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Darley Arabian

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Darley Arabian b.c. 1700. Sire Line Darley Arabian.
He was purchased in Aleppo by Thomas Darley for his father Richard Darley at Aldby Park, near York, England, in 1704. Richard Darley died in 1706, being succeeded by his eldest son Henry. On Henry's death in 1720, his sister Jane inherited Adlby, and she later married John Brewster of Hertfordshire, who added the name Darley to his own. The horse stood at Aldby, under its succeeding owners, for the rest of his life. [Royal Studs, 126]



 

The General Stud Book says he was probably a Turk or a Syrian horse, however, the eminent authority Sir Theodore Cook says he was the only authentically pure Anazah Arabian in the stud book. He stood about 15 hands.

Thomas discusses the Darley Arabian in a letter to his brother John. "The colt, bought about a year and a half ago, with a design to send him to my father the very first opportunity. He comes four years old the latter end of March, or beginning of April next. His colour is bay, and his near fore-foot before, with his hind-feet, has white upon them. He has a blaze down his face, something of the largest. He is about fifteen hands high, of the most esteemed race among the Arabs, both by sire and dam, and the name is called Mannicka. Shall send him over by an intimate friend of mine, the Hon. and Rev. Henry Brydges, son to Lord Chandos, who embarks in the Ipswich, Captain W. Waklin. Hope he will not be much disliked; for he is highly esteemed here, where I could have sold him at a very considerable price, if I had not designed him for England. I have desired Mr. Brydges to deliver him to my brother John, or my cousin Charles Waite, who he can find (sic); and they are to follow my father's orders in sending him into the country. Signed Thomas Darley, Aleppo, December 28th, 1705." [Celebrated Racehorses, i, 1]

In a conversation with John Cheny in 1743 John Brewster Darley (1670-1743) noted that the Darley Arabian had covered very few well-bred mares with the exception of Almanzor's dam, the Old Hautboy Mare [Cheny 1743, xv, xxvi], and that although Dart, Manica and Skipjack were good plate horses their dams were bad mares. Given his limited opportunities at home the Darley Arabian appears to have significantly upgraded his mares, many of whom remain unidentified.

Credit is due Leonard Childers who had purchased one of his colts, Whistlejacket, and subsequently thought highly enough of the Darley Arabian to later send his mare Betty Leedes to him twice, the result being the two great brothers Childers and Bartlet's Childers. Through Bartlet's Childers (b.c. c1716), sire of Squirt, who sired Marske, who sired Eclipse, the Darley Arabian established the sire line to which most living thoroughbreds trace in tail-male. Bartlet's Childers was Champion Sire in 1742. His full brother Childers (b.c. 1714), thought the fastest horse the world had ever seen, was Champion Sire in both 1730 and 1736.

Other sons made notable contributions as well, including Aleppo and *Bulle Rock. Wanton Willy (b.c. 1719) placed 2nd in the King's Plate at York in 1725, Cupid and Dart were both said to be good Plate horses and Daedalus was said to be a very fleet horse.
A Champion Sire in 1722, the Darley Arabian remained at Aldby Park, with the exception of a season spent with the Duke of Leedes in exchange for a prize bull, until his death.

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