Partner (also known as Croft's Partner or Old Partner) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He won six of his seven races before being retired to stud where he was the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland four times, and continued the Byerley Turk sire-line.
Racing career Partner's breeder sold him to Mr. Cotton of Sussex, who in turn sold him to Lord Halifax. Lord Halifax raced the colt with great success over four mile courses. He was unbeaten in 1723 and 1724, taking the following year off to come back to the track in 1726, beating Sloven in a match race. His only loss was in a race in 1728 to Smiling Ball, after which he was sold to John Croft to begin his breeding career.Bloodlines: Partner Retrieved 2010-11-23
Stud career His most important son was Tartar, who went on to sire the very influential Herod. He also sired Cato, Golden Ball, Sedbury, Morton's Traveller, (b c 1746 - exported to United States and a good sire there) and Traveller (1735), as well as the dam of Matchem, before his death at 29.
Sire line tree
PartnerByerley Turk LineFoundation Sire: Old Partner Partner (Grisewood)Foundation Sires: P Partner (Moore) Grey SpotStudbook: Early G Cato Little John Spectre SedburyFoundation Sire: SedburyBiography: Sedbury Soldier Alfred Tantivy Golden Ball Merry Andrew Badger TartarFoundation Sire: Tartar Miner Quibbler Beaufremont HerodPortraits: Herod FlorizelFoundation Sire: Florizel Moustrap Crookshanks DiomedPortraits: Diomed UlyssesFoundation Sire: Ulysses King William AdmiralCHAPTER XVII. MESSENGER AND HIS ANCESTORS Fortunio Slender Punch Fidget Brilliant Bustler Florizel Prizefighter Eager Slapbang Tartar Ninety-three MagnetFoundation sire: Magnet Ringwood Poker Shoveler Dare Devil Magnetic Needle PlunderFoundation sire: Plunder Oak PostmasterFoundation sire: Postmaster Express Fitzherod MuftiFoundation sire: Mufti WoodpeckerFoundation sire: WoodpeckerBiography: Woodpecker BuzzardFoundation sire: Buzzard ChanticleerFoundation sire: Chanticleer DragonFoundation sire: Dragon Young Woodpecker Bourdeaux Highlander HighflyerPortraits: Highflyer DelpiniFoundation sire: Delpini Pharamond RockinghamFoundation sire: Rockingham Highflyer (Hyde) Slope NobleGeneral Stud BookFoundation sire: Noble Sir Peter TeazlePortraits: Sir Peter Teazle SpadilleFoundation sire: Spadille EscapeFoundation sire: Escape TravellerFoundation sires: T Skylark SkyscraperFoundation sire: Skyscraper Sourcrout WalnutFoundation sire: Walnut Lambinos St George Oberon Exton MoorcockFoundation sire: Moorcock DiamondFoundation sire: Diamond Highflyer JusticeFoundation sire: Justice Mentor RhadamanthusFoundation sire: Rhadamanthus Daedalus Il' MioFoundation sire: Il' Mio Blandish Minos Weazle Whipcord AnvilFoundation sire: Anvil St George Cymbeline O' Kelly Drone Arra Kooker Lounger Fortitude John BullFoundation Sire: John Bull Tom Tug(g) Commodore Bagot Master Bagot PhoenomenonFoundation sire: PhoenomenonStudbook: Early P Ambidexter Boreas Diomed (Tate) Idas Lizard Huby Restless Freeholder Roman Spunk Gay Deceiver Brilliant Hydaspes Tygress Hero Wonder Firetail Stripling Brother to VivaldiFoundation sires: B Tartar (Wildman) Traveller (Old)Foundation Sire: Old Traveller Dainty DavyFoundation Sire: Dainty Davy David Hambletonian Gilkicker PilotFoundation Sire: Pilot David Pine-Apple SquirrelFoundation Sire: Squirrel Firetail Dasher Traveller (Morton) Ariel Partner (Lightfoot) YorickStudbook: Early XYZ Junius Polyphemus Cub Bellair Silverlegs Tristram Shandy Traveller (Lloyd) True Briton FigureThe Life and Times of Figure
Pedigree
Partner is inbred 3S × 4S to the mare Old Morocco mare, meaning that she appears once third generation and once fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree.
See also List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses
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