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	Cade (GB) [Meredith's] b c 1734 (Godolphin Arabian - Roxana, by Bald Galloway). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian. Family 6-a.
	Cadland (GB) br c 1825 (Andrew - Sorcery, by Sorcerer). Sire Line Beningbrough. Family 12-a. He won the Derby and Two Thousand Guineas Stakes in England before export to France in 1834. In the stud he got Romulus (b c 1836) who won the Prix du Jockey-Club, Arrow (b c 1834) who won the Woodcote Stakes, and The Prime Warden (b c 1834).
	Caligula gr c 1917 (The Tetrarch - Snoot, by Perigord). Sire Line Buzzard. Family 7.
	Caller Ou br f 1858 (Stockwell - Haricot, by Mango or Lanercost). Sire Line Stockwell. Family 10-a.
	Cambuscan (GB) ch c 1861 (Newminster - The Arrow, by Slane).  Sire Line Camel. Family 19-a. Bred by HM Queen Victoria he won the July Stakes and sired Camballo (b c 1872) who won the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes. Sent to Austria-Hungary he also sired the German Derby winner Gamiani (ch f 1877), two Preis de Diana winners, Altona (ch f 1875) and Illona (ch f 1876) as well as the legendary Kincsem (ch f 1874).
	Camel (GB) br c 1822 (Whalebone - Mare, by Selim). Sire Line Camel. Family 24.
	Camerton (GB) ch c 1808 (Hambletonian - Mare, by Precipitate). Sire Line King Fergus. Family 5. Winner of the Goodwood Cup in 1813 he was sent to France in 1818. He sired Bay Camerton (b c 1817).
	Camillus (GB) [Warren's] b c 1748 (Cullen Arabian - Mare, by North Country Diamond). Sire Line Cullen Arabian. Family 32.
	Canopus (GB) b c 1803 (Gohanna - Colibri, by Woodpecker). Sire Line Eclipse. Family 11. Bred by Lord Egremont his dam died a fortnight after his birth. He later broke his leg but was saved for a stallion [GSB 1:242]. He sired Centaur (b c 1818).
	Canopus Mare (GB) b f 1812 (Canopus - Mare, by Young Woodpecker). Sire Line Eclipse. Family 3. Bred by George O'Brien Wyndham (1751-1837), 3rd Earl of Egremont, she got two Derby winners: the brothers Lap Dog (b c 1823 Whalebone) and Spaniel (b c 1828 Whalebone). Another brother Lapwing (b c 1826 Whalebone) was a champion sire in Ireland and a sister Fanchon (b f 1827 Whalebone) produced the One Thousand Guineas winner Cara (b f 1836 Belshazzar). Canopus Mare died in 1833.
	Canterbury Pilgrim (GB) ch f 1893 (Tristan - Pilgrimage, by The Palmer). Sire Line Camel. Family 1-g.
	Captain (GB) br c 1752 (Young Cartouch - Mare, by Devonshire Blacklegs). Sire Line St. Victor's Barb. Family 104.
	Cardigan Colt (GB) [Dale's Horse] c 1705c (Richmond's Turk - Sister to Leedes, by Leedes Arabian). Sire Line Richmond Turk. Family 6-a. The Cardigan Colt was owned by George Brudenell (1685-1732), 3rd Earl of Cardigan, brother-in-law of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond. The Brudenell family seat at Deene Hall, Northamptonshire, is near Fotheringay, the site of the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. Cardigan Colt, later owned by Mr Dale, sired the dam of Mr Lodge's Miss Layton (ro f 1731 Croft's Partner), a winner of several Plates in the north and from whom most of Family 43 descends.
	Cardinal Puff (GB) gr c 1760 (Babraham - Sister to Young Snip, by Snip). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian. Family 4.
	Cardinal Puff (GB) br c 1834 (Pantaloon - Puff, by Waterloo). Sire Line Buzzard. Family 17-a. Owned by Lord Westminster he won the Chester Cup in 1839. His dam, Puff, was bred at Hampton Court. He sired Bridget (br f 1846).
	Careless (GB) [Old, or Wharton's]  ch c 1693c (Spanker - Barb Mare). Sire Line Darcy's Yellow Turk.
	Careless (GB) [Warren's] ch c 1751 (Regulus - Silvertail, by Heaneage's Whitenose). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian. Family 32.
	Careless (GB) [Hutton's] gr c 1742 (Hutton's Spot - Ruby Mare, by Hutton's Blacklegs). Sire Line Holderness Turk. Family 8. There is much uncertainty about the identification of this horse and his pedigree and the information differs from that offered in the General Stud Book.
	Carlaris (GB) b c 1923 (Phalaris - Carnival, by Martagon). Sire Line Phalaris. Family 8-g.
	Cartouch (GB) [Old] c 1717c (Bald Galloway - Mare, by Cripple Barb). Sire Line St. Victor Barb. Family 4.
	Cartouch (GB) [Young] ch c 1731 (Cartouch - Sister to Red Rose, by Hampton Court Chestnut Arabian - Smug, by Slug - Mare, by Burford Bull). Sire Line St. Victor's Barb.
	Castaway (GB) Bethell's (GB) br c 1704 (Old Merlin - Sister to Ruffler, by Brimmer Colt). Sire Line Helmsley Turk. Family 31.
	Castrel (GB) ch c 1801 (Buzzard - Mare, by Alexander). Sire Line Buzzard. Family 2-n. Said to be a magnificent horse standing 16 hands, with great quality. He sired Bustard (b c 1813), Merlin (ch c 1815) and Pantaloon (ch c 1824).
	Cato (GB) b c 1748 (Regulus - Mare, by Croft's Partner). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian.
	Catton (GB) b c 1809 (Golumpus - Lucy Gray, by Timothy). Sire Line Eclipse. Family 2-m.
	Centinel (GB)* ch c 1758 (Blank - Naylor, by Cade). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian. Family 1-a.
	Champion (GB) [Graham's] b c 1707 (Harpham Arabian - Mare, by Hautboy). Sire Line Harpham Arabian. Family 53.
	Champion (GB) b c 1797 (Pot8os - Huncamunca, by Highflyer). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 3-b.
	Chance (GB)* b c 1797 (Lurcher - Recovery, by Hyder Ally). Sire Line Eclipse. Family 2-a. A Doncaster Cup winner, he was bred by Mr Wentworth. He was John Tayloe III's last importation. Said to be a success in the stud, he passed on staying quality. Before his importation he sired Sister to Grimalkin* (b f 1812); after she was imported she produced the great racemare Sally Hope (ch f 1822 Sir Archy) who won 22 of her 27 races, with the last 18 being in succession. Chance died in Virginia in 1820, aged 23.
	Changeling (GB) b c 1747 (Cade - Sister to Miss Partner, by Croft's Partner). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian. Family 4.
	Chanticleer (GB) ch c 1787 (Woodpecker - Mare, by Eclipse). Sire Line King Herod. Family 3. Bred by Lord Egremont he later stood in Ireland. Described as strong in bone and sinew and beautiful in his shape and figure. He sired Bob Booty (ch c 1804).
	Chanticleer (Ire) br c 1843 (Birdcatcher - Whim, by Drone). Sire Line Birdcatcher. Family 23.
	Charles the Twelfth (GB) br c 1836 (Voltaire - Wagtail, by Prime Minister). Sire Line King Fergus. Family 21-a.
	Chateau Margaux (GB)* br c 1822 (Whalebone - Wasp, by Gohanna). Sire Line Pot8os. Family 3-k. Bred by Lord Egremont he won the Ascot Gold Cup in 1826. Imported in 1834 by Merritt & Company he was later owned by J Avery & A T B Merritt of Hick's Ford, Virginia, in 1835.
	Chatsworth (GB) ch c 1762 (Blank - Fairy, by Shepherd's Crab). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian. Family 6.
	Chattanooga (GB) ch c 1862 (Orlando - Ayacanora, by Birdcatcher). Sire Line Camel. Family 3-n.
	Chaunter (GB) b c 1710c (Acaster Turk - Sister to Leedes, by Leedes Arabian). Sire Line Acaster Turk. Family 6-a.
	Chelandry (GB) br f 1894 (Goldfinch - Illuminata, by Rosicrucian). Sire Line Bend Or. Family 1-n.
	Cherokee (USA) b c 1820 (Sir Archy - Roxana, by Hephestion - Old Roxana, by Marplot* - Juliet, by Mexican* - Mare, by Friar*). Sire Line King Herod. A half-brother to the celebrated Clara Fisher (ch f 1828 Kosciusko) he was bred by Colonel Richard Singleton of South Carolina. Later he stood for many years in Kentucky. He sired Huntress (ch f 1826), Mistletoe (b f 1832) and the second dam of Prunella (b f 1848).
	Chevalier d'Industrie (GB) ch c 1854 (Orlando - Industry, by Priam). Sire Line Camel. Family 2-f.
	Childers (GB) [Bartlet's (Bartlett's) or Bleeding] b c 1716c (Darley Arabian - Betty Leedes, by Old Careless). Sire Line Darley Arabian. Family 6-a.
	Childers (GB) [Devonshire or Flying] b c 1714 (Darley Arabian - Betty Leedes, by Old Careless). Sire Line Darley Arabian. Family 6-a.
	Childers (GB) [Hampton Court] c 1727c (Childers - Duchess, by Newcastle Turk). Sire Line Darley Arabian. Family 13. He was bred by the Duke of Devonshire. In the stud, he sired the dam of Bosphorus (br c 1754) and Tantrum (b c 1760) and also the dams of Queen Mab* (gr f 1745) and Kingston's Othello* (bl c 1746).
	Childers (GB) [Smales's] b c 1726 (Bartlet's Childers- Mare, by Byerley Turk - Mare, by Whynot). Sire Line Darley Arabian.
	Chrysolite (GB) ch c 1763 (Blank - Ancaster Blossom, by Crab). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian. Family 6.
	Cinnamon (GB) ch c 1722 (Wyndham - The Ryegate Mare, by Thoulouse Barb - Parson's Cream Cheeks, by Spanker - Mare, by Hautboy). Sire Line Darcy's White Turk.
	Citizen (GB)* b c 1785 (Pacolet - Princess, by Turk). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian. Family 17.
	Clockfast (GB)* gr c 1780 (Bay Richmond - Mare by Swinburne's Arabian). Sire Line Darcy's White Turk. Family 57.
	Clumsey (GB) gr c 1700c (Hautboy - Miss Darcy's Pet Mare). Sire Line Darcy's White Turk. Family 11.
	Clyde van Dusen (USA) ch g 1926 (Man O' War - Uncle's Lassie, by Uncle). Sire Line Matchem. Family A4.
	Coalition Colt (GB) b c 1749 (Godolphin Arabian - Sister to Antelope, by Young Belgrade). Sire Line Godolphin Arabian. Family 18. The General Stud Book records the Coalition Colt as a foal of the Danger Mare. A pedigree correction was supplied by an advertisement in the Irish publication, The Universal Advertiser, of March 14, 1754. Henry Spedding, then owner of Coalition Colt, said he was purchased the previous spring as a four-year old from his breeder, Sir Marmaduke Wyvill. His dam was not the Danger Mare to whom he is traditionally attributed. It is not clear whether Sister 1 and Sister 2 to Antelope are the same mare. Coalition Colt stood at Mr Spedding's, Castle Bellingham, Ireland, from 1752. He was advertised to cover as late as 1773 at Barris-In-Ossory. His offspring include Mr Doherty's Champion, Irish Hero and King's Plate winner Careless. He was twice champion sire in Ireland. However he is probably best remembered as the sire of the dam of Grecian Princess (ch f 1770 Williams's Forester).
	Colombo (GB) b c 1931 (Manna - Lady Nairne, by Chaucer). Sire Line Phalaris. Family 11-f.
	Colorado (GB) br c 1923 (Phalaris - Canyon, by Chaucer). Sire Line Phalaris. Family 3-l.
	Commodore (IRE) ch c 1793 (Tom Tug - Smallhopes, by Scaramouch). Sire Line King Herod. Family 21. A good winner in Ireland he stood at Mr Edwards's stables at the Curragh. He sired Antagonist (ch c 1804) and Escape (ch c 1802).
	Common (GB) br c 1888 (Isonomy - Thistle, by Scottish Chief). Sire Line Sterling. Family 4-c.
	Commoner (GB) [Old or Croft's] c 1695c. Sire Line Place's White Turk.
	Commoner (GB) [Grey, Onslow's, Warton's] gr c 1710c (Croft's Commoner - Creeping Molly, by Curwen Bay Barb - Mare, by Little Mountain Barb - Foreign Mare). Sire Line Place's White Turk.
	Compiegne (FR) ch c 1858 (Fitz Gladiator - Maid of Hart, by The Provost). Sire Line Highflyer. Family 2-h. Owned by Alexandre Aumont he had a very successful turf career in France, winning, in 1861, the Prix de la Ville de Spa, Saint-Leger de Moulins, Saint-Leger de Bade, Prix de Lichtenthal, and in 1862 the Prix du Cadran. He sired Mortemer* (ch c 1865), and died at the age of seven in 1865.
	Comus (GB) ch c 1809 (Sorcerer - Houghton Lass, by Sir Peter Teazle). Sire Line Matchem. Family 25.
	Conductor (GB) ch c 1767 (Matchem - Mare, by Snap). Sire Line Matchem. Family 12-b.
	Coneyskins (GB) [Rutland's] gr c 1712 (Lister Turk - Brisk's Dam). Sire Line Lister Turk.
	Conqueror (GB) [Appleyard's] ch g 1728 (Fox - Mare, by Bethell's Castaway). Sire Line Darcy's White Turk. Family 40.
	Cotherstone (GB) b c 1840 (Touchstone - Emma, by Whisker). Sire Line Camel. Family 7-a.
	Counsellor (GB) [Lonsdale's] c 1685c (Shaftesbury Turk - Bay Darcy, by Darcy's White Turk). Sire Line Shaftesbury Turk. Family 6. Bred by Lord Lonsdale, his one notable son was Darcy's Counsellor.
	Counsellor (GB) [Darcy's] c 1690c (Lonsdale's Counsellor - Layton Violet Barb Mare). Sire Line Shaftesbury Turk. Family 4. Bred by Lord Darcy, he sired the fillies Bay Layton ( b f 1700c) the dam of Old Scar (b c 1705 Makeless), and Counsellor Mare (b f 1705c) the 4th dam of Pearson's Little Partner (ch c 1745 Crofts Forester). He also got the stallions Wood's Counsellor (c 1710c) and White Stockings (ch c 1710).
	Counsellor (GB) [Wood's] c 1710c (Darcy's Counsellor - Mare, by Makeless - Sir Hugh Cholmondeley's Barb Mare. Sire Line Shaftesbury Turk. Bred by John Egerton he sired Thunderbolt (gr c 1723). The General Stud Book records his year of birth as 1694 [GSB 1: 379] however he was likely foaled closer to 1710 as he has offspring as late as 1735. He was advertised to cover at Beedle for a fee of 1 guinea in 1730-31. His daughter, Sister to Thunderbolt (f 1720c), was among the foundation mares of Family 19.
	Crab (GB) [Old] gr c 1722 (Alcock's Arabian - Sister to Soreheels, by Basto). Sire Line Alcock's Arabian. Family 9-a.
	Crab (GB) [Ancaster's] or Ancaster Arabian gr c 1726 (Wynns' Arabian - Young Peg, Old Pert). Sire Line Wynn's Arabian. Family 14.
	Crab (GB) [Cumberland's ] gr c 1744( Crab - Sister to Slipby, by Fox). Sire Line Alcock's Arabian. Family 1.
	Crab (GB) [Routh's ] gr c 1736 (Crab - Crop, by Greyhound). Sire Line Alcock's Arabian. Family 12-a.
	Crab (GB) [Shepherd's] ch c 1747 (Crab - Croft's Spinster, by Crofts Partner). Sire Line Alcock's Arabian. Family 4-b.
	Creeper (GB)* b c 1786 (Tandem - Harriet, by Matchem). Sire Line Darley Arabian. Family 22.
	Crucifix (GB) b f 1837 (Priam - Octaviana, by Octavian). Sire Line Beningbrough. Family 2-i.
	Crusader (USA) ch c 1923 (Man o' War - Star Fancy, by Star Shoot). Sire Line Matchem. Family 4-m.
	Crutches (GB) gr c 1705 (Hautboy - Mare, by Selaby Turk). Sire Line Darcy's White Turk. Family 54.
	Cub (GB) ch c 1739 (Fox - Worlock's Galloway, by Lister's Snake). Sire Line Darcy's White Turk. Family 17.
	Cullen Arabian br c 1740. Sire Line Cullen Arabian.
	Curiosity (USA) ch f 1903 (Voter - Pink Domino, by Domino). Sire Line Camel. Family 8-c.
	Curwen's Bay Barb b c 1681c. Sire Line Curwen's Bay Barb.
	Cyllene (GB) ch c 1895 (Bona Vista - Arcadia, by Isonomy). Sire Line Bend Or. Family 9-e.
	Cyprus Arabian c 1710c. Sire Line Cyprus Arabian.