Editing Godolphin Arabian (section)

==Legacy==
{{See also|Darley Arabian|Conquérant (trotter horse)}}
[[File:The_Godolphin_Arabian_and_the_cat_Grimalkin_at_the_stable_by_John_Faber_the_Younger_after_David_Morier.jpg|thumb|The Godolphin Arabian and the cat Grimalkin, engraved by [[John Faber the Younger]] in 1753, after [[David Morier]] (initials of the artists).]]
Although today the majority of Thoroughbred horses' sire lines trace to the [[Darley Arabian]], several famous North American horses of the past trace their sire line back to the Godolphin Arabian. These include [[Seabiscuit]], [[Man o' War (horse)|Man o' War]], and [[War Admiral]]. Today, the sire line is primarily supported by descendants of [[Relaunch (horse)|Relaunch]] and his son Cee's Tizzy through dual [[Breeders' Cup Classic]] winner [[Tiznow]].

In Europe, his influence survives mainly through the [[2,000 Guineas]] winner [[Known Fact]], and his son, the champion miler [[Warning (British horse)|Warning]]. This line has produced outstanding sprinters such as [[Diktat (horse)|Diktat]] ([[Haydock Sprint Cup]]), [[Avonbridge (horse)|Avonbridge]] and [[Dream Ahead]].  The [[Epsom Derby|Derby]] has not been won by a sire line descendant of the Godolphin Arabian since [[Santa Claus (horse)|Santa Claus]] in 1964 and is nowadays dominated by descendants of the Darley Arabian.<ref name="BHA"/>

The major Thoroughbred sire [[Eclipse (horse)|Eclipse]] traces in his sire line to the Darley Arabian, but his dam was a daughter of [[Regulus (horse)|Regulus]] and thus also traces to the Godolphin Arabian.<ref name="Pedigree"/>  This pattern continues to be seen today, with the Godolphin Arabian more heavily represented in dam lines and in the "middle" of pedigrees (as opposed to direct sire lines).

[[Conquérant (trotter horse)|Conquérant]], a founding stallion of the [[French Trotter]] breed, also belonged to the male lineage of the Godolphin Arabian.<ref>{{Harvtxt|Reynaldo|2015|p=85}}</ref>