Snip (horse)

For the facial marking, see Horse markings.

Snip
Sire	Flying Childers
Grandsire	Darley Arabian
Dam	Basto mare
Damsire	Basto
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1736
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Brown
Breeder	3rd Duke of Devonshire
Owner	3rd Duke of Devonshire
Record	1 win

Snip (1736 – 8 May 1757) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He only won one race, but later became a successful sire. His son Snap was undefeated in his four races and became a multiple-time Champion sire. Snip was bred and owned by William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire.

Background

Snip was a brown colt bred by the 3rd Duke of Devonshire and foaled in 1736. He was sired by the undefeated racehorse and Champion sire Flying Childers, who also sired Blaze. Snip's dam was a daughter of Basto.

Racing career

Snip's first race was in 1741 at Beccles in Suffolk, where he beat Thirkleby, Fancy and three others in a £50 race of two heats. He later raced at Newmarket, but was unsuccessful.

Stud career

Despite his race record he apparently appealed to breeders due to his good conformation. He stood as a stallion at Kenton in Northumberland. He sired the undefeated Snap, who later became Champion sire four times. He also sired Prince T'Quassaw, Judgment, Fribble, Swiss and Havannah. Snip died on 8 May 1757 and was replaced at Kenton by his son Snap. Snap was the sire of Goldfinder, Juniper and Latham's Snap. He was also the damsire of Sir Peter Teazle.

Sire line tree

• Snip
  • Snap
    • Snap (Hazard)
    • Omnium
      • Ovid
      • Xanthippus
      • Hippogriff
      • Omnium
    • Snap (Latham)
    • Lofty
    • Snap (Chedworth)
    • Mambruello
    • Snipe
    • Ancient Pistol
      • Ancient Pistol
      • Hardwicke
    • Goldfinder
      • Goldfinder
      • Molecatcher
    • Juniper
      • Young Juniper
      • Dromedary
    • Scaramouch
    • Mexican
  • Prince T'Quassaw
    • Tickler
    • Hottentot
  • Judgment
  • Fribble
  • Swiss
  • Young Snip
    • Ferdinando

Pedigree

Pedigree of Snip, brown stallion, 1736

Sire Flying Childers (GB) 1715	Darley Arabian	(unknown)	(unknown)
			(unknown)
		(unknown)	(unknown)
			(unknown)
	Betty Leedes	Careless	Spanker
			Barb mare
		Leedes Arabian mare	Leedes Arabian*
			Spanker mare
Dam Basto mare (GB)	Basto	Byerley Turk	(unknown)
			(unknown)
		Bay Peg	Leedes Arabian*
			Spanker mare
	Curwen Bay Barb mare	Curwen's Bay Barb	(unknown)
			(unknown)
		Curwen Spot mare	Curwen Spot
			White-legged Lowther Barb mare

Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut

* Snip is inbred 4S × 4D to the stallion Leedes Arabian, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.