page_title: The Flea (horse)
section_title: Racing career
hierarchical_section_title: The Flea (horse) / Racing career
caption_attribution_description: English: by Samuel Lane, oil on canvas, circa 1836
context_page_description: The Flea, or alternatively Flea, was a British Thoroughbred racehorse notable for winning the 1000 Guineas Stakes in 1849.
context_section_description: The Flea was not raced extensively and only completed as a three-year-old. Ridden by Alfred Day, the son of her trainer, The Flea won the 1000 Guineas by a head from the mares Clarissa and St. Rosalia in a field of 10 runners. The Oaks winner, Lady Evelyn, did run but was not placed in the race. The race was later called "unwisely run and unwisely ridden" by the racing press, but Alfred Day's performance was praised. The Flea's only win was in the 1000 Guineas. She was unplaced for the Ascot Gold Vase in June, the Chesterfield Stakes in July, and the Orange Stakes run at Goodwood in August. She was subsequently retired to become a broodmare at the close of the 1849 racing season.
caption: The Flea was bred by Lord George Bentinck.
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