Foundation sire of the Thoroughbred horse breed (c. 1724–1753)
Godolphin Arabian
The Godolphin Arabian, by George Stubbs, after David Morier
Foaled
c. 1724
Owner
Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
Honours
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1738, 1745, 1747)
The Godolphin Arabian (c. 1724–1753), also known as the Godolphin Barb, was an Arabian horse who was one of three stallions that founded the modern Thoroughbred (the others were the Darley Arabian and the Byerley Turk). He was named after his best-known owner, Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin.
The GodolphinArabian (c. 1724–1753), also known as the Godolphin Barb, was an Arabian horse who was one of three stallions that founded the modern Thoroughbred...
racing bloodstock. The other two founders were the GodolphinArabian and the Byerley Turk. This bay Arabian horse was bought in Aleppo, Syria, by Thomas Darley...
foundational sires, with GodolphinArabian the ancestor of 7 winners, Byerley Turk the ancestor of 11 winners, and Darley Arabian the ancestor of 132 winners...
title of nobility Godolphin and Latymer School, an independent school for girls in London (formerly the Godolphin School) GodolphinArabian, an 18th-century...
Darley Arabian. However, in modern Thoroughbred pedigrees, most horses have more crosses to the GodolphinArabian (13.8%) than to the Darley Arabian (6.5%)...
of the GodolphinArabian done from life, is at Houghton Hall, Norfolk National Trust Collections: The Godolphin Barb or The GodolphinArabian (c. 1724...
Thomas, winner of the 1788 Derby. Pot-8-Os is inbred 4 × 4 to the GodolphinArabian and Crab, meaning these stallions both appear twice in the fourth...
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at the Darley Arabian. Tiznow is instead a direct male line descendant of Man o' War whose sire line traces back to the GodolphinArabian. He is considered...
John Gosden. The name refers to the well known horse GodolphinArabian, one of the first Arabian horses brought to Britain. The stables were involved...
Thoroughbred horse racing bloodstock (the other two are the GodolphinArabian and the Darley Arabian). The biographical details of the stallion are the subject...
example of such confusion is that the GodolphinArabian, one of the foundation sires of the Thoroughbred, was an Arabian stallion but, due to his Tunisian...
Association in 1949, recognizing King of the Wind: the story of the GodolphinArabian as the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature...
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