Horse

1789 - 1812

John Bull (1789–1812) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. John Bull was a chestnut horse bred by his owner Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor. He was the second of seven foals bred by Lord Grosvenor from his mare Xantippe, a daughter of Eclipse. In a career that lasted from April 1792 to April 1793, he ran three times and won two races. In 1792, he won the Great Produce Stakes on his racecourse debut and then won The Epsom Derby ridden by Frank Buckle. He finished unplaced in his only subsequent race. In 1796, John Bull began his stud career at Oxcroft near Balsham, Cambridgeshire. A year later he was moved to Figdale, near Chester. From 1808 he was moved to Scotland where he stood at Auchins in Ayrshire until at least 1810. John Bull died in the spring of 1812. He was a successful sire of winners. John Bull was described as the second most popular stallion of his time, after Sir Peter Teazle.