Half Caste (horse)

Half Caste was a British racehorse who won the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree in 1859, against a field of twenty horses. The race was very closely run and Half Caste won by only a short neck from Jean Du Quesne.

Half Caste
″Half Caste with C. Green up″ (anonymous but possibly after Henry Barraud who painted Half Caste in 1859)
SireMorgan Rattler
GrandsireVelocipede
DamBeiram mare
DamsireBeiram
SexGelding
Foaled1853
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourBrown
BreederMr W. Marris
Owner
  • Mr F.E. Epworth (Gt Coates, Lincs.)
  • Samuel B Sheward (horsedealer)
  • John Gerard Leigh (Mr Willoughby)
  • Henry Jones (Aps Hall, Cambs.)
TrainerChris Green
Major wins
Grand National (1859)
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