Horse

1801 - 1809

Sancho (1801–September 1809) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1804, ridden by Frank Buckle. Sancho was owned and bred Colonel Henry Mellish. Sancho's, sire Don Quixote was a son of Eclipse, and Sancho's dam was an unnamed mare by Highflyer. Sancho racing career lasted from May 1804 until October 1806 he won eight of his twelve races. Trained by former jockey Bartle Atkinson, he was undefeated in four races as a three-year-old in 1805, culminating with his victory in the St Leger at Doncaster Racecourse. In the following season he won a series of lucrative match races against some of the leading horses of the day. His five-year-old season proved disappointing. Sancho was retired from racing and showed considerable promise as a sire of winners in a brief stud career, dying in September 1809 at the age of eight years.