page_title: Voltaire (racehorse)
section_title: Stud career
hierarchical_section_title: Voltaire (racehorse) / Stud career
caption_attribution_description: English: Voltigeur In Stable. 1850 Epsom Derby winner. Painting by William Barraud (1810-1850)
context_page_description: Voltaire was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won five of his six races, including the Doncaster Gold Cup in 1828. After retiring from racing he became a successful stallion, siring St. Leger winner Charles the Twelfth and Voltigeur, who won both The Derby and the St. Leger. He was bred and owned by Robert Stephenson, before being sold to William Vane, Marquess of Cleveland, whom he raced for as a three-year-old.
context_section_description: In 1832 Voltaire stood as a stallion at Boroughbridge in Yorkshire for a fee of 10 sovereigns. By 1841 he was standing at an increased fee of 16 guineas.
  His most notable progeny were:
  Charles the Twelfth (1836) – won the St. Leger and two Goodwood Cups. He didn't have much success as a sire, but did produce Grand National winner Little Charley.
  Lollypop (1836) – was the dam of Doncaster Cup winner Sweetmeat.
  Vivandiere (1838) – won the Yorkshire Oaks and foaled Cantine, who won the Coronation Stakes and Nassau Stakes.
  Yorkshire Lady (1839) – won the Stewards' Cup.
  Merope (1841) – finished second in both the 1000 Guineas and Oaks in 1844. She was the dam of Flying Duchess who foaled Derby winner and important sire Galopin.
  Prussic Acid (1843) – won the Trial Stakes.
  Voltigeur (1847) – won The Derby, St. Leger and Doncaster Cup in 1850. As a sire he produced 2000 Guineas winner Vedette and two Ascot Gold Cup winners in Buckstone and Skirmisher.
  Voltaire died on 16 April 1848 at Hart in County Durham. Voltigeur's son Vedette sired Galopin (Voltaire therefore appearing twice in the third generation of his pedigree), who sired the undefeated St. Simon. It is mainly through St. Simon that Voltaire's sire line survives today.
caption: Voltaire's son Voltigeur
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