Bloody Buttocks
| Bloody Buttocks | |
|---|---|
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1725 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | John Crofts |
| Owner | John Crofts |
| Awards | |
| Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1739) | |
Bloody Buttocks was a British Thoroughbred sire who was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1739. He was owned by John Crofts.
Background
[edit]Bloody Buttocks was a grey Arabian horse bred by Mr. Crofts, but his pedigree was never published.[1] The horse found his unusual name from a red mark on his hip.[2]
Stud career
[edit]Bloody Buttocks was a successful stallion for Crofts at Barforth in Yorkshire.[1][3] He was leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1739 and sired many good runners and broodmares, including:
- Louse – a grey horse foaled in 1726, his dam by Greyhound. He won two races at Newmarket and the Royal Plate at Salisbury.[1]
- Grey Brocklesby – a grey mare foaled in 1728 out of Brocklesby[4] She was the dam of Little John who won many King's Plates.[1][4] Her daughter Caelia was the granddam of Gimcrack[5]
- Bay Bloody Buttocks – a bay mare foaled in 1729 out of a daughter of Greyhound[4] She was the dam of King's Plate winner Spinster.[1]
- Whitefoot – a chestnut horse foaled in 1729. He won the Royal Plates at Edinburgh and Newmarket. He sired Sportsman, who won many King's Plates.[1]
- Flintshire Lady – a bay mare foaled in 1731, dam by Jigg.[4] She was the dam of Jenny Jessamy.[1]
- Careless – also known as Hazard, a chestnut horse foaled in 1733, his dam by Greyhound. He won several races from 1738 to 1745.[1]
- Dairymaid – also known as Grey Bloody Buttocks, a grey mare foaled in 1733, she was a full-sister to Bay Bloody Buttocks.[4] She was the dam of Squirrel, who won the inaugural 1400 Guineas Stakes in 1758.[1] Squirrel was also the damsire of Derby winner Noble.[6]
- Dairymaid – a bay mare foaled in 1737 out of Bay Brocklesby.[4] She was the dam of Prince T'Quassaw.[1]
- Madam – a grey mare foaled in 1737, her dam by Cade. She won her only two races, one at Bishop Auckland and one at Durham, and was the dam of Twig.[1]
He also sired Rainbow[7] and was the damsire of Belmont, who was beaten only twice.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Pick, William; Johnson, R. (1803). The Turf Register. A. Bartholoman, High-Ousegate.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Foundation Sires - B". www.tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Foundation Breeders: North Yorkshire and the Tees". www.tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ a b c d e f The General Stud Book. J. S. Skinner, Baltimore. 1834. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Gimcrack". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Foundation Sires". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Foundation Sires". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.