Coloured Thoroughbred Breeders Association

Pictured is a painting believed  to be by Sawrey Gilpin,

 the King of Trumps belived to be King George's  111 coloured Tobiano & Splash white racehorse  date in the region of 1789.

The Goal of Angrove Stud is to become the World's leading breeder of coloured tobiano racehorses going into mainstream horseracing.

We have chosen Tobiano as opposed to  frame Overo or DW or sabino or splash white, because Tobiano is a dominant gene and you can breed a Homozygous Tobiano, you can simply add the colour to good racehorses instead of trying to keep the colour there breeding for colour not speed, as you have to be so selective when breeding the Overo coat colours. We felt that breeding LWO stands for (Lethal white Overo) was not something we wanted to breed due to the gene expression in a Homozygous  form " for frame overo" foal having to be euthanized at birth, there is a 1in 4 chance, in the uk LWO can hide in the tb as like all colour genes it can be minimal and there are modifing genes which will prevent its expression

We also believe that the TB carries the splash white gene and it is responsible for the high white and offen seen white bottom heavy blaze,that many TBs carry, coupled with the sabino, and newly discovered Dominant White gene that is found with in the KIT gene where Tobiano is found, the Dominant white,Splash, & Sabino are helping to give us more white on the modern TB's   

Racing Throughbreds with colour

The importance of the Weatherbys NTR is that now you can register a coloured foal, and race in the future with your own coloured stock.

Other Markets for the coloured Thoroughbred

There are warmbloods which need improving through breeding in thoroughbred bloodlines; the thoroughbred adds quality, stamina, elegance and gracefulness a good head a bold eye an expressive disposition.

Breeding with the coloured thoroughbred brings all these benefits, the Coloured Thoroughbred Breeders Association aims to create a prize fund for the first coloured thoroughbred who passes the winning post in first place against solid coloured racehorses (under rules) in the UK.

In Addition to the fact we would love to see coloured horses race there is a very good reason to back a coloured Racehorse, as the pattten is unique on every horse and no two coloured horses are the same it dose rule out the possibility of using a ringer this would be a bookies favourite.  And an enormous help to the Jockey Club!.

The History in Pictures of the coloured that has been hidden for centuries.

The Poulins (Colts) carring the tobiano marking

William Cavendish was created Earl of Newcastle in 1628, (1657-58). He acquired eight barbary horses in which he was reputed to take great delight.

All of them appear in one or more paintings by Abraham van Diepenbeke including the Turk named Machomilia and the brightly coloured Barb named Paragonbelow the newcastle barb below.Sabino and possibly splash markings

The Duke had established a large stud and as Mr Prior points out the inventories of the royal stud at Tutbury indicate that several stallions were acquired from the Duke and that given the "well-know predilection of the Duke for them, it may be assumed that they were all three Barbs" [Royal Studs:55]. It is not known how much of this original stock was retained at Welbeck or other of the family seats or if this stock was the foundation for the new stud he established on his return to England. The Duke was well known for his preference for Barbs and Spanish horses and presumably focused on these types.

The studs of the Duke of Newcastle.

Grosvenor (Chestnut) Arabian 

This stallion, Chestnut a good representative of Sabino & Splash white markings in his tall white stockings, broad blaze and random white spots, covered mares from at least 1767 through 1790 at Richard, Earl of Grosvenor's stud in Cheshire. He sired the 1767 colt Euryalus and the 1768 colt David Gam, both chestnuts, and a number of fillies for Lord Grosvenor and also for Thomas Panton,including Fly (1770 from a Byerley Turk mare) and Mandane (1766, from Amelia (first Duchess)).

Son Euryalus sired the 1780 filly Miss Holderness.

Extract taken from tb Heritage

Lamprie gr c 1716

  Grey Hautboy  Mare, by Makeless Sire Line Darcy's White Turk a good example of an  overo.His name was also spelled Lamprey and Lampere. Although the General Stud Book gives his year of birthas 1715 his racing record indicates that he was born in 1716. He was bred by Sir Matthew Pearson at Lowthorpe,  near Bridlington in Yorkshire.

Extract from http://www.bloodlines.net/. 

The King of Trumps painting in its orgional format, which is stored in the archives in the Walker art gallery Liverpool now renamed the three horses in a landscape.

The splash white gene

Sultan 1816 show us amazing splash indicators

The Birdcatcher 1833 famous for his ticking spots in his tail The Rabicano gene and his white leg is a splash indicator 

Below is Rataplan 1850 great grandson of Sultan & a grandson of the Birdcatcher.

Below is Blair Athol 1861 G G grandson of Birdcatcher &GG grandson of Sultan lovely splash face under the eye is quiet a giveaway.

Gamos 1869 Grandaughter of Sultan & Birdcatcher.

The last 100 years

Master Magpie by Gallinule -Isonomy GB. TB 1905 germany and he features in TRK breeding

Below is a photo of Gallinule he is by Isonomy GB.

Above with the displaced white blaze is Gallinule by Isonomy

The Modern Day coloured Thoroughbreds

The Tetrarch 1911 The Spotted Wonder! Unbeaten champion 2 years old in England, Timeform rated No 1, 2 year old for the 20th century, 7 starts 7wins.

The Tetrarch before he went grey with a very flashy face marking

Mumtaz Mahal 1921 The flying fillyvery influental broodmare for the Aga Khan's stud 10 starts 7 wins.

Vilmorin 1943 8 starts 5 wins

Below Reliance 1962 6 starts 5 wins, 1st Grand Prix paris, 2nd Prix de la Arc de Triomph gr1

Tri Chrome 1991 13 starts 1 win, He was kicked in a paddock accident was was destroyed.

Thirty-one years before Tri Chrome's foaling, the Breed had also witnessed the appearance of another heavily spotted Thoroughbred.

The case was Valencay (1960), a French-bred paint chestnut son of Free Man (1948, by Norseman), out of La Lorie (1950, by Coastal Traffic), who was auctioned at the Deauville Yearling Sales of 1961.

Quite different from the case of Tri Chrome, Valencay's visual appearance showed most of the characteristics of a mutation to the paint-tobiano gene. His white blaze was more commonly marked than that of Tri Chrome's. Most of his white body markings tend to be spread into a toward-the-neck vertical arrangement, with some areas crossing its topline.

Three of his four white feet/legs extended their white well above both knees and one of the hocks.

In addition, his mane and tail were flaxen.  Unfortunately, nothing was ever heard again about this case, for which reason we may deduct that Valencay vanished from the Breed without a trace.

Excert from Jorge Martinez

Candy Spots 1960

22 starts 12 wins, 1st Preakness Stakes, American Derby, 2nd Belmont.

Naevus 1980  8 starts 2 wins 3rd in the Santa Anita Derby, Gr 1, San Vicente Stakes Gr 2

Big Brown below 2005 1st Kentucky Derby,gr 1 winner & 1st Florida Derby, & Preakness stakes Gr 1

Bond Scissorsister dob 2005 Courtesy of Howardian Stud owned and photograped by Howardian stud 2008 retired off the flat.

Below What a blaze and her splash white and her son by Ricco Angrove banana Split both carry rare white genetics

French bred 2003 hurdles/chasing winnings jan 09, 31,277 pounds

Lava Steps pure TB  showing off his amazing Splash white gene thank you to P T Midgley & Leo Bramham His Jockey

Below a photo courtesy of http://www.tattersalls.com/ kindly brought to my attention by Mrs Pierce who saw this wonderful colt he sold for 340,000 pounds by Galileo out of four roses.

The white seems to be coming down from Sadlers wells as this is the second grandchild of his with a white belly splash the first was our mare what a blaze.

Angrove Stud are very proud to display a photo of a mare who has been Identified as the UK First Brindle Horse she is a Pure TB mare called Lady Starlight (ire) owned by Colleen & Kerry Salmon Newmarket. photo credits to Them both thank you.

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