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Darley Arabian

One of three dominant foundation sires

Summary

One of three dominant foundation sires

FieldValue
nameDarley Arabian
imageDarley Arabian.jpg
captionThe Darley Arabian stallion painting by John Wootton
sexStallion
foaled
colourBay
ownerThomas Darley
racing_colours
awardsLeading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1722)

The Darley Arabian (–1730) was one of three dominant foundation sires of modern Thoroughbred horse racing bloodstock. The other two founders were the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerley Turk. This bay Arabian horse was bought in Aleppo, Syria, by Thomas Darley in 1704 and shipped to Aldby Park in England, as a present for his brother.

One author in 1840 described Darley Arabian's arrival in England during the reign of Queen Anne as the event which "forms the great epoch from which the history of the Turf as in "[turf racing"] should be dated".

There he stood at stud, usually private but sometimes open to outside mares. He was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1722. By all accounts, the Darley Arabian stood about 15 hands high and was of substantial beauty and refinement.

The Darley Arabian sired the undefeated Flying Childers. He also sired Bartlett's Childers, an unraced brother of Flying Childers, who was the great-grandsire of the extremely influential Eclipse. The Darley Arabian was to become the most important sire in the history of the English Thoroughbred. His son Bulle Rock was the first Thoroughbred to be exported to America, in 1730.

Most Thoroughbreds can be traced back to Darley Arabian. In 95% of modern Thoroughbred racehorses, the Y chromosome can be traced back to this single stallion. This is mainly through his descendant, Eclipse, who is the direct male ancestor of 95% of all thoroughbreds and in the pedigree of many of the rest.

Sire line tree

  • Darley Arabian
    • Manica
      • Stump
    • Whistlejacket
    • Cupid
    • Daedalus
    • Danger
    • Dart
    • Skipjack
      • Quintin
      • Croke
    • Bulle Rock
    • Aleppo
      • Hobgoblin
        • Phantom
        • Trimmer
        • Shakespeare
          • Pincher
      • Scrutineer
      • Spark
        • Pacolet
    • Brisk
      • Foxhunter (Cole)
        • Foxhunter (Chedworth)
    • Almanzor
      • Almanzor (Elstob)
      • Almanzor (Fleetwood)
      • Spinner
    • Smockface
    • Childers (Flying)
      • Childers (Hampton Court)
        • Tantrum
      • Blacklegs
      • Grey Childers (Chedworth)
      • Plaistow
      • Fleec'em
      • Second
        • Merlin
          • Young Merlin
          • Prospero
          • Petit Maitre
        • Leedes
        • Sharp
      • Spanking Roger
      • Blaze
        • Sampson
          • Engineer
          • Bay Malton
          • Pilgrim
          • Treasurer
          • Phocion
        • Childers
        • Grenadier
        • Scrub
        • Shales
          • Scot Shales
          • Driver
      • Hip
      • Roundhead
        • Roger of the Vale
        • Stadtholder
        • Joseph Andrews
      • Steady
      • Ball
      • Snip
        • Snap
          • Snap (Hazard)
          • Omnium
          • Snap (Latham)
          • Lofty
          • Snap (Chedworth)
          • Mambruello
          • Snipe
          • Ancient Pistol
          • Goldfinder
          • Juniper
          • Scaramouch
          • Mexican
        • Prince T'Quassaw
          • Tickler
          • Hottentot
        • Judgment
        • Fribble
        • Swiss
        • Young Snip
          • Ferdinando
    • Whitelegs
    • Childers (Bartlett)
      • Childers (Smales)
        • Turpin
      • Grey Childers (Portmore)
      • Merry Andrew
      • Squirt
        • Marske
          • Eclipse
          • Transit
          • Hephestion
          • Mungo (Leviathan)
          • Narcissus
          • Pretender
          • Shark
          • Young Marske
          • Garrick (Hyperion)
          • Pontac
          • Jocundo
        • Syphon
          • Tippler
          • Daisy
          • Sweetwilliam
          • Tosspot
          • Sweetbriar
          • Tipsey
          • Enterprise
          • Pastor
          • Clown
          • Streamer
          • Tandem
          • Gallantry
        • Tim
      • Fig
    • Wanton Willy
    • Gander

References

Bibliography

References

  1. Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), "Thoroughbred Breeding of the World", Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
  2. (1995). "The Daily Telegraph Chronicle of Horse Racing". Guinness Publishing.
  3. (2001). "Microsatellite diversity, pedigree relatedness and the contributions of founder lineages to thoroughbred horses". Animal Genetics.
  4. (6 September 2005). "95% of thoroughbreds linked to one superstud". New Scientist.
  5. (4 March 2007). "Who's the daddy of them all?". The Guardian.
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  7. "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Sire Lines Darley Arabian".
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  10. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/JumpSires/JumpsiresDAA.html Jumpers: Darley Arabian Sire Line]
  11. "Biography: Bulle Rock".
  12. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresH.html#Hobgoblin Foundation Sire: Hobgoblin]
  13. "Biography: Hobgoblin".
  14. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Shakespeare Foundation Sire: Shakespeare]
  15. "Biography: Shakespeare".
  16. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210422164619/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyP.htm Studbook: Early P]
  17. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresB.html#Brisk Foundation Sire: Brisk]
  18. "Biography: Brisk".
  19. "Portrait: Flying Childers".
  20. "Biography: Flying Childers".
  21. "Studbook: Early C".
  22. "Foundation Sire: Second".
  23. "Biography: Second".
  24. "Foundation Sire: Merlin".
  25. "Biography: Spanking Roger".
  26. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresB.html#Blaze Foundation Sire: Blaze]
  27. "Biography: Blaze".
  28. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Sampson Foundation Sire: Sampson]
  29. "Biography: Sampson".
  30. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresE.html#Engineer Foundation Sire: Engineer]
  31. "Biography: Engineer".
  32. "Biography: Bay Malton".
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  34. [https://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/UK/DoncastCup.html Doncaster Cup Winners]
  35. [https://harnessmuseum.com/content/hambletonian Harness Museum: Hambletonian]
  36. [https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/bellfounder Pedigree: Bellfounder]
  37. "Thoroughbred Foundation Sire: Roundhead".
  38. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Snip Foundation Sire: Snip]
  39. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#OldSnap Foundation Sire: Snap]
  40. "Biography: Snap".
  41. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresO.html#Omnium Foundation Sire: Omnium]
  42. "Studbook: Early NO".
  43. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#LathamsSnap Foundation Sire: Snap (Latham)]
  44. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#ChedworthSnap Foundation Sire: Snap (Chedworth)]
  45. "Studbook: Early M".
  46. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresA.html#AncientPistol Foundation Sire: Ancient Pistol]
  47. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresG.html#Goldfinder Foundation Sire: Goldfinder]
  48. "Biography: Goldfinder".
  49. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresJ.html#Juniper Foundation Sire: Juniper]
  50. "Studbook: Early S".
  51. "Foundation Sire: Prince Tquassaw".
  52. "Foundation Sire: Young Snip".
  53. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresB.html#BartChilders Foundation Sire: Childers (Bartlett)]
  54. "Biography: Childers (Bartlett)".
  55. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#SmChilders Foundation Sire: Childers (Smales)]
  56. "Biography: Childers (Smales)".
  57. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Squirt Foundation Sire: Squirt]
  58. "Biography: Squirt".
  59. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresM.html#Marske Foundation Sire: Marske]
  60. "Biography: Marske".
  61. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/SireLineschts/SireLineDAEclipse.html Darley Arabian Sire Line: Eclipse Branch]
  62. "Sire Line: Eclipse".
  63. [https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Eclipse.html Portrait: Eclipse]
  64. "Biography: Eclipse".
  65. "Biography: Transit".
  66. "Biography: Pretender".
  67. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Shark Foundation Sire: Shark]
  68. "Biography: Shark".
  69. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresM.html#YMarske Foundation Sire: Young Marske]
  70. "Biography: Young Marske".
  71. "Biography: Garrick".
  72. "Biography: Pontac".
  73. "Biography: Pot-8-Os".
  74. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Syphon Foundation Sire: Syphon]
  75. "Biography: Syphon".
  76. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#SweetWilliam Foundation Sire: Sweetwilliam]
  77. "Biography: Sweetwilliam".
  78. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Sweetbriar Foundation Sire: Sweetbriar]
  79. "Biography: Sweetbriar".
  80. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresT.html#Tandem Foundation Sire: Tandem]
  81. "Biography: Tandem".
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