for an annual fee of 20 guineas. He was moved to the Holywell Stud Farm in Watford sometime before 1872. Caractacus serviced approximately 40 mares per season while in Britain. Caractacus was sold for £7,000 to Mr. Strass who exported him to St. Petersburg at the end of the 1872 breeding season. Caractacus sired about 57 foals in Russia, none of which were successful racers or sires. He died in 1878 at the Russian Imperial Stud in Hrenoosky. Pedigree Sire line tree Caractacus Captivator Free Trade Cassivelaunus References 1859 racehorse births 1878 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Epsom Derby winners Thoroughbred family 6-c Byerley Turk sire line