{{Short description|British racemare (1838–1861)}} {{for|the pub in England|The Alice Hawthorn}} {{Infobox racehorse|image=Alice Hawthorn.jpg|sire=Muley Moloch|dam=Rebecca|foaled=1838|death_date=1861|country=United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|colour=Bay|breeder=John Plummer|sex=Mare|grandsire=Muley|damsire=Lottery|earnings=₤7,894}}
'''Alice Hawthorn''' (1838–1861) was a British thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. A bay filly, she was sired by Muley Moloch and out of Rebecca, by Lottery.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Herbert |first=Henry William |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Frank_Forester_s_Horse_and_Horsemanship/8-zHRM7PMFsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=PA270&printsec=frontcover |title=Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British Provinces of North America ... With ... Portraits of Celebrated Horses |date=1857 |language=en}}</ref> She is considered one of the greatest British racemares of all time, and won over fifty races in more than seventy starts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alice Hawthorn |url=https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/AliceHawthorn.html |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=www.tbheritage.com}}</ref>
== Background == Alice Hawthorn was bred by John Plummer of Skipton.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Miles (M.R.C.V.S.L.) |first=William J. |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Miles_s_Modern_Practical_Farrier_Contain/4tB2MHWEN_EC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=PA140&printsec=frontcover |title=Miles's Modern Practical Farrier, Containing a Complete System of the Veterinary Art ... |date=1868 |language=en}}</ref> According to local folklore, the horse was named after a girl who helped with the foal's birth.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Morelli |first=Olivia |date=2021-07-27 |title=The Alice Hawthorn Inn, Nun Monkton |url=https://www.cntraveller.com/article/the-alice-hawthorn-inn-nun-monkton |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=CN Traveller |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Alice Hawthorn Inn |url=https://www.savour-magazine.co.uk/guide/the-alice-hawthorn-inn/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Savour Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hawthorn was described as a "fine animal",<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sherer |first=John |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Rural_Life_Described_and_Illustrated_in/FDNAAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=PA84&printsec=frontcover |title=Rural Life Described and Illustrated, in the Management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Etc., Etc.; Their Treatment in Health and Disease; with Authentic Information on All that Relates to Modern Veterinary Practice |date=1868 |publisher=London Printing and Publishing Company |pages=87-89 |language=en}}</ref> but "singularly narrow" and an "awkward walker".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gilbey |first=Tresham |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Baily_s_Magazine_of_Sports_and_Pastimes/PRRBAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=PA229&printsec=frontcover |title=Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes |date=1865 |publisher=Vinton |pages=299-230 |language=en}}</ref>
In 1841, Alice Hawthorn made her racing debut at York Racecourse for the October Meeting, with a fourth place finish in the All-aged Stakes.<ref name=":0" /> In 1842, she became known for a three day winning streak at Chester racecourse. First she won the Chester Cup, the following day she won a handicap stakes race, and then the Cheshire Stakes the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Scene of Glory for Nearly 500 Years - Latest News |url=https://www.chester-races.com/news/latest-news/a-scene-of-glory-for-nearly-500-years/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Chester Racecourse |language=en}}</ref> That year, she started nine times and won seven races.<ref name=":0" />
She was later leased to John Salvin who continued her racing career.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Sportsman/SCoGAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=RA2-PA127&printsec=frontcover |title=The Sportsman |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Sporting_magazine_or_Monthly_calenda/LR4GAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=RA1-PA68&printsec=frontcover |title=The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf, the chace, and every other diversion interesting to the man of pleasure and enterprize |language=en}}</ref> In 1843, she won eighteen races out of twenty six starts, including the Doncaster Cup and the Innkeeper's Plate.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_New_sporting_magazine/fX0EAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=PA279&printsec=frontcover |title=The New sporting magazine |date=July 1843 |publisher=R. Ackermann |location=London |volume=6 |publication-date=1843 |pages=275-278 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In the Doncaster, she beat Charles the Twelfth in his final race.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tattersall |first=George |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Pictorial_Gallery_of_English_Race_Ho/RclMAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=PA210&printsec=frontcover |title=The Pictorial Gallery of English Race Horses: Containing Portraits of All the Winners of the Derby, Oaks and St. Leger Stakes, During the Last Twenty Years; and a History of the Principal Operations of the Turf |date=1850 |publisher=Henry G. Bohn |language=en}}</ref>
In 1844, Alice Hawthorn would win twenty races out of twenty four starts, including the Goodwood Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=An Important Early Victorian Horse Racing Trophy - Goodwood 1844 |url=https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/auctions/jewellery-silver-and-watches-445/lot/489 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=www.lyonandturnbull.com |language=en}}</ref> Her final racing year was 1845, where she started seven times and own three races.<ref name=":0" /> After her racing career was over, she became a broodmare.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Youatt |first=William |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_horse/asYkFZ0D2ikC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=PA123&printsec=frontcover |title=The horse |date=1855 |publisher=George Routledge and Sons |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Day |first=William |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Horse/nqECAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=PA184&printsec=frontcover |title=The Horse: How to Breed and Rear Him |date=1890 |publisher=R. Bentley |language=en}}</ref> In 1857, she produced Thormanby, who would win the 1860 Derby.<ref name=":0" />
== Legacy == "Alice Hawthorn" is the name of a Yorkshire folk ballad,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ingledew |first=C. J. Davison |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Ballads_and_Songs_of_Yorkshire/MtcIAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20horse&pg=PA286&printsec=frontcover |title=The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire: Transcribed from Private Manuscripts, Rare Broadsides, and Scarce Publications ; with Notes and a Glossary |date=1860 |publisher=Bell and Daldy |pages=286-288 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Old_Yorkshire/sq1DAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Alice%20Hawthorn%20song&pg=PA100&printsec=frontcover |title=Old Yorkshire |date=1884 |publisher=Longmans, Green |language=en}}</ref> as well The Alice Hawthorn pub in Nun Monkton.<ref name=":1" />
== References == {{Reference list}} {{Authority control}} Category:Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Category:Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Category:1838 racehorse births Category:1861 racehorse deaths