Partner (horse)

Partner
Partner
Sire	Jigg
Grandsire	Byerley Turk
Dam	Sister to Mixbury
Damsire	Curwen's Bay Barb
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1718
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Charles Pelham of Lincolnshire
Owner	Mr. Cotton of Sussex; Lord Halifax; John Croft of Barforth, Yorkshire
Record	7 starts, 6 wins
Awards
	Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland; (1737, 1740, 1741, 1743)
	Last updated on 29 August 2012

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.[1]

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

Partner[2][3][4][5]
- Partner (Grisewood)[6]
- Partner (Moore)[6]
- Cato
- Little John
- Spectre
- Sedbury[7][8]
  - Soldier
  - Alfred
  - Tantivy
- Golden Ball
- Merry Andrew
- Badger[9]
- Tartar[10][11]
  - Miner
    - Quibbler
  - Beaufremont
  - Herod[2][12][13][14]
    - Florizel[15][14]
      - Diomed[16]
      - Ulysses
      - Admiral
      - Fidget[2][12]
      - Prizefighter[17]
      - Eager
      - Tartar
      - Ninety-three
    - Magnet[18]
      - Ringwood
      - Poker
      - Shoveler
      - Dare Devil[19]
    - Plunder[20]
      - Oak
    - Postmaster[21]
      - Express
    - Fitzherod
      - Mufti[22][23]
    - Woodpecker[24][14]
      - Buzzard[25][26]
      - Chanticleer[27][28]
      - Dragon[29]
      - Young Woodpecker[24]
    - Bourdeaux[14]
      - Highlander
    - Highflyer[30][31]
      - Delpini[32][33]
      - Pharamond[30]
      - Rockingham[34][35]
      - Slope[30]
      - Noble[36][37]
      - Sir Peter Teazle[38][39]
      - Spadille[40]
      - Escape[41][42]
      - Traveller[43][44]
      - Skylark[30]
      - Skyscraper[45][46]
      - Sourcrout[30]
      - Walnut[47][48]
      - Lambinos[30]
      - St George[49]
      - Oberon[30]
      - Moorcock[50]
      - Diamond[51][52]
    - Justice[53]
      - Mentor
      - Rhadamanthus[54]
      - Daedalus
    - Il' Mio[55]
      - Blandish
      - Minos
    - Weazle[48]
    - Whipcord[48]
    - Anvil[56][57]
      - St George
      - Cymbeline
      - O' Kelly
    - Drone[19]
      - Arra Kooker
      - Lounger
    - Fortitude
      - John Bull[58][2][12]
    - Tom Tug(g)[59]
      - Commodore[60]
    - Bagot[9]
      - Master Bagot
    - Phoenomenon[61][17]
      - Ambidexter
      - Boreas
      - Idas
      - Lizard
      - Huby
      - Restless
      - Freeholder
      - Roman
      - Spunk
      - Gay Deceiver
      - Brilliant
      - Hydaspes
      - Tygress
      - Hero
      - Wonder
      - Firetail
      - Stripling[62]
      - Brother to Vivaldi[63]
  - Tartar (Wildman)
- Traveller (Old)[64][65]
  - Dainty Davy[66]
    - David
    - Hambletonian
    - Gilkicker
    - Pilot[67]
      - David
    - Pine-Apple
  - Squirrel[68]
    - Firetail
    - Dasher
- Traveller (Morton)
  - Ariel
  - Partner (Lightfoot)
  - Yorick
  - Bellair
  - Silverlegs
  - Tristram Shandy
  - Traveller (Lloyd)
    - True Briton
      - Figure[69]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Partner (Croft's Old), chestnut stallion, 1718
Sire Jigg	Byerley Turk	(unknown)	(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
	Charming Jenny	Spanker	D'Arcy Yellow Turk
		Spanker	Old Morocco mare*
		Old Morocco mare*	Fairfax Morocco Barb
		Old Morocco mare*	Old Bald Peg
Dam Sister to Mixbury	Curwen's Bay Barb	(unknown)	(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
	Curwen Spot mare	Curwen's Old Spot	Selaby Turk
		Curwen's Old Spot	(unknown)
		Lowther Barb mare	White Legged Lowther Barb
		Lowther Barb mare	Vintner mare (Family: 9)

* 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.

References

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[1] Bloodlines: Partner Retrieved 2010-11-23

[Byerley_Turk_Line-2] Byerley Turk Line

[Byerley_Sirelines-3] Byerley Sirelines

[4] Foundation Sire: Old Partner

[5] Biography: Partner

[P-6] Foundation Sires: P

[Sedbury-7] Foundation Sire: Sedbury

[8] Biography: Sedbury

[Early_B-9] Studbook: Early B

[10] Foundation Sire: Tartar

[11] Biography: Tartar

[Herod_Sire_Line-12] Herod Sire Line

[Herod_Portrait-13] Portraits: Herod

[Herod_Biography-14] Biography: Herod

[15] Foundation sire: Florizel

[16] Portraits: Diomed

[Early_P-17] Studbook: Early P

[18] Foundation sire: Magnet

[Early_D-19] Studbook: Early D

[20] Foundation sire: Plunder

[21] Foundation sire: Postmaster

[22] Foundation sire: Mufti

[23] Biography: Mufti

[Woodpecker-24] Foundation sire: Woodpecker

[25] Foundation sire: Buzzard

[26] Buzzard

[27] Foundation sire: Chanticleer

[28] Biography: Chanticleer

[29] Foundation sire: Dragon

[Highflyer_Portrait-30] Portraits: Highflyer

[31] Biography: Highflyer

[32] Foundation sire: Delpini

[33] Biography: Delpini

[34] Foundation sire: Rockingham

[Early_QR-35] Studbook: Early QR

[General_Stud_Book-36] General Stud Book

[37] Foundation sire: Noble

[38] Portraits: Sir Peter Teazle

[39] Biography: Sir Peter Teazle

[40] Foundation sire: Spadille

[41] Foundation sire: Escape

[42] Biography: Escape

[43] Foundation sires: T

[44] Biography: Traveller

[45] Foundation sire: Skyscraper

[46] Biography: Skyscraper

[47] Foundation sire: Walnut

[Early_W-48] Studbook: Early W

[49] Biography: St George

[50] Foundation sire: Moorcock

[51] Foundation sire: Diamond

[52] Biography: Diamond

[53] Foundation sire: Justice

[54] Foundation sire: Rhadamanthus

[55] Foundation sire: Il' Mio

[56] Foundation sire: Anvil

[57] Biography: Anvil

[58] Foundation Sire: John Bull

[Early_T-59] Studbook: Early T

[Early_C-60] Studbook: Early C

[61] Foundation sire: Phoenomenon

[Early_S-62] Studbook: Early S

[63] Foundation sires: B

[64] Foundation Sire: Old Traveller

[65] Biography: Traveller

[66] Foundation Sire: Dainty Davy

[67] Foundation Sire: Pilot

[Squirrel-68] Foundation Sire: Squirrel

[69] The Life and Times of Figure