es ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Despite ▁having ▁been ▁retired ▁more ▁than ▁thirty ▁years ▁previously , ▁Vi rag o ▁was ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁by ▁thirty - six ▁of ▁the ▁contrib utors , ▁placing ▁her ▁sevent h ▁among ▁all ▁horses ▁and ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁highest - r ated ▁fil ly ▁or ▁mare . ▁In ▁a ▁related ▁poll , ▁the ▁elect ors ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁choose ▁the ▁single ▁greatest ▁horse ▁they ▁had ▁ever ▁seen . ▁In ▁this ▁poll , ▁Vi rag o ▁finished ▁fifth ▁behind ▁Glad i ateur , ▁I son omy , ▁West ▁Australian , ▁and ▁St . ▁Simon . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁three - year - old ▁season , ▁Vit ago ▁was ▁r ated ▁eight ▁pounds ▁superior ▁to ▁the ▁Derby ▁winner ▁And over . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁record ▁Vi rag o ▁had ▁some ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁bro od m are . ▁After ▁being ▁covered ▁by ▁her ▁race course ▁rival ▁King ston , ▁she ▁produced ▁Th al est ris , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Ces are w itch ▁Hand ic ap ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁Vi rag o ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁Ped ig ree ▁ ▁Vi rag o ▁was ▁in bre d ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 4 ▁to ▁Sel im , ▁meaning ▁that ▁this ▁st all ion ▁appears ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁generation ▁of ▁her ▁pedig ree . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 1 ▁race hor se ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 9