Faugh-A-Ballagh, winner of the St. Leger, 1844, in a stable

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John Frederick Herring, Jun. (1815-1907)
Faugh-A-Ballagh, winner of the St. Leger, 1844, in a stable
signed with initials and dated 'J F H.45' (lower right), inscribed 'Faugh a Ballagh' (centre right), and indistinctly inscribed '[...] Faugh a Ballagh/Winner of the St. Leger 1844' (on an old label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
15½ x 20¼ in. (39.3 x 51.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

A brown colt bred in 1841 by George Knox and a full-brother to Birdcatcher, Faugh-A-Ballagh won the Cesarewitch and St. Leger Stakes. He sired Fille de L'Air (1861) who won both The Oaks and French Oaks Stakes (Prix de Diane), and Leamington (1853) who became a leading sire in America.

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