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Old Scar
Sire Line
Oglethorpe Arabian
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Old Scar b c 1705 (Makeless
- Bay Layton, by Darcy's Counsellor). Sire Line
Darcy's Yellow Turk.
Family 4. Bred by William Croft of
Barforth, Yorkshire, he was later purchased by William Cavendish
(1673-1729), the 2nd Duke of Devonshire. Old Scar was a full
brother to Chesnut Layton (ch f 1707
Makeless),
the 2nd dam of Partner Mare (f 1730c
Croft's
Partner), taproot of Family
4-o.
Following his turf career
he joined the Duke's stud at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, where
Basto
(br c 1703 Byerley Turk)
and Childers (b c 1714
Darley Arabian)
also stood. Old Scar produced several "eminent"
racehorses and broodmares, among them the Duke's own
Long John who in 1725 won a 200gs match at Newmarket in
October from the Duke of Bridgewater's Hawker. Although
none of the horses bred on in tail male, Long John was
the broodmare sire of Mr Brooks's Rainbow (ch c 1752 Cornwall's Arabian) who won
fifties at Chipping Norton, Tetbury and Northampton.
| Old Scar |
Makeless |
Oglethorpe
Arabian |
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| Yellow Turk Mare |
Darcy's Yellow
Turk |
| Natural Barb Mare |
| Bay Layton |
Darcy's
Counsellor |
Lonsdale's
Counsellor |
| Layton Violet
Barb Mare |
| Brimmer Mare |
Brimmer |
| Trumpet's Dam |
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| Race
Record |
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| Running at Newmarket in October of 1710
he defeated Lord Dorchester's Bay Wanton
over four miles, with Bay Wanton
conceding 7 pounds. |
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| In April of 1712 at Newmarket he beat
Lord Harvey's Ladythigh over four miles
at equal weights. |
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| The following year in April he again beat
Ladythigh over three miles at equal weights. Later that month he
defeated her for the third time over three miles at equal
weights. |
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| In 1718 he lost a 200gs match at
Newmarket in October to the Duke of
Bridgewater's Spot. |
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| In 1721 he won a 300gs match at
Newmarket in April from Lord
Hillsborough's Ruffler. |
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