Muley (1810 – 1837) was a British racehorse. His main contribution to the Thoroughbred was as an influential sire.
Background Muley's pedigree was strong. His dam (Eleanor) won both the Epsom Oaks and Epsom Derby. His sire (Orville) won 20 of 34 races. He was bred in Suffolk by Sir Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet.
Racing career Muley had a late start to his racing career and raced only four times as a five-year-old, winning twice.
Stud career Muley was retired to stud at Blickling Hall in 1816.
Muley was considered to have larger bone, and greater muscular power than any thoroughbred stallion in England according to the publication Celebrated Racehorses of the Past Centuries Vol.1 Thomas Taunton.A Heritage flows…Tyler’s Tribe (USA)
Notable offspring: Morisco (1819) - sire of Taurus: Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland: 1841 Leviathan (1823) - Leading sire in North America: 1837, 1838, 1839, 1843, 1848 Margrave (1829)Portrait: Margrave - won the St Leger Stakes in 1832 Marpessa (1830) - Dam of Pocahontas, one of the most influential Thoroughbreds of all timePortrait: Pocahontas Muley Moloch (1830) - sire of Alice Hawthorn, one of the greatest racemares of all timePortrait: Alice Hawthorn Vespa (1830) - won the Epsom Oaks in 1833 Little Wonder (1837) - won the Epsom Derby in 1840
Sire line tree
MuleyPortrait: MuleyBiography: MuleyJumpers: Darley Arabian Sire Line Robin Hood Black Comet MoriscoPortrait: Morisco Morris Dancer Taurus Boeotian Ole Bull Flambeau Assassin Buffalo John O'Gaunt Bolingbroke Hungerford Oakley Minotaur Minotaurus Turnus Salem Zany Cadet George Outlaw Tamworth LeviathanPortrait: LeviathanBiography: Leviathan Othello Iago Jumping Mullet Argo Corbia Hugh L French The Poney WacoustaPortrait: Wacousta Pete Whetstone Boyd McNairy John R Grymes Outrage Stanley Tom Marshall John Ross Envoy Black Satin Ebony Stafford Capt Elgee Jack Hays Rector Marvel MargravePortrait: Margrave Mulberry Wine Perry Lutzow Blue Dick Landscape Gosport Prince Albert Tom Payne Doubloon Brown Dick Gen Twiggs Henry Perritt Muley MolochPortrait: Muley MolochBiography: Muley Moloch Galaor
Lord Of Linne Phaéton Middleham Moloch Pagan Cattonite Edmond Teetotaller Phenomenon Punjaub Dick Arthur Muleyson Gil Blas King Of Clubs Gilbert Gurney Dulcimer The Little Known Little Hastings Lord Hastings Drayton Bourton EmigrantImage: Emigrant Gibraltar Hautboy Little WonderPortrait: Little Wonder Snoozer
Pedigree
^ Muley is inbred 4S x 4S x 4D x 5D to the stallion Herod, meaning that he appears fourth generation twice on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation once and fifth generation once (via Florizel)^ on the dam side of his pedigree.
Muley 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.
^ Muley is inbred 5S × 5D x 4D to the stallion Matchem, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Pyrrha)^ on the sire side of his pedigree and fifth generation (via Teresa)^ and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
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