Darley Arabian

The Darley Arabian (Template:Circa–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.Template:Sfn

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".Template:Sfn

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.<ref name="Ahnert">Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), "Thoroughbred Breeding of the World", Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970</ref>

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.<ref name="Ahnert"/> His son Bulle Rock was the first Thoroughbred to be exported to America, in 1730.<ref name=Barrett1995>Template:Cite book</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Superstud">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="whos the daddy">Template:Cite news</ref>

Sire line tree

• Darley Arabian<ref name="Darley Arabian Line">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Darley Sirelines">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Manica
    • Stump
  • Whistlejacket
  • Cupid
  • Daedalus
  • Danger
  • Dart
  • Skipjack
    • Quintin
    • Croke
  • Bulle Rock<ref>Biography: Bulle Rock</ref>
  • Aleppo
    • Hobgoblin<ref>Foundation Sire: Hobgoblin</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
      • Phantom
      • Trimmer
      • Shakespeare<ref>Foundation Sire: Shakespeare</ref><ref>Biography: Shakespeare</ref>
        • Pincher
    • Scrutineer
    • Spark<ref name="Early S"/>
      • Pacolet
  • Brisk<ref>Foundation Sire: Brisk</ref><ref>Biography: Brisk</ref>
    • Foxhunter (Cole)
      • Foxhunter (Chedworth)
  • Almanzor
    • Almanzor (Elstob)
    • Almanzor (Fleetwood)
    • Spinner
  • Smockface
  • Childers (Flying)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    • Childers (Hampton Court)<ref>Studbook: Early C</ref>
      • Tantrum
    • Blacklegs
    • Grey Childers (Chedworth)
    • Plaistow
    • Fleec'em
    • Second<ref name="Second">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
      • Merlin<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
        • Young Merlin
        • Prospero
        • Petit Maitre
      • Leedes
      • Sharp
    • Spanking Roger<ref>Biography: Spanking Roger</ref>
    • Blaze<ref>Foundation Sire: Blaze</ref><ref>Biography: Blaze</ref>
      • Sampson<ref>Foundation Sire: Sampson</ref><ref>Biography: Sampson</ref>
        • Engineer<ref>Foundation Sire: Engineer</ref><ref>Biography: Engineer</ref>
        • Bay Malton<ref>Biography: Bay Malton</ref><ref name="Whyte">Whyte 1840</ref>
        • Pilgrim
        • Treasurer<ref name="Whyte"/>
        • Phocion<ref>Doncaster Cup Winners</ref>
      • Childers
      • Grenadier
      • Scrub
      • Shales
        • Scot Shales<ref name="Hackney">Hackney Horse</ref>
        • Driver<ref name="Hackney"/><ref>Harness Museum: Hambletonian</ref><ref>Pedigree: Bellfounder</ref>
    • Hip<ref name="Second"/>
    • Roundhead<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
      • Roger of the Vale
      • Stadtholder
      • Joseph Andrews
    • Steady
    • Ball
    • Snip<ref>Foundation Sire: Snip</ref>
      • Snap<ref>Foundation Sire: Snap</ref><ref>Biography: Snap</ref>
        • Snap (Hazard)
        • Omnium<ref>Foundation Sire: Omnium</ref><ref>Studbook: Early NO</ref>
        • Snap (Latham)<ref>Foundation Sire: Snap (Latham)</ref>
        • Lofty
        • Snap (Chedworth)<ref>Foundation Sire: Snap (Chedworth)</ref>
        • Mambruello<ref>Studbook: Early M</ref>
        • Snipe
        • Ancient Pistol<ref>Foundation Sire: Ancient Pistol</ref>
        • Goldfinder<ref>Foundation Sire: Goldfinder</ref><ref>Biography: Goldfinder</ref>
        • Juniper<ref>Foundation Sire: Juniper</ref>
        • Scaramouch<ref name="Early S">Studbook: Early S</ref>
        • Mexican
      • Prince T'Quassaw<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
        • Tickler
        • Hottentot
      • Judgment
      • Fribble
      • Swiss
      • Young Snip<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
        • Ferdinando
  • Whitelegs
  • Childers (Bartlett)<ref>Foundation Sire: Childers (Bartlett)</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    • Childers (Smales)<ref>Foundation Sire: Childers (Smales)</ref><ref>Biography: Childers (Smales)</ref>
      • Turpin
    • Grey Childers (Portmore)
    • Merry Andrew
    • Squirt<ref>Foundation Sire: Squirt</ref><ref>Biography: Squirt</ref>
      • Marske<ref>Foundation Sire: Marske</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
        • Eclipse<ref>Darley Arabian Sire Line: Eclipse Branch</ref><ref>Sire Line: Eclipse</ref><ref>Portrait: Eclipse</ref><ref>Biography: Eclipse</ref>
        • Transit<ref>Biography: Transit</ref>
        • Hephestion
        • Mungo (Leviathan)
        • Narcissus
        • Pretender<ref>Biography: Pretender</ref>
        • Shark<ref>Foundation Sire: Shark</ref><ref>Biography: Shark</ref>
        • Young Marske<ref>Foundation Sire: Young Marske</ref><ref>Biography: Young Marske</ref>
        • Garrick (Hyperion)<ref>Biography: Garrick</ref>
        • Pontac<ref>Biography: Pontac</ref>
        • Jocundo<ref>Biography: Pot-8-Os</ref>
      • Syphon<ref>Foundation Sire: Syphon</ref><ref>Biography: Syphon</ref>
        • Tippler
        • Daisy
        • Sweetwilliam<ref>Foundation Sire: Sweetwilliam</ref><ref>Biography: Sweetwilliam</ref>
        • Tosspot
        • Sweetbriar<ref>Foundation Sire: Sweetbriar</ref><ref>Biography: Sweetbriar</ref>
        • Tipsey
        • Enterprise
        • Pastor
        • Clown
        • Streamer
        • Tandem<ref>Foundation Sire: Tandem</ref><ref>Biography: Tandem</ref>
        • Gallantry
      • Tim
    • Fig
  • Wanton Willy
  • Gander

See also

• List of racehorses
• Phaéton (trotter horse)
• Kentucky Derby winners descended from the Darley Arabian

Bibliography

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External links

• Darley Arabian
• Darley Arabian
• Thoroughbred Heritage: Darley Arabian Sire Line
• Sire line for 15 generations