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Darley Arabian

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Sait Buğra Dursun
The Darley Arabian stallion painting by John Wootton
SexStallion
Foaled1700; 324 years ago (1700)
ColourBay
OwnerThomas Darley
Awards
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1722)

The Darley Arabian (c. 1700–1730) 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.[1]

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".[2]

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.[3]

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.[3] His son Bulle Rock was the first Thoroughbred to be exported to America, in 1730.[4]

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.[5][6] 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.[7]

Sire line tree

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Descendants of the Darley Arabian (click to show)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Whyte 1840, p. 79.
  2. ^ Whyte 1840, p. 71.
  3. ^ a b Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), "Thoroughbred Breeding of the World", Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
  4. ^ Barrett, Norman, ed. (1995). The Daily Telegraph Chronicle of Horse Racing. Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing.
  5. ^ Cunningham, E. P.; Dooley, J. J.; Splan, R. K.; Bradley, D. G. (2001). "Microsatellite diversity, pedigree relatedness and the contributions of founder lineages to thoroughbred horses". Animal Genetics. 32 (6): 360–364. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2052.2001.00785.x. PMID 11736806.
  6. ^ "95% of thoroughbreds linked to one superstud". New Scientist. 6 September 2005.
  7. ^ "Who's the daddy of them all?". The Guardian. 4 March 2007.
  8. ^ "Darley Arabian Line". www.tbheritage.com.
  9. ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Sire Lines Darley Arabian". www.bloodlines.net.
  10. ^ "Portrait: Darley Arabian". www.tbheritage.com.
  11. ^ "Biography: Darley Arabian". www.bloodlines.net.
  12. ^ Biography: Bulle Rock
  13. ^ Foundation Sire: Hobgoblin
  14. ^ "Biography: Hobgoblin". www.bloodlines.net.
  15. ^ Foundation Sire: Shakespeare
  16. ^ Biography: Shakespeare
  17. ^ a b Studbook: Early S
  18. ^ Foundation Sire: Brisk
  19. ^ Biography: Brisk
  20. ^ "Portrait: Flying Childers". www.tbheritage.com.
  21. ^ "Biography: Flying Childers". www.bloodlines.net.
  22. ^ Studbook: Early C
  23. ^ a b "Foundation Sire: Second". www.tbheritage.com.
  24. ^ "Biography: Second". www.bloodlines.net.
  25. ^ "Foundation Sire: Merlin". www.tbheritage.com.
  26. ^ Biography: Spanking Roger
  27. ^ Foundation Sire: Blaze
  28. ^ Foundation Sire: Sampson
  29. ^ Biography: Sampson
  30. ^ Foundation Sire: Engineer
  31. ^ Biography: Bay Malton
  32. ^ Doncaster Cup Winners
  33. ^ Harness Museum: Hambletonian
  34. ^ Pedigree: Bellfounder
  35. ^ "Thoroughbred Foundation Sire: Roundhead". www.tbheritage.com.
  36. ^ Foundation Sire: Snip
  37. ^ Foundation Sire: Snap
  38. ^ Biography: Snap
  39. ^ Foundation Sire: Omnium
  40. ^ Studbook: Early NO
  41. ^ Foundation Sire: Snap (Latham)
  42. ^ Foundation Sire: Snap (Chedworth)
  43. ^ Studbook: Early M
  44. ^ Foundation Sire: Ancient Pistol
  45. ^ Foundation Sire: Goldfinder
  46. ^ Biography: Goldfinder
  47. ^ Foundation Sire: Juniper
  48. ^ "Foundation Sire: Prince Tquassaw". www.tbheritage.com.
  49. ^ "Foundation Sire: Young Snip". www.tbheritage.com.
  50. ^ Foundation Sire: Childers (Bartlett)
  51. ^ "Biography: Childers (Bartlett)". www.bloodlines.net.
  52. ^ Foundation Sire: Childers (Smales)
  53. ^ Biography: Childers (Smales)
  54. ^ Foundation Sire: Squirt
  55. ^ Biography: Squirt
  56. ^ Foundation Sire: Marske
  57. ^ "Biography: Marske". www.bloodlines.net.
  58. ^ Portrait: Eclipse
  59. ^ Biography: Eclipse
  60. ^ Biography: Transit
  61. ^ Biography: Pretender
  62. ^ Foundation Sire: Shark
  63. ^ Biography: Shark
  64. ^ Foundation Sire: Young Marske
  65. ^ Biography: Young Marske
  66. ^ Biography: Garrick
  67. ^ Biography: Pontac
  68. ^ Foundation Sire: Syphon
  69. ^ Biography: Syphon
  70. ^ Foundation Sire: Sweetwillaim
  71. ^ Foundation Sire: Sweetbriar

Bibliography

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  • Whyte, James Christie (1840). History of the British turf, from the earliest period to the present day, Volume I. London: H. Colburn. OL 6544990M.
  • McGrath, Christopher (2016). Mr Darley's Arabian: High Life, Low Life, Sporting Life. Hodder & Stoughton.
  • Church, Michael (2004). Champion Sires 1722-2003. Raceform Ltd. p. 319. ISBN 1-904317-82-0.
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