief (by Lowlander) and to Splendor (by Speculum), a sire of some influence in Australia.
Bathilde herself was produced from Babette, whose sire Faugh-a-Ballagh won the 1844 St. Leger Stakes, and is a full sister to Zelle, second dam of 1881 Stockton Handicap winner Hagioscope, a sire of some influence. Bathilde is also a half sister to Bariolette (by Orphelin), second dam of 1893 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) winner Praline. The next dam in Zanoni's tail-female line, Barbarina, is by 1834 Derby Stakes winner Plenipotentiary out of Saffi, whose sire was an unnamed son of the good stayer Dick Andrews.
Fun facts
- Zanoni is the title character of a popular 19th-century novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. In the novel, Zanoni is an immortal member of the Rosicrucian sect who sacrifices his immortality for love.