Muley (horse)

Muley
Sire	Orville
Grandsire	Beningbrough
Dam	Eleanor
Damsire	Whiskey
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1810
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Record	4, 2-1-1

Muley (1810 – 1837) was a British racehorse. His main contribution to the Thoroughbred was as an influential sire.

Background

Muley's pedigree was strong. His dam (Eleanor) won both the Epsom Oaks and Epsom Derby. His sire (Orville) won 20 of 34 races.

Racing career

Muley had a late start to his racing career and raced only four times as a five-year-old, winning twice.

Stud career

Muley was retired to stud at Blickling Hall in 1816.

Notable offspring:

• Morisco (1819) - sire of Taurus: Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland: 1841
• Leviathan (1823) - Leading sire in North America: 1837, 1838, 1839, 1843, 1848
• Margrave (1829) - won the St Leger Stakes in 1832
• Marpessa (1830) - Dam of Pocahontas, one of the most influential Thoroughbreds of all time
• Muley Moloch (1830) - sire of Alice Hawthorn, one of the greatest racemares of all time
• Vespa (1830) - won the Epsom Oaks in 1833
• Little Wonder (1837) - won the Epsom Derby in 1840

Sire line tree

• Muley
  • Robin Hood
    • Black Comet
  • Morisco
    • Morris Dancer
    • Taurus
      • Boeotian
      • Ole Bull
      • Flambeau
      • Assassin
      • Buffalo
      • John O'Gaunt
        • Bolingbroke
        • Hungerford
      • Oakley
      • Minotaur
      • Minotaurus
      • Turnus
      • Salem
    • Zany
    • Cadet
      • George
  • Outlaw
    • Tamworth
  • Leviathan
    • Othello
      • Iago
      • Jumping Mullet
      • Argo
      • Corbia
    • Hugh L French
    • The Poney
    • Wacousta
    • Pete Whetstone
    • Boyd McNairy
    • John R Grymes
    • Outrage
    • Stanley
    • Tom Marshall
    • John Ross
    • Envoy
    • Black Satin
    • Ebony
    • Stafford
    • Capt Elgee
    • Jack Hays
  • Rector
  • Marvel
  • Margrave
    • Mulberry Wine
    • Perry
    • Lutzow
    • Blue Dick
    • Landscape
    • Gosport
    • Prince Albert
    • Tom Payne
    • Doubloon
    • Brown Dick
      • Gen Twiggs
    • Henry Perritt
  • Muley Moloch
    • Galaor
      • The Heir Of Linne
        • Lord Of Linne
        • Phaéton
    • Middleham
    • Moloch
    • Pagan
    • Cattonite
    • Edmond
    • Teetotaller
    • Phenomenon
    • Punjaub
  • Dick
    • Arthur
  • Muleyson
  • Gil Blas
  • King Of Clubs
  • Gilbert Gurney
  • Dulcimer
  • The Little Known
    • Little Hastings
      • Lord Hastings
  • Drayton
    • Bourton
    • Emigrant
  • Gibraltar
  • Hautboy
  • Little Wonder
  • Snoozer

Pedigree

Pedigree of Muley (GB), bay horse, 1810

Sire Orville (GB) 1799	Beningbrough 1791	King Fergus	Eclipse*
			Creeping Polly
		Fenwick's Herod mare	Herod*^
			Pyrrha^
	Evelina 1791	Highflyer	Herod*^
			Rachel
		Termagant	Tantrum
			Cantatrice
Dam Eleanor (GB) 1798	Whiskey 1789	Saltram	Eclipse*
			Virago
		Calash	Herod*^
			Teresa^
	Young Giantess 1790	Diomed	Florizel^
			Spectator mare
		Giantess	Matchem*^
			Molly Longlegs

*^ Muley is inbred 4S x 4S x 4D x 5D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fourth generation twice on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation once and fifth generation once (via Florizel)^ on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Muley is inbred 4S × 4D to the stallion Eclipse, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

*^ Muley is inbred 5S × 5D x 4D to the stallion Matchem, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Pyrrha)^ on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation (via Teresa)^ and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.