Arabian Sires
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The offspring of three Arabian stallions - the Darley Arabian, the Byerley Turk, and the Godolphin Arabian, along with roughly 200 horses imported into England from Syria, Persia, and Turkey in the 1700s, evolved into the Thoroughbred breed.
The Darley Arabian was imported into Britain from Syria in 1706 by Thomas Darley of Aldby Park, where he remained until his death in 1730. He is known to have covered mares between the years 1706 and 1719.
By 1722, the Darley Arabian was the leading sire in Britain and Ireland; siring Flying Childers, the first prominent racehorse, and Bartlet’s Childers, the great-grandsire of Eclipse.
Although the Darley Arabian, the Byerley Turk, and the Godolphin Arabian have long been considered the founding fathers of the Thoroughbred breed, the majority of modern Thoroughbred racehorses descend from the Darley Arabian.
Curation Date
4-2015
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Keywords
Horse, Thoroughbred, Pedigree, Darley Arabian
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Portraits of Celebrated Racehorse of the Past and Present Centuries by Thomas Henry Taunton