Rosedrop

Until 1913, there was no requirement for British racehorses to have official names and two-year-olds were allowed to run without names until 1946.[7] The practice of running horses unnamed had once been common, but had largely fallen out of use by the early 20th Century. Rosedrop however was not officially named until 1910, and ran as a juvenile under the descriptive title of Sir W. Bass's chestnut filly by St Frusquin - Rosaline.[8]

The filly ran twice as a two-year-old in 1909, recording one win in the Rangemore Maiden Stakes at Derby Racecourse.[8]

The filly was still unnamed when he ran in the 1000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 29 April and finished third of the thirteen runners behind Winkipop and Maid of Corinth (who was also owned by Bass).[8] She was then officially given the name Rosedrop. It was reported that the filly finished unplaced in a minor race in May.[9]

On 3 June Rosedrop was moved up in distance to contest the 132nd Oaks Stakes over one and a half miles at Epsom Racecourse. Winkipop started favourite with Rosedrop on 7/1 in an eleven-runner field which also included Maid of Corinth. Ridden by Charlie Trigg she dominated the race from the start and won "in a common canter" by four lengths from Evolution, with Pernelle a neck away in third.[10]

At Royal Ascot eleven days later Rosedrop was matched against male opposition in the Gold Vase over two miles and finished unplaced behind the colt Charles O'Malley.[11] In July she coped well with the exceptionally wet conditions to win the Atalanta Stakes at Sandown Park.[12] At the Newbury summer meeting she led for most of the way in the Kingclere Stakes but was caught in the last stride and narrowly beaten by the colt Lonawand, to whom she was conceding weight.[13] Rosedrop reversed the form in the Great Yorkshire Stakes at York in August, winning from Willonyx (later to win the Ascot Gold Cup) with Lonawand in third place.[14] On 7 September at Doncaster Racecourse Rosedrop took on colts in the St Leger but made little impact and finished unplaced behind Swynford.[15] Later at the same meeting she finished second to Yellow Slave in the Park Hill Stakes.

Rosedrop ended the year with earnings of £6,353.[16]

Rosedrop remained in training as a four-year-old in 1911. On 10 May at Newmarket she was put up for auction and bought for 4,500 guineas by Alfred W. Cox.[17] She did not race in 1911 and was retired at the end of the year.