Potoooooooo

Horse Racing

Potoooooooo, also known by variations of Pot-8-Os, was an 18th-century British thoroughbred racehorse. Active from 1773 until his death in November 1800, he won more than 25 races and outranked some prominent racehorses of his time. He later became an important sire, producing leading runners including the Epsom Derby winners Waxy, Champion and Tyrant. His unusually spelled name was pronounced “Potatoes.”

Type: British thoroughbred racehorse
Racing record: Won over 25 races
Name pronunciation: Potatoes

Sources and credits

Article: Potoooooooo (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q7235103
Text: Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
Illustration: By John Nost Sartorius. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia Commons
John Nost Sartorius, Art UK: entry pot-8-os-11359
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