Touchstone (horse)

Touchstone
Painter: John Frederick Herring Sr. (1795–1865)
Sire	Camel
Grandsire	Whalebone
Dam	Banter
Damsire	Master Henry
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1831
Died	1861 (aged 29–30)
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster
Owner	Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster
Trainer	John Scott
Record	21: 15–2–2
Earnings	£5,475[1]
Major wins
Dee Stakes (1834) St. Leger Stakes (1834) Doncaster Gold Cup (1835, 1836) Ascot Gold Cup (1836, 1837)
Awards
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1842, 1843, 1848, 1855)
Last updated on May 7, 2009

Touchstone (1831–1861) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland on four occasions. He was owned and bred by Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, who bought him for the low price, at the time, of 600 guineas at the insistence of his chief stud groom Mr. Thomas Nutting.^[2]