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The Darley Arabian stallion painting by John Wootton. Thomas Darley (born 19 May 1664) served as Her Majesty's Consul to the Levant during the reign of Queen Anne. He is famous for having bought an Arabian colt that became an important part of the history of the Thoroughbred breed. Darley was born in Aldby Park, Yorkshire, England.
Chauncey paid $150,000, which at the time was the highest price ever paid for an Arabian horse at auction in America, [13] [14] and brought in Newton as a partner on the horse a month later. [ 15 ] [ f ] Chauncey had previously bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses , but already owned a few Arabians that he kept on his ranch.
The only filly in a field of four runners, Arab was not strongly supported in the betting but finished second to a colt named Pontiff, beaten two lengths. [4] Two days later, over the same course and distance, Arab started the 8/1 (or 10/1) third favourite for the 1000 Guineas Stakes which despite its name carried a prize of 1,400 guineas. [5]
[2]: 65 It has been an important stud farm for the Arabian horse breed for the last 200 years despite being plundered in 1914 and 1939 by Russia. [2]: 153 The annual horse auction at Janów Podlaski, called Pride of Poland, is considered one of the leading and most prestigious sales of Arabian purebred horses globally. [3] [4] [5]
The Byerley Turk was a dark brown or black [1] horse of unknown breeding, but described in historic accounts as an Arabian. [5] At the time, Turkish horses were described as descended from "those of Arabia or Persia", but stated that they were longer in the body and of a larger size. [ 8 ]
Arqana is a European auction house that operates horse auctions including the Ventes de Deauville, one of the world's largest auctions for thoroughbred yearlings, which is held in August of each year in Deauville, France.
Wellesley Arabian was the last Arabian horse, or supposed to be, to enter racehorse breeding in England. [21] Indeed, no other Arabian horse imported since the late 18th century had influenced the Thoroughbred breed. [22] Wellesley Arabian is therefore an exception to the rule that the Thoroughbred breed has not been influenced by foreign ...
Al Khamsa is a nonprofit organization in the United States that supports the preservation breeding of certain strains of purebred Arabian horses, specifically lines tracing exclusively to those pedigrees providing a detailed chain of evidence to prove they were bred by the Bedouin of the Arabian Peninsula.