Jorrocks (horse)
| Jorrocks | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Whisker (GB) |
| Grandsire | Whisker (1812) |
| Dam | Matilda |
| Damsire | Steeltrap (GB) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1833 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Henry Bayly |
| Owner | John Richard Rouse, Sr. A. Thompson |
| Trainer | Joseph? "Old" Brown, John Higgerson |
| Record | at least 95 starts, 65 wins (including 6 walkovers), 22 seconds |
| Earnings | 4,000 sovereigns plus sweepstakes |
| Honours | |
| Leading stake winner in NSW eight times | |
| Last updated on 31 May 2010 | |
Jorrocks, also known as The Iron Gelding, was a hardy, celebrated Australian-bred Anglo-Arabian racehorse that won 30 of his 31 starts in 1846, carrying no less than 9 stone (57 kg) over the usual distances of two (3,200 metres) or three miles (4,800 m). Jorrocks was leading stake winner in New South Wales eight times.