People/Characters Waxy

1. Waxy (1790 – 18 April 1818) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1793 Epsom Derby and was an influential sire in the late eighteenth and early part of the nineteenth century. Waxy was bred by Sir Ferdinando Poole and was foaled at Lewes in 1790. He was sired by Pot-8-Os, "Waxy" is a kind of potato, a son of the foundation stallion Eclipse, whose genetic lineage traced to the Darley Arabian.

Waxy produced 190 winners in his stud career. His importance to Thoroughbred genetics and prevalence in the General Stud Book led him to be likened to "the ace of trumps," the most powerful card in bridge. n the mid-20th century, the paternal line of most of the world's male Thoroughbreds traced to the Darley Arabian through Waxy, and Waxy's line was one of only three male lines tracing to Eclipse that persisted into the 20th century. In the words of 20th-century Thoroughbred pedigree analyst John Furman Wall, "with his advent, superb quality was a reality."
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