# Florizel

Florizel (1768–1791) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a bay son of Herod foaled in 1768.
As a sire, he produced 175 winners who won a total of 75,901 pounds. Offspring included Eager (winner of the 1791 Derby), Tartar (St. Leger), Ninety-three (St. Leger), Brilliant, Diomed (winner of the Derby and a great sire in the US, producing Sir Archy), Ulysses, Moustrap, and Admiral. Important daughters included Leveret (dam of Lilliput), Fancy (dam of Rattle), Lucy (dam of Skylark), and the dam of Clifden.
Florizel died in 1791. 'Florizel' is on the permanent list, of The International List of Protected Names. Lester Piggott, retired jockey, named his house 'Florizel'.

## Sire line tree

* Florizel
** Moustrap
** Crookshanks
** Diomed
*** Grey Diomed
*** Glaucus
*** Anthony
*** Cedar
*** Greyhound
*** Wrangler
*** Poplar
*** Albemarle
*** Peacemaker
*** Top Gallant
*** Truxton
*** Wonder
**** Tennessee Oscar
*** Florizel (Ball)
*** Vingt'un
*** Stump-the-Dealer
*** Potomac
**** Little John
*** Sir Archy
**** Cicero
**** Sir Arthur
**** Director
***** Aratus
**** Grey Archy
**** Spring Hill
**** Tecumseh
**** Young Sir Archy
**** Columbus
**** Reap Hook
**** Warbler
**** Walk-In-The-Water
**** Timoleon
***** Washington
***** Marquis
***** Sir John Falstaff
***** Hotspur
***** Jackson
***** Boston
**** Lawrence
**** Carolinian
**** Contention
**** Kosciusko
***** Pulaski
***** Clermont
***** Woodford
***** Romulus
***** Greybeard
**** Napoleon
**** Virginian
***** Byron
***** Mercury
***** Sidi Hamet
**** Sir Solomon
**** Rattler
***** Marylander
**** Sir Charles
***** Collier
***** Andrew
***** Frank
***** Wagner
**** Sir William
**** Childers
**** Roanoke
***** Grey Beard
***** John Hancock
**** Muckle John
**** Sumpter
***** Almanzor
***** Brunswick
**** Henry
***** Robin Hood
***** Gerow
**** John Richards
***** Corsica
**** Stockholder
***** Pumpkin Boy
**** Arab
***** Union
**** Bertrand
***** McDonough
***** Richard Singleton
***** Woodpecker
***** Bertrand Jr
***** John Bascombe
***** Gauglion Gangle
**** Cherokee
***** Whalebone
**** Marion
***** Cymon
***** John Blount
**** Phoenomenon
**** Sir Richard
**** Sir William of Transport
***** Sir Leslie
***** Plato
**** Janus
**** Rinaldo
**** Robin Adair
**** Gohanna
**** Occupant
***** Waxy
**** Pacific
***** Epsilon
**** Saxe Weimer
**** Crusader
**** Pirate
**** Sir Archy Montorio
***** Rodolph
**** Giles Scroggins
**** Industry
***** Goldboy
**** Merlin
**** Red Gauntlet
**** Tariff
**** Hyazim
**** Wild Bill
***** Gandor
**** Copperbottom
***** Rock
**** Longwaist
**** Zinganee
***** George Martin
*** Duroc
**** Sir Lovell
**** Trouble
**** Marshal Duroc
***** Marshall Bertrand
**** American Eclipse
***** Lance
***** Eclipse (Monmouth)
***** Goliah
***** Medoc
***** Shark
***** Mingo
***** Paul Clifford
***** Forward
***** Gano
***** Ten Broeck
***** Zenith
***** Eclipse (Brawner)
**** Cock of the Rock
**** Romp
**** Messenger Duroc
**** American Star (Stockholm)
***** American Star 14 (Seely)
*** Hampton
** Ulysses
*** Play or Pay
** King William
** Admiral
** Fortunio
*** King Bladud
*** Prince Frederick
** Fidget
*** Fidget Colt
** Brilliant
** Bustler
** Prizefighter
*** Swordsman
**** Spartacus
*** Buffer
**** Lenox
**** Abundance
**** The Curragh Guide
**** Master Robert
***** Skeleton
***** Drone
***** Regulator
***** Bags
***** Rust
** Florizel
** Eager
** Slapbang
** Tartar
** Ninety-three

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Florizel, bay stallion, 1768 :
| Sire Herod 1758 | Tartar 1743 | Partner (Old) 1718 | Jigg |
| Sire Herod 1758 | Tartar 1743 | Partner (Old) 1718 | Sister One To Mixbury |
| Sire Herod 1758 | Tartar 1743 | Meliora 1729 | Fox |
| Sire Herod 1758 | Tartar 1743 | Meliora 1729 | Milkmaid |
| Sire Herod 1758 | Cypron 1750 | Blaze 1733 | Flying Childers* |
| Sire Herod 1758 | Cypron 1750 | Blaze 1733 | Confederate Filly |
| Sire Herod 1758 | Cypron 1750 | Salome 1733 | Bethel's Arabian |
| Sire Herod 1758 | Cypron 1750 | Salome 1733 | Champion mare |
| Dam Cygnet mare 1761 | Cygnet 1753 | Godolphin Arabian 1724 | (unknown) |
| Dam Cygnet mare 1761 | Cygnet 1753 | Godolphin Arabian 1724 | (unknown) |
| Dam Cygnet mare 1761 | Cygnet 1753 | Blossum c. 1742 | Crab |
| Dam Cygnet mare 1761 | Cygnet 1753 | Blossum c. 1742 | Sister Three to Steady |
| Dam Cygnet mare 1761 | Young Cartouch mare 1750 | Young Cartouch 1731 | Cartouch |
| Dam Cygnet mare 1761 | Young Cartouch mare 1750 | Young Cartouch 1731 | Sister to Red Rose |
| Dam Cygnet mare 1761 | Young Cartouch mare 1750 | Ebony 1728 | Flying Childers* |
| Dam Cygnet mare 1761 | Young Cartouch mare 1750 | Ebony 1728 | Old Ebony |
* Florizel is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Flying Childers, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.