| Bartlett's Childers | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Darley Arabian |
| Dam | Betty Leedes |
| Damsire | Old Careless |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1716 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Leonard Childers |
| Owner | John Bartlett |
| Record | unraced |
| Awards | |
| Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1742) | |
Bartlett's Childers (originally known as Young Childers or Bleeding Childers; foaled 1716) was an important Thoroughbred sire in the 18th century.
Bartlett's Childers was foaled in 1716. Bred by Leonard Childers, he was a son of the Darley Arabian and Betty Leedes. He was a full-brother to the undefeated Flying Childers, but was never trained to race. [1] It was once thought that Betty Leedes only produced Flying Childers and a foal that died young, but it is now strongly believed that she did produce another foal by the Darley Arabian (Bartlett's Childers). [2] He was known as "Bleeding Childers" as he frequently bled from his nose. [3] He was sold by Mr Bartlett of Nutwith Cote, near Masham, Yorkshire. [4]
Bartlett's Childers stood in Masham, Yorkshire. [5] Through his success as a stallion he showed breeders that unraced horses were capable of siring top racehorses. [6] He became champion sire in 1742. [2] His progeny included Smales's Childers, Grey Childers, Squirt, Coughing Polly and Hartley's Little Mare. Squirt was the sire of Marske and Syphon. Hartley's Little mare was the dam of a number of top horses including Blank (who also became a champion sire) and Shakespear. [3] Marske sired the undefeated racehorse Eclipse. Through Eclipse, his is the dominant sire line of thoroughbreds in modern times. [2]
| Sire Darley Arabian b. c.1700 | (unknown) | (unknown) | (unknown) |
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| Dam Betty Leedes c.1702 | Old Careless c.1692 | Spanker* b. c.1670 | D'Arcy Yellow Turk |
| Old Morocco Mare* | |||
| Barb marec.1682 | (unknown) | ||
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| Cream Cheeks c.1692 | Leedes Arabian blk. c.1685 | (unknown) | |
| (unknown) | |||
| Charming Jenny c.1680 | Spanker* | ||
| Old Morocco Mare* |
* Bartlett's Childers is inbred 3D × 4D to the stallion Spanker, meaning that he appears third generation and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Bartlett's Childers is inbred 4D × 4D to the mare Old Morocco Mare, meaning that she appears twice in fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.