Faugh-a-Ballagh

For the battle cry, see faugh a ballagh.

Faugh-a-Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. A brother to Birdcatcher, Faugh-a-Ballagh was sold to E. J. Erwin in 1842. He ran once as a two-year-old at the Doncaster's Champagne Stakes, finishing third to The Cure and Sorella. He then began his three-year-old season as the first Irish-bred horse to win the St. Leger Stakes, then beat Corona in a match race. He won the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, then the Cesarewitch, and came second to Evenus at the Cambridgeshire. As a four-year-old, he finished second to The Emperor in the Emperor of Russia's Plate.

Faugh-a-Ballagh
Faugh-a-Ballagh
Sire	Sir Hercules
Grandsire	Whalebone
Dam	Guiccioli
Damsire	Bob Booty
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1841
Country	Ireland
Colour	Brown,[1] with a star
Breeder	Lord Chedworth
Owner	Mr. Martindale E. J. Erwin
Trainer	John Forth
Major wins
St. Leger Stakes (1844) Cesarewitch Handicap (1844)
Last updated on 7 June 2010

In 1855, Faugh-a-Ballagh was exported to France. There he sired Fille de l'air, The Oaks and French Oaks winner. He also sired the great stallion Leamington, that sired the American racehorse and leading sire Longfellow, as well as Iroquois, the first American-bred horse to win The Derby.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Faugh-a-Ballagh (IRE)
Br. 1841

Sire Sir Hercules Br. 1841	Whalebone 1807	Waxy	Potoooooooo
			Maria
		Penelope	Trumpator
			Prunella
	Peri 1822	Wanderer	Gohanna
			Catherine
		Thalestris	Alexander
			Rival
Dam Guiccioli 1823	Bob Booty 1804	Chanticleer	Woodpecker*
			Eclipse mare
		Ierne	Bagot*
			Gamahoe Mare
	Flight 1809	Escape	Commodore
			Moll in the Wad
		Young Heroine	Bagot*
			Old Heroine

* Birdcatcher is inbred 4D x 4D to the stallion Bagot, meaning that he appears fourth generation twice on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Birdcatcher is inbred 5S x 4D to the stallion Woodpecker, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Catherine) on the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.