# Buccaneer (horse)

Buccaneer (1857 – 1887) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire in Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, and Germany. He was a dominant stallion at an important time in the development of horse racing in central Europe.

## Background

Buccaneer was a bay horse. His sire was Wild Dayrell, of which through his lineage continued the Sir Paul branch of the Sir Peter Teazle direct sire line.

## Racing career

Buccaneer raced from 1859 through 1862. In 1859, he won four of five starts, including the last four consecutively. The following year he won two of six starts. In 1861, he won four consecutive starts, and started seven races that year. He finished his racing career in 1862 by winning the Trial Stakes at Salisbury.

## Stud record

Buccaneer was a champion sire for Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, and Germany.
In England, Buccaneer produced Formosa and Brigantine, both classic race winners, and other good runners, including See Saw, and Paul Jones. In Austria-Hungary he produced winners Cadet and Kisber, while in Germany, he produced winner Flibustier.
He sired fourteen Derby winners: nine in Austria-Hungary, three in Germany, and one each in England and Poland. His progeny won thirty-seven classic races, and he became a Champion Sire and Broodmare Sire.

## Sire line tree

* Buccaneer
** Captain Kidd
** Pirate Chief
** Michael-De-Basco
** Paul Jones
*** Paul's Cray
*** Gunboat
** See Saw
*** Cradle
*** Discord
*** Cylinder
*** Master Waller
*** Bruce
**** Sledge
**** Chapeau Chinois
*** Despair
**** Bentworth
**** Comfrey
*** Sortie
*** Acrostic
*** Little Duck
**** Perdican
**** Arelequin
**** Champaubert
***** Friant
**** Canvas Back
**** Gosbeck
**** Canard
*** Castanet
*** Dog Rose
*** Loved One
**** Dinna Forget
***** Dinneford
*** Ocean Wave
*** Upset
*** Dazzle
** Black Flag
** Lopez
** Ventnor
** Brigand
** Cadet
** Flibustier
*** Tschungatai
*** Trachenberg
**** Hannibal
***** Barkas
***** Hamilkar
***** Kolibri
***** Mandarin
***** Nordlandfaher
***** Sirocco
***** Lichtblick
***** Ganges
***** Phosphor
***** Dietrich Von Bern
***** Fels
****** Laland
******* Mio Darezzo
******** Mioland
***** Jauchzer
***** Sieger
***** Arnfried
***** Cathago
***** Hornist
***** Littoral
***** Mondstein
***** Gulliver
*** Architekt
*** Fledermaus
*** Freimaurer
** Falscapa
** Gamecock
** Young Buccaneer
** Waisenknabe
*** Lehetetian
*** Stronzian
**** Aspirant
***** Slusohr
** Kisber
*** Kinsky
*** Crafton
**** Freak
**** Craftsman
**** Hulcot
*** Ducat
*** Harmattan
*** Hungarian
*** Arcadian
**** Flugschrift
*** Kaunitz
*** Sennor
*** Hardenberg
*** Realist
**** Real Scotch
*** Ausmarker
*** Sperber
*** Asche
*** Trollhetta
*** Undolf
*** Steinbock
*** Altgold
*** Sperber's Bruder
*** Imm
** Bibor
** Good Hope
*** Good Boy
*** Tambour-Major
** Good Morning
** Vordermann
** Pirat
** Tallos
** Kisber-Ocscse
*** Inaska
** Nil Desperandum
** Picklock
** Elemer
** Florian
** Balvany
*** Kozma
** Landlord
** Vederemo
** Grand Buccaneer
** Vinea
** Fenek
** Talpra Magyar
*** Tokio
**** Mokan
*** Xamete

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Buccaneer (GB), bay stallion, 1857 :
| Sire Wild Dayrell b. 1852 | Ion br. 1835 | Cain b. 1822 | Paulowitz |
| Sire Wild Dayrell b. 1852 | Ion br. 1835 | Cain b. 1822 | Paynator mare |
| Sire Wild Dayrell b. 1852 | Ion br. 1835 | Margaret br. 1831 | Edmund* |
| Sire Wild Dayrell b. 1852 | Ion br. 1835 | Margaret br. 1831 | Medora |
| Sire Wild Dayrell b. 1852 | Ellen Middleton b. 1846 | Bay Middleton 1833 | Sultan |
| Sire Wild Dayrell b. 1852 | Ellen Middleton b. 1846 | Bay Middleton 1833 | Cobweb |
| Sire Wild Dayrell b. 1852 | Ellen Middleton b. 1846 | Myrrha 1831 | Malek |
| Sire Wild Dayrell b. 1852 | Ellen Middleton b. 1846 | Myrrha 1831 | Bessy |
| Dam Little Red Rover mare b. 1841 | Little Red Rover b. 1827 | Tramp 1810 | Dick Andrews |
| Dam Little Red Rover mare b. 1841 | Little Red Rover b. 1827 | Tramp 1810 | Gohanna mare |
| Dam Little Red Rover mare b. 1841 | Little Red Rover b. 1827 | Miss Syntax 1814 | Paynator |
| Dam Little Red Rover mare b. 1841 | Little Red Rover b. 1827 | Miss Syntax 1814 | Beningbrough mare |
| Dam Little Red Rover mare b. 1841 | Eclat ch. 1830 | Edmund* 1824 | Orville |
| Dam Little Red Rover mare b. 1841 | Eclat ch. 1830 | Edmund* 1824 | Emmeline |
| Dam Little Red Rover mare b. 1841 | Eclat ch. 1830 | Squib 1820 | Soothsayer |
| Dam Little Red Rover mare b. 1841 | Eclat ch. 1830 | Squib 1820 | Berenice |
* Buccaneer is inbred 4S x 3D to the stallion Edmund, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.