Faugh-a-Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. A brother to Birdcatcher, Faugh-a-Ballagh was sold to E. J. Erwin in 1842. He ran once as a two-year-old at the Doncaster's Champagne Stakes, finishing third to The Cure and Sorella. He then began his three-year-old season as the first Irish-bred horse to win the St. Leger Stakes, then beat Corona in a match race. He won the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, then the Cesarewitch, and came second to Evenus at the Cambridgeshire. As a four-year-old, he finished second to The Emperor in the Emperor of Russia's Plate.
In 1855, Faugh-a-Ballagh was exported to France. There he sired Fille de l'air, The Oaks and French Oaks winner. He also sired the great stallion Leamington, that sired the American racehorse and leading sire Longfellow, as well as Iroquois, the first American-bred horse to win The Derby.
Sire line tree
Faugh-a-BallaghSire Line: Pot-8-OsJumpers: Darley Arabian Sire LineDarley Arabian Sire Line: Whalebone BranchPortrait: Faugh-a-BallaghBiography: Faugh-a-Ballagh Goldfinder Le Juif Ethelwolf Father Thames Lucio Morning Star Ethelbert Big Ben King Of Kent Pagnini Adalbert Barrel Fearless Knight Of The Garter LeamingtonPortrait: LeamingtonStudbook: Early LAmerican Classic Pedigree: Leamington EnquirerPortrait: EnquirerAmerican Classic Pedigree: Enquirer FalsettoAmerican Classic Pedigree: Falsetto Patron ChantAmerican Classic Pedigree: Chant Bright Phoebus Counter Tenor His EminenceAmerican Classic Pedigree: His Eminence The Picket Sir HuonAmerican Classic Pedigree: Sir Huon Emperor Inspector BAmerican Classic Pedigree: Inspector B The Foreman LongfellowPortrait: LongfellowHall of Fame: LongfellowAmerican Classic Pedigree: LongfellowSmithsonian: LongfellowHistoric Horse Racing: Longfellow and Ten Broeck: The Pride of Old KentuckyAn Old Kentucky Legacy: The Mighty Longfellow and Ten Broeck Leonard Longtaw Sam Corey Passaic Freeland LeonatusAmerican Classic Pedigree: Leonatus Tillo Pink Coat The Bard Gold Heels Long Dance Longstreet The Parader Stone StreetAmerican Classic Pedigree: Stone Street RileyAmerican Classic Pedigree: Riley Wadsworth Stonewood Lynchburg Lyttleton Eolus Eole Knight of EllersliePortrait: Knight of Ellerslie Henry of NavarreHall of Fame: Henry of NavarreBiography: Henry of NavarreAmerican Classic Pedigree: Henry of Navarre St SaviourThe Shohola Accident Morello Reform Azra AristidesPortrait: AristidesHall of Fame: AristidesAmerican Classic Pedigree: AristidesAristides: The original Kentucky Derby Hero Hyder AliPortrait: Hyder Ali SpokaneAmerican Classic Pedigree: Spokane1889 Kentucky Derby Winner Spokane was bred in Macoupin County James A Rhadamanthus ParolePortrait: ParoleHall of Fame: Parole Stratford Foxford HaroldPortrait: Harold SensationPortrait: Sensation Refund Jean Beraud Donnie Democrat IroquoisPortrait #1: IroquoisPortrait #2: IroquoisAmerican Classic Pedigree: Iroquois Cayuga Parachute Huron TammanyTammany: A Racehorse Worthy of His Own Castle G W Johnson Lieutenant GibsonAmerican Classic Pedigree: Lieut. Gibson Saunterer Onandaga Powhattan Burlington The Brewer Master Bagot Lottery The Hadji Terror Ben Brace Blackthorn Knight Of The Blaze Garibaldi Pretendant L'Africain Armagnac Jarnicoton
Pedigree
Faugh-a-Ballagh is inbred 4D x 4D to the stallion Bagot, meaning that he appears fourth generation twice on the dam side of his pedigree.
Faugh-a-Ballagh is inbred 5S x 4D to the stallion Woodpecker, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Catherine) on the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
References
Faugh-a-Ballagh's pedigree and partial racing stats Faugh-a-Ballagh at Thoroughbred heritage