# Catton (horse)

Catton (1809 – 1833) was a British racehorse who won 22 races, including an unbeaten streak in 14 consecutive races, and was a successful sire.

## Background

Catton was bred at Catton, by Horsely and King. He was purchased by Richard Lumley Saunderson, 6th Earl of Scarborough, of Sandbeck Park. He was described as a horse of medium size with great strength and quality.

## Racing career

Catton raced from 1812 to 1818. He won 22 of 32 races, including 14 in a row. He won the Doncaster Cup in 1815.

## Stud career

Notable offspring:
* Mulatto (1823) - successful stallion
* Royal Oak (1823) - successful stallion
* Tarrare (1823) - won the St Leger Stakes
* Gallopade (1828) - successful mare in the United States
* Trustee (1829) - Leading sire in North America
* Mundig (1832) - won the Epson Derby

## Sire line tree

* Catton
** Coronation
** Sandbeck
*** Redshank
*** Humphrey
** Akarius
** Swap
*** Lochinvar
** Panmure
** Scarborough (1820)
** Contract
*** Chorister
** Cromarty
** King Catton
** Mulatto
*** Sepoy
*** Bloomsbury
**** The Iron Marshall
**** Leonidas
*** Discord
*** Maroon
*** Molineux
**** Duc-An-Dhurras
*** Swinton
*** Old England
**** Defiance
***** Tolurno
**** Haco
** Royal Oak
*** Slane
**** The Scavenger
**** The Merry Monarch
**** Sting
***** Moustique
***** Baroncino
***** Monarque
***** Peu d'Espoir
***** Bon Vivant
***** Minos
****** Reugny
**** Conyngham
**** Glendower
**** Sesostris
**** Little Jack
***** Alfold
**** Mildew
***** High Treason
**** Little David
**** Blight
**** Quince
**** Coroebus
*** Plover
*** Commodore Napier
*** King Charles
*** Porthos
** Tarrare
*** Derby
** Truth
** Nonplus
*** Buford
** Scarborough (1824)
** Cambridge
** Coronet
** Cicercian
** Clarion
** Contest
** Creole
** Bassetlaw
** Minster
** Trustee
*** Tempest
**** Whirlwind
*** Revenue
**** Engineer
**** Deucalion
**** Planet
***** Plantagenet
***** Grey Planet
***** Hubbard
***** Whisper
***** Dudley
***** Plainroid
**** Two Bitts
**** Exchequer
**** Eugene
**** Oakland
***** Princeton
****** Willie W
**** Revolver
***** Culpepper
**** Lewis E Smith
**** Rivoli
***** Amadis
** Maeonides
** Florestan
** Mundig
** St Bennett

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Catton (GB), bay horse, 1809 :
| Sire Golumpus (GB) 1802 | Gohanna 1790 | Mercury | Eclipse* |
| Sire Golumpus (GB) 1802 | Gohanna 1790 | Mercury | Tartar mare |
| Sire Golumpus (GB) 1802 | Gohanna 1790 | Herod mare | Herod* |
| Sire Golumpus (GB) 1802 | Gohanna 1790 | Herod mare | Maiden |
| Sire Golumpus (GB) 1802 | Catherine 1795 | Woodpecker | Herod* |
| Sire Golumpus (GB) 1802 | Catherine 1795 | Woodpecker | Miss Ramsden |
| Sire Golumpus (GB) 1802 | Catherine 1795 | Camilla | Trentham |
| Sire Golumpus (GB) 1802 | Catherine 1795 | Camilla | Coquette |
| Dam Lucy Gray (GB) 1804 | Timothy 1794 | Delpini | Highflyer*^ |
| Dam Lucy Gray (GB) 1804 | Timothy 1794 | Delpini | Countess |
| Dam Lucy Gray (GB) 1804 | Timothy 1794 | Cora | Matchem |
| Dam Lucy Gray (GB) 1804 | Timothy 1794 | Cora | Turk mare |
| Dam Lucy Gray (GB) 1804 | Lucy 1789 | Florizel | Herod* |
| Dam Lucy Gray (GB) 1804 | Lucy 1789 | Florizel | Cygnet mare |
| Dam Lucy Gray (GB) 1804 | Lucy 1789 | Frenzy | Eclipse* |
| Dam Lucy Gray (GB) 1804 | Lucy 1789 | Frenzy | Engineer mare |
*^ Catton is inbred 4S × 4S x 5D x 4D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fourth generation twice on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation once (via Highflyer)^ and fourth generation once on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Catton 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.