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Cassilis Arabian

The Cassilis Arabian probably belonged to Sir Thomas Kennedy who became 9th Earl of Cassilis in 1762. His seat at Culzean Castle on the Ayshire coast of Scotland was known for its panoramic vistas of the Firth of Clyde and overlooked the isles of Arran, Bute and Ailsa Craig as well as the mull of Kintyre. Building on the improvements made by the 9th earl his successor commissioned Robert Adam to design and build a sandstone stronghold around the original castle.

The Cassilis Arabian got several colts who ran at York in the early 1770s although his most notable offspring was Mr. Sitlington's Acropolis (b c 1769) who was later known as Mr. Bacon's Foxhunter. He also got Mr. Blake's Tabby Runt (b f 1770) from Miss South, the latter the dam of Trentham (b c 1766 Gower's Sweepstakes).