Mentmore Stud was built between 1913 and 1914 by Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery to complement his nearby stud farm at Crafton which he had acquired through his 1878 marriage to Baron Mayer de Rothschild's daughter Hannah. The first two stallions to stand at Mentmore were Cicero and Neil Gow. The 5th Earl won The Derby three times with Crafton-bred horses at Ladas, Sir Visto, and Cicero.
^"Grave Matters: European Farm Index". Thoroughbred Heritage site. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
January 01, 1970
mentmore, crafton, studs, boehm, statue, king, founding, stallion, shown, here, marking, horse, grave, mentmore, statue, moved, dalmeny, 1977, mentmore, stud, crafton, stud, were, thoroughbred, horse, breeding, operations, that, were, part, mentmore, towers, e. 51 52 05 N 0 41 28 W 51 868 N 0 691 W 51 868 0 691 J E Boehm s statue of King Tom the Founding stallion shown here marking the horse s grave at Mentmore The statue was moved to Dalmeny in 1977 Mentmore Stud and Crafton Stud were thoroughbred horse breeding operations that were part of the Mentmore Towers estate on the Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire borders England The Crafton stud farm is located at Crafton Buckinghamshire approximately one mile from Mentmore Towers and was founded circa 1850 by Baron Mayer de Rothschild The most notable horses from this era included Rothschild s founding stallion King Tom and his offspring Favonius and Hannah who between them won the Epsom Derby 1 000 Guineas Oaks and St Leger in 1871 Mentmore Stud was built between 1913 and 1914 by Archibald Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery to complement his nearby stud farm at Crafton which he had acquired through his 1878 marriage to Baron Mayer de Rothschild s daughter Hannah The first two stallions to stand at Mentmore were Cicero and Neil Gow The 5th Earl won The Derby three times with Crafton bred horses at Ladas Sir Visto and Cicero In 1929 both Crafton and Mentmore studs were inherited by Harry Primrose 6th Earl of Rosebery who subsequently bred numerous winners two of the most notable stallions bred at Mentmore were Epsom Derby winners Blue Peter 1939 and Ocean Swell 1944 1 References edit Grave Matters European Farm Index Thoroughbred Heritage site Retrieved 14 January 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mentmore and Crafton Studs amp oldid 1155495618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
