Bartlett's Childers (originally known as Young Childers or Bleeding Childers; foaled 1716) was an important Thoroughbred sire in the 18th century.
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. 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). He was known as "Bleeding Childers" as he frequently bled from his nose. He was sold by Mr Bartlett of Nutwith Cote, near Masham, Yorkshire.
Stud career
Bartlett's Childers stood in Masham, Yorkshire. Through his success as a stallion he showed breeders that unraced horses were capable of siring top racehorses. He became champion sire in 1742. 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. Marske sired the undefeated racehorse Eclipse. Through Eclipse, his is the dominant sire line of thoroughbreds in modern times.
Sire line tree
Childers (Bartlett)Foundation Sire: Childers (Bartlett)Jumpers: Darley Arabian Sire Line Childers (Smales)Foundation Sire: Childers (Smales) Turpin Grey Childers (Portmore) Merry Andrew SquirtFoundation Sire: Squirt MarskeFoundation Sire: Marske EclipseDarley Arabian Sire Line: Eclipse BranchPortrait: Eclipse Planet PotooooooooDarley Arabian Sire Line: Pot-8-Os BranchPortrait: Pot-8-Os JupiterFoundation Sire: Jupiter SatelliteFoundastion Sire: Satellite King FergusDarley Arabian Sire Line: King Fergus BranchPortrait: King Fergus Vertumnus Bourdrow ObscurityStudbook: Early NO Joe AndrewsDarley Arabian Sire Line: Joe Andrews BranchFoundation Sire: Joe Andrews MercuryFoundation Sire: Mercury Young EclipseFoundation Sire: Young Eclipse DungannonFoundation Sire: Dungannon SaltramFoundation Sire: Saltram VolunteerFoundation Sire: Volunteer Serjeant AlexanderFoundation Sire: Alexander MeteorFoundation Sire: Meteor Don Quixote PegasusFoundation Sire: Pegasus BrushStudbook: Early B Transit Hephestion Mungo (Leviathan) Narcissus PretenderFoundation Sire: Pretender Longitude Pretender No Pretender Pandolpho SharkFoundation Sire: Shark Young MarskeFoundation Sire: Young Marske RulerFoundation Sire: Ruler Prince Lee Boo Abba Thule Spanker ShuttleFoundation Sire: Shuttle Garrick (Hyperion) Roscius Sulky Pontac Sir Thomas Jocundo SyphonFoundation Sire: Syphon Tippler Daisy SweetwilliamFoundation Sire: Sweetwilliam Captain Plume Phoenix Tosspot SweetbriarFoundation Sire: Sweetbriar Chocolate AssassinFoundation Sire: Assassin Tipsey Enterprise Pastor Clown Streamer TandemFoundation Sire: Tandem CreeperFoundation Sire: CreeperBiography: Creeper Gallantry Tim Fig
Pedigree
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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