Partner (horse)

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title: "Partner (horse)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1718-racehorse-births", "thoroughbred-racehorses", "racehorses-trained-in-the-kingdom-of-great-britain", "racehorses-bred-in-the-kingdom-of-great-britain", "thoroughbred-family-9-a", "byerley-turk-sire-line"] description: "British Thoroughbred racehorse" topic_path: "people/1710s" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partner_(horse)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British Thoroughbred racehorse ::

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Field	Value
horsename	Partner
image	[[File:Crofts Partner (GB).jpg
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)
updated	29 August 2012
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| horsename = Partner | image = [[File:Crofts Partner (GB).jpg|250px|centre]] | caption = | 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 | trainer = | record = 7 starts, 6 wins | earnings = | race = | awards = Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1737, 1740, 1741, 1743) | honours = | updated = 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.

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
  • Partner (Grisewood)
  • Partner (Moore)
    • Grey Spot
  • Cato
  • Little John
  • Spectre
  • Sedbury
    • Soldier
    • Alfred
    • Tantivy
  • Golden Ball
  • Merry Andrew
  • Badger
  • Tartar
    • Miner
      • Quibbler
    • Beaufremont
    • Herod
      • Florizel
        • Moustrap
        • Crookshanks
        • Diomed
        • Ulysses
        • King William
        • Admiral
        • Fortunio
        • Slender
        • Punch
        • Fidget
        • Brilliant
        • Bustler
        • Florizel
        • Prizefighter
        • Eager
        • Slapbang
        • Tartar
        • Ninety-three
      • Magnet
        • Ringwood
        • Poker
        • Shoveler
        • Dare Devil
        • Magnetic Needle
      • Plunder
        • Oak
      • Postmaster
        • Express
      • Fitzherod
        • Mufti
      • Woodpecker
        • Buzzard
        • Chanticleer
        • Dragon
        • Young Woodpecker
      • Bourdeaux
        • Highlander
      • Highflyer
        • Delpini
        • Pharamond
        • Rockingham
        • Highflyer (Hyde)
        • Slope
        • Noble
        • Sir Peter Teazle
        • Spadille
        • Escape
        • Traveller
        • Skylark
        • Skyscraper
        • Sourcrout
        • Walnut
        • Lambinos
        • St George
        • Oberon
        • Exton
        • Moorcock
        • Diamond
        • Highflyer
      • Justice
        • Mentor
        • Rhadamanthus
        • Daedalus
      • Il' Mio
        • Blandish
        • Minos
      • Weazle
      • Whipcord
      • Anvil
        • St George
        • Cymbeline
        • O' Kelly
      • Drone
        • Arra Kooker
        • Lounger
      • Fortitude
        • John Bull
      • Tom Tug(g)
        • Commodore
      • Bagot
        • Master Bagot
      • Phoenomenon
        • Ambidexter
        • Boreas
        • Diomed (Tate)
        • Idas
        • Lizard
        • Huby
        • Restless
        • Freeholder
        • Roman
        • Spunk
        • Gay Deceiver
        • Brilliant
        • Hydaspes
        • Tygress
        • Hero
        • Wonder
        • Firetail
        • Stripling
        • Brother to Vivaldi
    • Tartar (Wildman)
  • Traveller (Old)
    • Dainty Davy
      • David
      • Hambletonian
      • Gilkicker
      • Pilot
        • David
      • Pine-Apple
    • Squirrel
      • Firetail
      • Dasher
  • Traveller (Morton)
    • Ariel
    • Partner (Lightfoot)
    • Yorick
      • Junius
      • Polyphemus
      • Cub
    • Bellair
    • Silverlegs
    • Tristram Shandy
    • Traveller (Lloyd)
      • True Briton
        • Figure

Pedigree

|name = Partner (Croft's Old), chestnut stallion, 1718 |f = Jigg |m = Sister to Mixbury |ff = Byerley Turk |fm = Charming Jenny |mf = Curwen's Bay Barb |mm = Curwen Spot mare |fff = (unknown) |ffm = (unknown) |fmf = Spanker |fmm = Old Morocco mare* |mff = (unknown) |mfm = (unknown) |mmf = Curwen's Old Spot |mmm = Lowther Barb mare |ffff = (unknown) |fffm = (unknown) |ffmf = (unknown) |ffmm = (unknown) |fmff = D'Arcy Yellow Turk |fmfm = Old Morocco mare* |fmmf = Fairfax Morocco Barb |fmmm = Old Bald Peg |mfff = (unknown) |mffm = (unknown) |mfmf = (unknown) |mfmm = (unknown) |mmff = Selaby Turk |mmfm = (unknown) |mmmf = White Legged Lowther Barb |mmmm = 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

References

1. [http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios/Partner.htm Bloodlines: Partner] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-16 Retrieved 2010-11-23)
2. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/SireLineschts/SireLineBT.html Byerley Turk Line]
3. "Byerley Sirelines".
4. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresP.html#OldPartner Foundation Sire: Old Partner]
5. "Biography: Partner".
6. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresP.html Foundation Sires: P]
7. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210422164616/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyG.htm Studbook: Early G]
8. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Sedbury Foundation Sire: Sedbury]
9. [https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios/Sedbury.htm Biography: Sedbury]{{Dead link. (November 2025)
10. "Studbook: Early B".
11. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresT.html#Tartar Foundation Sire: Tartar]
12. "Biography: Tartar".
13. "Herod Sire Line".
14. [http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Herod.html Portraits: Herod]
15. "Biography: Herod".
16. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresF.html#Florizel Foundation Sire: Florizel]
17. "Biography: Herod/Florizel".
18. [http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Diomed.html Portraits: Diomed]
19. "Biography: Diomed".
20. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresU.html#Ulysses Foundation Sire: Ulysses]
21. [https://www.clyx.com/books/wallace/the_horse_of_america_in_his_derivation_history_and/chapter_xvii_messenger_and_his_ancestors.htm CHAPTER XVII. MESSENGER AND HIS ANCESTORS]
22. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresM.html#Magnet Foundation sire: Magnet]
23. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresP.html#Plunder Foundation sire: Plunder]
24. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresP.html#Postmaster Foundation sire: Postmaster]
25. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresM.html#Mufti Foundation sire: Mufti]
26. "Biography: Mufti".
27. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresW.html#Woodpecker Foundation sire: Woodpecker]
28. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250213054800/https://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Bios/Herod.htm#Woodpecker Biography: Woodpecker]
29. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresB.html#Buzzard Foundation sire: Buzzard]
30. "Buzzard".
31. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresC.html#Chanticleer Foundation sire: Chanticleer]
32. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresD.html#Dragon Foundation sire: Dragon]
33. [http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Highflyer.html Portraits: Highflyer]
34. "Biography: Highflyer".
35. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresD.html#Delpini Foundation sire: Delpini]
36. "Biography: Delpini".
37. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresR.html#Rockingham Foundation sire: Rockingham]
38. "Studbook: Early QR".
39. [https://books.google.com/books?id=pZQXAAAAYAAJ&q=Noble General Stud Book]
40. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresN.html#Noble Foundation sire: Noble]
41. [http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/SirPeterTeazle.htm Portraits: Sir Peter Teazle]
42. "Biography: Sir Peter Teazle".
43. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Spadille Foundation sire: Spadille]
44. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresE.html#Escape Foundation sire: Escape]
45. "Biography: Escape".
46. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresT.html Foundation sires: T]
47. "Biography: Traveller".
48. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#Skyscraper Foundation sire: Skyscraper]
49. "Biography: Skyscraper".
50. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresW.html#Walnut Foundation sire: Walnut]
51. "Studbook: Early W".
52. "Biography: St George".
53. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresM.html#Moorcock Foundation sire: Moorcock]
54. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresD.html#Diamond Foundation sire: Diamond]
55. "Biography: Diamond".
56. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresJ.html#Justice Foundation sire: Justice]
57. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresR.html#Rhadamanthus Foundation sire: Rhadamanthus]
58. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresI.html#IlMio Foundation sire: Il' Mio]
59. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresA.html#Anvil Foundation sire: Anvil]
60. "Biography: Anvil".
61. "Studbook: Early D".
62. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresJ.html#JohnBull Foundation Sire: John Bull]
63. "Studbook: Early T".
64. "Studbook: Early C".
65. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresP.html#Phoenomenon Foundation sire: Phoenomenon]
66. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210422164619/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyP.htm Studbook: Early P]
67. "Studbook: Early S".
68. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresB.html Foundation sires: B]
69. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresT.html#OldTrav Foundation Sire: Old Traveller]
70. "Biography: Traveller".
71. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresD.html#DaintyDavy Foundation Sire: Dainty Davy]
72. [https://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresP.html#Pilot Foundation Sire: Pilot]
73. [http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FoundSiresS.html#ShaftSquirrel Foundation Sire: Squirrel]
74. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210422164622/http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Studbook/EarlyXYZ.htm Studbook: Early XYZ]
75. [https://www.morganhorse.com/about/museum/the-life-and-times-of-figure/ The Life and Times of Figure]

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