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{{Infobox thoroughbred racehorse
{{Short description|British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Diadem
| horsename = Diadem
| image_name = Diadem (horse).jpg
| image =
| caption =
| caption = Diadem in 1917.
| sire = [[Orby (horse)|Orby]]
| sire = [[Orby (horse)|Orby]]
| grandsire = [[Orme (horse)|Orme]]
| grandsire = [[Orme (horse)|Orme]]
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| record = 39 starts 24 wins
| record = 39 starts 24 wins
| earnings =
| earnings =
| race = [[Coventry Stakes|New Coventry Stakes]] (1916)<br>Moulton Stakes (1916)<br>[[1000 Guineas]] (1917)<br>[[King's Stand Stakes]] (1919, 1920)<br>[[July Cup]] (1919, 1920)<br>[[Challenge Stakes]] (1919)<br>[[Rous Memorial Stakes]] (1920)<br>[[Diamond Jubilee Stakes|All-Aged Stakes]] (1920)
| race = [[Coventry Stakes|New Coventry Stakes]] (1916)<br>Moulton Stakes (1916)<br>[[1000 Guineas]] (1917)<br>[[King's Stand Stakes]] (1919, 1920)<br>[[July Cup]] (1919, 1920)<br>[[Challenge Stakes (Great Britain)|Challenge Stakes]] (1919)<br>[[Rous Memorial Stakes]] (1920)<br>[[Diamond Jubilee Stakes|All-Aged Stakes]] (1920)
| awards=
| awards=
| honours = [[British Champions Sprint Stakes|Diadem Stakes]] at [[Ascot Racecourse]]
| honours = [[British Champions Sprint Stakes|Diadem Stakes]] at [[Ascot Racecourse]]
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==Background==
==Background==
Diadem was a [[Chestnut (coat)|chestnut]] [[filly]] bred by [[Edgar Vincent, 1st Viscount D'Abernon]] and foaled in 1914. She was sired by [[Epsom Derby]] and [[Irish Derby]] winner [[Orby (horse)|Orby]]. As a [[stallion]] Orby sired Derby winner [[Grand Parade (horse)|Grand Parade]] and [[Champion Stakes]] winner [[Orpheus (horse)|Orpheus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios/Orby.htm |title=Orby |publisher=Bloodlines.net |date= |accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref> Diadem's [[Mare|dam]] was Donnetta, a daughter of [[Donovan (horse)|Donovan]].<ref name="ped"/>
Diadem was a [[Chestnut (coat)|chestnut]] [[filly]] bred by [[Edgar Vincent, 1st Viscount D'Abernon]] and foaled in 1914. She was sired by [[Epsom Derby]] and [[Irish Derby]] winner [[Orby (horse)|Orby]]. As a [[stallion]] Orby sired Derby winner [[Grand Parade (horse)|Grand Parade]] and [[Champion Stakes]] winner [[Orpheus (horse)|Orpheus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios/Orby.htm |title=Orby |publisher=Bloodlines.net |access-date=2013-03-24}}</ref> Diadem's [[Mare|dam]] was Donnetta, a daughter of [[Donovan (horse)|Donovan]].<ref name="ped"/>


==Racing career==
==Racing career==


===1916: Two-year-old season===
===1916: Two-year-old season===
Diadem won the [[Coventry Stakes|New Coventry Stakes]] at [[Newmarket Racecourse|Newmarket]] by two [[Horse length|lengths]] from Golden Maid.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=TO-DAY'S RACING |publisher=''Liverpool Echo'' |date=22 June 1916}}</ref> She then won the five-furlong Fulbourne Stakes at Newmarket by three lengths from Sunset Glow.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=TO-DAY'S RACING |publisher=''Liverpool Echo'' |date=7 July 1916}}</ref> At the end of the year she also won the five-[[furlong]] Moulton Stakes at Newmarket.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=Newmarket Meeting |publisher=''Coventry Evening Telegraph'' |date=1 November 1916}}</ref>
Diadem won the [[Coventry Stakes|New Coventry Stakes]] at [[Newmarket Racecourse|Newmarket]] by two [[Horse length|lengths]] from Golden Maid.<ref>{{citation|title=TO-DAY'S RACING |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=22 June 1916}}</ref> She then won the five-furlong Fulbourne Stakes at Newmarket by three lengths from Sunset Glow.<ref>{{citation|title=TO-DAY'S RACING |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=7 July 1916}}</ref> At the end of the year she also won the five-[[furlong]] Moulton Stakes at Newmarket.<ref>{{citation|title=Newmarket Meeting |publisher=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=1 November 1916}}</ref>


===1917: Three-year-old season===
===1917: Three-year-old season===
In May she won the [[1000 Guineas]] after starting as the 6/4 favourite. [[Sunny Jane]] finished second, with Nonpareil in third.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=NEWMARKET |publisher=''Evening Telegraph'' |date=4 May 1917}}</ref> At Newmarket she finished unplaced in the [[Epsom Derby|New Derby]] that was won by [[Gay Crusader]].<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=GAY CRUSADER |publisher=''Liverpool Echo'' |date=31 July 1917}}</ref> She started as the favourite for the [[Epsom Oaks|New Oaks]]. The filly Sunny Jane took the lead of the race with four furlongs left to run and was then challenged by Diadem. Sunny Jane held off Diadem to win by half a length, with Moravia a further four lengths back in third place.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=NEW OAKS |publisher=''Liverpool Echo'' |date=2 August 1917}}</ref> In October she won the six-furlong Great Eastern Railway Handicap at Newmarket, beating Roscius by half a length.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=NEWMARKET RACES |publisher=''Liverpool Echo'' |date=10 October 1917}}</ref>
In May she won the [[1000 Guineas]] after starting as the 6/4 favourite. [[Sunny Jane]] finished second, with Nonpareil in third.<ref>{{citation|title=NEWMARKET |publisher=Evening Telegraph |date=4 May 1917}}</ref> At Newmarket she finished unplaced in the [[Epsom Derby|New Derby]] that was won by [[Gay Crusader]].<ref>{{citation|title=GAY CRUSADER |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=31 July 1917}}</ref> She started as the favourite for the [[Epsom Oaks|New Oaks]]. The filly Sunny Jane took the lead of the race with four furlongs left to run and was then challenged by Diadem. Sunny Jane held off Diadem to win by half a length, with Moravia a further four lengths back in third place.<ref>{{citation|title=NEW OAKS |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=2 August 1917}}</ref> In October she won the six-furlong Great Eastern Railway Handicap at Newmarket, beating Roscius by half a length.<ref>{{citation|title=NEWMARKET RACES |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=10 October 1917}}</ref>


===1918: Four-year-old season===
===1918: Four-year-old season===
In May 1918, Diadem won the Salford Borough Handicap at [[Manchester Racecourse|Manchester]] by half a length from Golly Eyes. She was carrying 10 pounds more weight than any of the other horses in the field.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=MANCHESTER RACES |publisher=''Liverpool Echo'' |date=24 May 1918}}</ref> In October she won the Snailwell Stakes after starting as the odds-on favourite.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=JOCKEY CLUB STAKES |publisher=''Nottingham Evening Post'' |date=3 October 1918}}</ref> Later in the month she finished third in the [[Champion Stakes]], three and a half lengths behind winner My Dear.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=NEWMARKET RACES |publisher=''Liverpool Echo'' |date=15 October 1918}}</ref>
In May 1918, Diadem won the Salford Borough Handicap at [[Manchester Racecourse|Manchester]] by half a length from Golly Eyes. She was carrying 10 pounds more weight than any of the other horses in the field.<ref>{{citation|title=MANCHESTER RACES |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=24 May 1918}}</ref> In October she won the Snailwell Stakes after starting as the odds-on favourite.<ref>{{citation|title=JOCKEY CLUB STAKES |publisher=Nottingham Evening Post |date=3 October 1918}}</ref> Later in the month she finished third in the [[Champion Stakes]], three and a half lengths behind winner My Dear.<ref>{{citation|title=NEWMARKET RACES |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=15 October 1918}}</ref>


===1919: Five-year-old season===
===1919: Five-year-old season===
At [[Royal Ascot]] in 1919 Diadem started as the 7/2, fourth favourite for the [[King's Stand Stakes]]. She won the race by two lengths from favourite Best Born.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=TO DAY'S RACING |publisher=''Hull Daily Mail'' |date=20 June 1919}}</ref> In July she beat Iron Hand by three lengths to win the [[July Cup]] at Newmarket.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=SELECTIONS FOR WIND-UP |publisher=''Dundee Courier'' |date=4 July 1919}}</ref> At [[Goodwood Racecourse|Goodwood]] she started in the [[King George Stakes]], but another runner, Sun d'Or cut across her at the start and she was never in contention, cantering home behind winner Chiffre d'Amour and two others.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=DISGRACEFUL SCENES AT GOODWOOD RACES |publisher=''Evening Telegraph'' |date=31 July 1919}}</ref> At the [[Doncaster Racecourse|Doncaster]] St. Leger meeting she carried top weight and started favourite for the seven-furlong Town Moor Handicap. She took the lead with a quarter of a mile still to run and despite being challenged in the closing stages, she held on the win by a head from Quadrille.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title= To-day's racing |publisher=''Hull Daily Mail'' |date=12 September 1919}}</ref> In October Diadem beat her only opponent, Freesia, by three quarters of a length to win the [[Challenge Stakes]].<ref>{{cite web|url= |title= TO-DAY’S RACING |publisher=''Evening Telegraph'' |date=16 October 1919}}</ref> Later in the month she finished second of eighteen in the [[Cambridgeshire Handicap|Cambridgeshire Stakes]], six lengths behind winner Brigand.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=YESTERDAY'S RACING |publisher=''Western Daily Press'' |date=30 October 1919}}</ref>
At [[Royal Ascot]] in 1919 Diadem started as the 7/2, fourth favourite for the [[King's Stand Stakes]]. She won the race by two lengths from favourite Best Born.<ref>{{citation|title=TO DAY'S RACING |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=20 June 1919}}</ref> In July she beat Iron Hand by three lengths to win the [[July Cup]] at Newmarket.<ref>{{citation|title=SELECTIONS FOR WIND-UP |publisher=Dundee Courier |date=4 July 1919}}</ref> At [[Goodwood Racecourse|Goodwood]] she started in the [[King George Stakes]], but another runner, Sun d'Or cut across her at the start and she was never in contention, cantering home behind winner Chiffre d'Amour and two others.<ref>{{citation|title=DISGRACEFUL SCENES AT GOODWOOD RACES |publisher=Evening Telegraph |date=31 July 1919}}</ref> At the [[Doncaster Racecourse|Doncaster]] St. Leger meeting she carried top weight and started favourite for the seven-furlong Town Moor Handicap. She took the lead with a quarter of a mile still to run and despite being challenged in the closing stages, she held on the win by a head from Quadrille.<ref>{{citation|title= To-day's racing |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=12 September 1919}}</ref> In October Diadem beat her only opponent, Freesia, by three quarters of a length to win the [[Challenge Stakes (Great Britain)|Challenge Stakes]].<ref>{{citation|title= TO-DAY’S RACING |publisher=Evening Telegraph |date=16 October 1919}}</ref> Later in the month she finished second of eighteen in the [[Cambridgeshire Handicap|Cambridgeshire Stakes]], six lengths behind winner Brigand.<ref>{{citation|title=YESTERDAY'S RACING |publisher=Western Daily Press |date=30 October 1919}}</ref>


===1920: Six-year-old season===
===1920: Six-year-old season===
In June 1920 she walked over for the Rous Memorial Stakes at Ascot.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=ASCOT |publisher=''Derby Daily Telegraph'' |date=2 June 1921}}</ref> She also won the [[Diamond Jubilee Stakes|All-Aged Stakes]] by six lengths from her only rival, Tetramenter.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=Sporting |publisher=''Western Daily Press'' |date=18 June 1920}}</ref> The following day she recorded her second victory in the King's Stand Stakes.,<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=THE TURF |publisher=''Aberdeen Journal'' |date=19 June 1920}}</ref> before walking over for her second July Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=YESTERDAY'S WINNERS |publisher=''Dundee Courier'' |date=2 July 1920}}</ref> In July she finished second in Molyneux Plate, two lengths behind Racket.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=LIVERPOOL |publisher=''Derby Daily Telegraph'' |date=22 July 1920}}</ref> She had her third walk over of the year in September for the Snailwell Stakes.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title= To-day's racing |publisher=''Hull Daily Mail'' |date=30 September 1920}}</ref> In October she won the Thames Stakes at Kempton by three lengths from Prince Umbria,<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=YESTERDAY'S RACING |publisher=''Western Times'' |date=9 October 1920}}</ref> before finishing third in the Champion Stakes, seven lengths behind winner Orpheus.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title= To-day's racing |publisher=''Hull Daily Mail'' |date=12 October 1920}}</ref>
In June 1920 she walked over for the Rous Memorial Stakes at Ascot.<ref>{{citation|title=ASCOT |publisher=Derby Daily Telegraph |date=2 June 1921}}</ref> She also won the [[Diamond Jubilee Stakes|All-Aged Stakes]] by six lengths from her only rival, Tetramenter.<ref>{{citation|title=Sporting |publisher=Western Daily Press |date=18 June 1920}}</ref> The following day she recorded her second victory in the King's Stand Stakes.,<ref>{{citation|title=THE TURF |publisher=Aberdeen Journal |date=19 June 1920}}</ref> before walking over for her second July Cup.<ref>{{citation|title=YESTERDAY'S WINNERS |publisher=Dundee Courier |date=2 July 1920}}</ref> In July she finished second in Molyneux Plate, two lengths behind Racket.<ref>{{citation|title=LIVERPOOL |publisher=Derby Daily Telegraph |date=22 July 1920}}</ref> She had her third walk over of the year in September for the Snailwell Stakes.<ref>{{citation|title= To-day's racing |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=30 September 1920}}</ref> In October she won the Thames Stakes at Kempton by three lengths from Prince Umbria,<ref>{{citation|title=YESTERDAY'S RACING |publisher=Western Times |date=9 October 1920}}</ref> before finishing third in the Champion Stakes, seven lengths behind winner Orpheus.<ref>{{citation|title= To-day's racing |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=12 October 1920}}</ref>


===1921: Seven-year-old season===
===1921: Seven-year-old season===
In June 1921 Diadem finished fourth in the Royal Stakes at Epsom, behind winner Orby's Pride.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=THE CORONATION CUP |publisher=''Nottingham Evening Post'' |date=2 June 1921}}</ref> Later in the month she finished second behind Monarch in the Rous Memorial Stakes at Ascot.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title= To-day's racing |publisher=''Hull Daily Mail'' |date=16 June 1921}}</ref>
In June 1921 Diadem finished fourth in the Royal Stakes at Epsom, behind winner Orby's Pride.<ref>{{citation|title=THE CORONATION CUP |publisher=Nottingham Evening Post |date=2 June 1921}}</ref> Later in the month she finished second behind Monarch in the Rous Memorial Stakes at Ascot.<ref>{{citation|title= To-day's racing |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=16 June 1921}}</ref>


==Assessment==
==Assessment==
In 1918 she was described as "one of the most brilliant sprinters seen in England for very many years."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19181101.2.29 |title=SPORTING |publisher=''Press'' |date=1 November 1918 |accessdate=2013-03-24}}</ref> She finished her career with 24 wins from 39 starts.<ref name="obit"/> In 1946 [[Ascot Racecourse]] named a new sprint race in her honour, the [[British Champions Sprint Stakes|Diadem Stakes]], which is now known as the British Champions Sprint Stakes.
In 1918 she was described as "one of the most brilliant sprinters seen in England for very many years."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19181101.2.29 |title=SPORTING |publisher=Press |date=1 November 1918 |access-date=2013-03-24}}</ref> She finished her career with 24 wins from 39 starts.<ref name="obit"/> In 1946 [[Ascot Racecourse]] named a new sprint race in her honour, the [[British Champions Sprint Stakes|Diadem Stakes]], which is now known as the British Champions Sprint Stakes.


==Stud career==
==Breeding record==
Diadem was retired to stud. In 1928 one of her foals, Dian, was sold for 14,000 [[Guinea (British coin)|guineas]]. At the same auction Diadem herself was purchased by Major Mairs for 10,000 guineas.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title=BLOODSTOCK PRICES |publisher=''Nottingham Evening Post'' |date=5 December 1928}}</ref> Diadem died in 1931.<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url= |title=SPORTS SNAPS |publisher=''Hull Daily Mail'' |date=13 June 1931}}</ref>
Diadem was retired to become a broodmare. In 1928 one of her foals, Dian, was sold for 14,000 [[Guinea (British coin)|guineas]]. At the same auction Diadem herself was purchased by Major Mairs for 10,000 guineas.<ref>{{citation|title=BLOODSTOCK PRICES |publisher=Nottingham Evening Post |date=5 December 1928}}</ref> Diadem died in 1931.<ref name="obit">{{citation|title=SPORTS SNAPS |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=13 June 1931}}</ref>


==Pedigree==
==Pedigree==
{{Pedigree
{{Pedigree
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|name = Diadem, chestnut mare, 1914<ref name="ped">{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=5357390&registry=T&horse_name==Diadem%20(GB)&dam_name==Donnetta%20(GB)&foaling_year=1914&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Diadem (GB) pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |access-date=2012-12-16}}</ref>
|f = [[Orby (horse)|Orby]] (GB)<br>ch. 1904
|f = [[Orby (horse)|Orby]] (GB)<br>ch. 1904
|m = Donnetta (GB)<br>b. 1900
|m = Donnetta (GB)<br>b. 1900
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|mmff = [[Lord Clifden]]
|mmff = [[Lord Clifden]]
|mmfm = Mineral
|mmfm = Mineral
|mmmf = Cremorne
|mmmf = [[Cremorne (horse)|Cremorne]]
|mmmm = The White Lady
|mmmm = The White Lady
|}}
|}}
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Diadem
Diadem in 1917.
SireOrby
GrandsireOrme
DamDonnetta
DamsireDonovan
SexMare
Foaled1914
CountryGreat Britain
ColourChestnut
Breeder1st Baron d'Abernon
Owner1st Baron d'Abernon
TrainerGeorge Lambton
Record39 starts 24 wins
Major wins
New Coventry Stakes (1916)
Moulton Stakes (1916)
1000 Guineas (1917)
King's Stand Stakes (1919, 1920)
July Cup (1919, 1920)
Challenge Stakes (1919)
Rous Memorial Stakes (1920)
All-Aged Stakes (1920)
Honours
Diadem Stakes at Ascot Racecourse

Diadem (1914–1931) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1000 Guineas in 1917. She went on to become a top sprinter, recording two victories in both the King's Stand Stakes and the July Cup. In total she won 24 of her 39 races. Diadem was bred and owned by Edgar Vincent, 1st Viscount D'Abernon, and trained by George Lambton. The Diadem Stakes at Ascot Racecourse was named after her.

Background

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Diadem was a chestnut filly bred by Edgar Vincent, 1st Viscount D'Abernon and foaled in 1914. She was sired by Epsom Derby and Irish Derby winner Orby. As a stallion Orby sired Derby winner Grand Parade and Champion Stakes winner Orpheus.[1] Diadem's dam was Donnetta, a daughter of Donovan.[2]

Racing career

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1916: Two-year-old season

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Diadem won the New Coventry Stakes at Newmarket by two lengths from Golden Maid.[3] She then won the five-furlong Fulbourne Stakes at Newmarket by three lengths from Sunset Glow.[4] At the end of the year she also won the five-furlong Moulton Stakes at Newmarket.[5]

1917: Three-year-old season

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In May she won the 1000 Guineas after starting as the 6/4 favourite. Sunny Jane finished second, with Nonpareil in third.[6] At Newmarket she finished unplaced in the New Derby that was won by Gay Crusader.[7] She started as the favourite for the New Oaks. The filly Sunny Jane took the lead of the race with four furlongs left to run and was then challenged by Diadem. Sunny Jane held off Diadem to win by half a length, with Moravia a further four lengths back in third place.[8] In October she won the six-furlong Great Eastern Railway Handicap at Newmarket, beating Roscius by half a length.[9]

1918: Four-year-old season

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In May 1918, Diadem won the Salford Borough Handicap at Manchester by half a length from Golly Eyes. She was carrying 10 pounds more weight than any of the other horses in the field.[10] In October she won the Snailwell Stakes after starting as the odds-on favourite.[11] Later in the month she finished third in the Champion Stakes, three and a half lengths behind winner My Dear.[12]

1919: Five-year-old season

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At Royal Ascot in 1919 Diadem started as the 7/2, fourth favourite for the King's Stand Stakes. She won the race by two lengths from favourite Best Born.[13] In July she beat Iron Hand by three lengths to win the July Cup at Newmarket.[14] At Goodwood she started in the King George Stakes, but another runner, Sun d'Or cut across her at the start and she was never in contention, cantering home behind winner Chiffre d'Amour and two others.[15] At the Doncaster St. Leger meeting she carried top weight and started favourite for the seven-furlong Town Moor Handicap. She took the lead with a quarter of a mile still to run and despite being challenged in the closing stages, she held on the win by a head from Quadrille.[16] In October Diadem beat her only opponent, Freesia, by three quarters of a length to win the Challenge Stakes.[17] Later in the month she finished second of eighteen in the Cambridgeshire Stakes, six lengths behind winner Brigand.[18]

1920: Six-year-old season

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In June 1920 she walked over for the Rous Memorial Stakes at Ascot.[19] She also won the All-Aged Stakes by six lengths from her only rival, Tetramenter.[20] The following day she recorded her second victory in the King's Stand Stakes.,[21] before walking over for her second July Cup.[22] In July she finished second in Molyneux Plate, two lengths behind Racket.[23] She had her third walk over of the year in September for the Snailwell Stakes.[24] In October she won the Thames Stakes at Kempton by three lengths from Prince Umbria,[25] before finishing third in the Champion Stakes, seven lengths behind winner Orpheus.[26]

1921: Seven-year-old season

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In June 1921 Diadem finished fourth in the Royal Stakes at Epsom, behind winner Orby's Pride.[27] Later in the month she finished second behind Monarch in the Rous Memorial Stakes at Ascot.[28]

Assessment

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In 1918 she was described as "one of the most brilliant sprinters seen in England for very many years."[29] She finished her career with 24 wins from 39 starts.[30] In 1946 Ascot Racecourse named a new sprint race in her honour, the Diadem Stakes, which is now known as the British Champions Sprint Stakes.

Breeding record

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Diadem was retired to become a broodmare. In 1928 one of her foals, Dian, was sold for 14,000 guineas. At the same auction Diadem herself was purchased by Major Mairs for 10,000 guineas.[31] Diadem died in 1931.[30]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Diadem, chestnut mare, 1914[2]
Sire
Orby (GB)
ch. 1904 		Orme
b. 1889 		Ormonde
b. 1883 		Bend Or
Lily Agnes
Angelica
b. 1879 		Galopin*
St. Angela
Rhoda B.
br. 1895 		Hanover
ch. 1884 		Hindoo
Bourbon Belle
Margerine
b. 1886 		Algerine
Sweet Songstress
Dam
Donnetta (GB)
b. 1900 		Donovan
b. 1886 		Galopin*
b. 1872 		Vedette
Flying Duchess
Mowerina
ch. 1876 		The Scottish Chief
Stockings
Rinovata
b. 1887 		Wenlock
b. 1869 		Lord Clifden
Mineral
Traviata
b. 1881 		Cremorne
The White Lady

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

* Diadem was inbred 3x4 to Galopin. This means that the stallion appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of her pedigree.

References

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  1. ^ "Orby". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  2. ^ a b "Diadem (GB) pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  3. ^ TO-DAY'S RACING, Liverpool Echo, 22 June 1916
  4. ^ TO-DAY'S RACING, Liverpool Echo, 7 July 1916
  5. ^ Newmarket Meeting, Coventry Evening Telegraph, 1 November 1916
  6. ^ NEWMARKET, Evening Telegraph, 4 May 1917
  7. ^ GAY CRUSADER, Liverpool Echo, 31 July 1917
  8. ^ NEW OAKS, Liverpool Echo, 2 August 1917
  9. ^ NEWMARKET RACES, Liverpool Echo, 10 October 1917
  10. ^ MANCHESTER RACES, Liverpool Echo, 24 May 1918
  11. ^ JOCKEY CLUB STAKES, Nottingham Evening Post, 3 October 1918
  12. ^ NEWMARKET RACES, Liverpool Echo, 15 October 1918
  13. ^ "TO DAY'S RACING", Hull Daily Mail, 20 June 1919
  14. ^ SELECTIONS FOR WIND-UP, Dundee Courier, 4 July 1919
  15. ^ DISGRACEFUL SCENES AT GOODWOOD RACES, Evening Telegraph, 31 July 1919
  16. ^ "To-day's racing", Hull Daily Mail, 12 September 1919
  17. ^ TO-DAY’S RACING, Evening Telegraph, 16 October 1919
  18. ^ YESTERDAY'S RACING, Western Daily Press, 30 October 1919
  19. ^ ASCOT, Derby Daily Telegraph, 2 June 1921
  20. ^ Sporting, Western Daily Press, 18 June 1920
  21. ^ THE TURF, Aberdeen Journal, 19 June 1920
  22. ^ YESTERDAY'S WINNERS, Dundee Courier, 2 July 1920
  23. ^ LIVERPOOL, Derby Daily Telegraph, 22 July 1920
  24. ^ "To-day's racing", Hull Daily Mail, 30 September 1920
  25. ^ YESTERDAY'S RACING, Western Times, 9 October 1920
  26. ^ "To-day's racing", Hull Daily Mail, 12 October 1920
  27. ^ THE CORONATION CUP, Nottingham Evening Post, 2 June 1921
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