Reference Books
A list of books used in the preparation of pedigrees and
biographies, including Racing Calendars, Stud Books and Family
Tables
Early
American Imports
A list of imported stallions recorded in
Volume 1 of the American Stud Book, including the corrections made by
later authorities
Godolphin
Arabian
An alphabetical listing of his offspring, kindly
supplied by James Hardiman. A chronological listing of
Godolphin
Arabian Offspring is also available
Tail-female
Pedigrees
Explanation of the short-format pedigree
Portraits
The first photograph of a racehorse was said to have been taken of
Wild Dayrell in 1855. Earlier portraits were often made by artists
unfamiliar with the anatomy of the horse and their pictures frequently
appear interchangeable. The racehorses depicted by these artists often
seem to have unlikely conformation, however, the colors and markings
are usually correct. Later artists made copies of these original
works, and while they seem more harmonious and attractive, the artist
may never have seen the living horse. Nevertheless any portrait
portrays a sense of the times and environment, and is a tribute to its
subject.
Stud Books
In modern times the stud books of the world are the final
authority on the pedigrees of their horses. However, the
first stud books undertook to record pedigrees which
extended back over many generations, and which were often
lost to memory. Credit is due to Mr Weatherby for
the first attempt to compile an English stud book in 1791. Such an
enormous task, making use of racing calendars and private stud books,
took 100 years to complete and covered a number of volumes, including
the first, called An Introduction to a General Stud-Book, and
culminating in Volume 1, Edition 5, which appeared in 1891. Since a
great deal of interest in these early records exists parts of them are
reproduced here. Note that the bulk of the records are contained in
the parts that are not reproduced.AN INTRODUCTION TO A
GENERAL STUD-BOOK; containing (with few exceptions) The
Pedigree of every Horse, Mare, &c., of note, That has
appeared on the Turf for the last Fifty Years, with many
of an earlier date; together with a short Account of the
most Noted Arabians, Barbs, &c., connected therewith, was
the precursor to the General Stud Book, and was published
in 1791 by J Weatherby, Junior. It contained four parts: 1)
Brood Mares, with their Produce, including an Errata and Addenda, to
the Pedigrees and Produce. 2) Pedigrees,
Ages, &c., of Horses and Mares of Note, not included in the fomer
Part, from the earliest Accounts, to the Year 1759, inclusive. 3)
Pedigrees
of Horses and Mares of some Note, not included in the first Part, from
the year 1760, inclusive, to the present Time. 4)
Arabians,
Barbs, and Turks.
THE GENERAL STUD
BOOK, of which the fifth and final edition of Volume 1 appeared in
1891, contained four parts: 1) Brood Mares, with their produce. Part 1
was further subdivided into sections; the first section containing the
Pedigrees and produce of the earliest known
mares of their strain, and the second section containing the rest. 2)
Pedigrees
of Horses and Mares of note, not all included in the former part, from
the earliest Accounts, to the Year 1759, inclusive. 3)
Pedigrees
not included in the former parts, from the Year 1759 to 1803. 4)
Arabians,
Barbs, & Turks, Obituary of Stallions, and an Additional Index
to the Mares, Arranged under their Sires.
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