Bartlett's Childers

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Bartlett's Childers
Sire Darley Arabian
DamBetty Leedes
DamsireOld Careless
Sex Stallion
Foaled1716
Country Great Britain
Colour Bay
Breeder Leonard Childers
OwnerJohn Bartlett
Recordunraced
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.

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Background

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]

Stud career

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 line tree

Pedigree

Pedigree of Childers (Bartlett), bay stallion, 1716 [75]
Sire
Darley Arabian
b. c.1700		(unknown)(unknown)(unknown)
(unknown)
(unknown)(unknown)
(unknown)
(unknown)(unknown)(unknown)
(unknown)
(unknown)(unknown)
(unknown)
Dam
Betty Leedes c.1702		Old Careless c.1692 Spanker*
b. c.1670		 D'Arcy Yellow Turk
Old Morocco Mare*
Barb marec.1682(unknown)
(unknown)
Cream Cheeks c.1692Leedes Arabian
blk. c.1685		(unknown)
(unknown)
Charming Jenny c.1680Spanker*
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.

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  8. ↑ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Sire Lines Darley Arabian". www.bloodlines.net.
  9. ↑ Foundation Sire: Childers (Bartlett)
  10. ↑ "Biography: Childers (Bartlett)". www.bloodlines.net.
  11. ↑ Foundation Sire: Childers (Smales)
  12. ↑ Biography: Childers (Smales)
  13. ↑ Foundation Sire: Squirt
  14. ↑ Biography: Squirt
  15. ↑ Foundation Sire: Marske
  16. ↑ "Biography: Marske". www.bloodlines.net.
  17. ↑ Darley Arabian Sire Line: Eclipse Branch
  18. ↑ Sire Line: Eclipse
  19. ↑ Portrait: Eclipse
  20. ↑ Biography: Eclipse
  21. ↑ Darley Arabian Sire Line: Pot-8-Os Branch
  22. ↑ Sire Line: Pot-8-Os
  23. ↑ Portrait: Pot-8-Os
  24. 1 2 3 4 Biography: Pot-8-Os
  25. ↑ Foundation Sire: Jupiter
  26. ↑ Biography: Jupiter
  27. ↑ Foundastion Sire: Satellite
  28. ↑ Biography: Satellite
  29. ↑ Darley Arabian Sire Line: King Fergus Branch
  30. ↑ Sire Line: King Fergus
  31. ↑ Portrait: King Fergus
  32. ↑ Biography: King Fergus
  33. 1 2 Biography: Vertumnus
  34. ↑ Darley Arabian Sire Line: Joe Andrews Branch
  35. ↑ Foundation Sire: Joe Andrews
  36. ↑ Biography: Joe Andrews
  37. ↑ Foundation Sire: Mercury
  38. ↑ Biography: Mercury
  39. ↑ Foundation Sire: Young Eclipse
  40. ↑ Foundation Sire: Dungannon
  41. ↑ Biography: Dungannon
  42. ↑ Foundation Sire: Saltram
  43. ↑ Biography: Saltram
  44. ↑ Foundation Sire: Volunteer
  45. ↑ Biography: Volunteer
  46. ↑ Foundation Sire: Alexander
  47. 1 2 Studbook: Early A
  48. ↑ Foundation Sire: Meteor
  49. ↑ Studbook: Early M
  50. ↑ Studbook: Early D
  51. ↑ Foundation Sire: Pegasus
  52. ↑ Biography: Transit
  53. ↑ Foundation Sire: Pretender
  54. ↑ Biography: Pretender
  55. ↑ Foundation Sire: Shark
  56. ↑ Biography: Shark
  57. ↑ Foundation Sire: Young Marske
  58. ↑ Biography: Young Marske
  59. ↑ Foundation Sire: Ruler
  60. ↑ Studbook: Early QR
  61. ↑ Foundation Sire: Shuttle
  62. ↑ Biography: Garrick
  63. ↑ Biography: Pontac
  64. ↑ Foundation Sire: Syphon
  65. ↑ Biography: Syphon
  66. ↑ Foundation Sire: Sweetwilliam
  67. ↑ Biography: Sweetwilliam
  68. ↑ Foundation Sire: Sweetbriar
  69. ↑ Biography: Sweetbriar
  70. ↑ Foundation Sire: Assassin
  71. ↑ Foundation Sire: Tandem
  72. ↑ Biography: Tandem
  73. ↑ Foundation Sire: Creeper
  74. ↑ Biography: Creeper
  75. ↑ Portrait: Flying Childers
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