Snap (horse) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Snap |
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Painting of Snap
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| Sire | Snip |
| Grandsire | Flying Childers |
| Dam | Sister to Slipby |
| Damsire | Fox |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1750 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Cuthbert Routh |
| Owner | Jenison Shafto Earl of Sandwich |
| Record | 4: 4-0-0 |
| Earnings | £3,250 |
| Major wins | |
| Match against Marske (1756, twice) Match against Sweepstakes (1757) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1767, 1768, 1769, 1771) |
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Snap (born in 1750, died in July 1777) was a super fast Thoroughbred racehorse. He won every single one of his four races! After he stopped racing, he became a very successful stallion, which means he was used for breeding other racehorses. Snap was even named the best breeding father (Champion Sire) four times. One of his most famous children was an amazing horse named Goldfinder, who never lost a race!
Snap's Early Life
Snap was a brown colt, which is a young male horse. He was born in 1750. He was bred by two people, Cuthbert Routh and Lord Portmore. When he was just one year old, he was worth about £70, which was a lot of money back then!
Snap's father was a horse named Snip. Snip was the son of an amazing horse called Flying Childers, who was so good he never lost a race. Snap's mother was a sister to a horse named Slipby. In 1752, Cuthbert Routh passed away, and Snap was sold to Jenison Shafto.
Snap's Racing Career
Snap's first race happened in the spring of 1756 at Newmarket. He raced against another famous horse named Marske (who later became the father of the legendary Eclipse!). Snap won the race and earned 1000 guineas. Both horses carried the same weight, about 10 stone.
At the very next race meeting in Newmarket, Snap raced Marske again. He won another 1000 guineas easily! People were so sure Snap would win that he was a huge favourite, with odds of 1/10.
Snap's only race away from Newmarket was at York. There, he won the £100 Free Plate, beating two horses named Farmer and Music. This race was run in four-mile heats, which means they raced multiple times over a long distance.
His fourth and final race was back at Newmarket in April 1757. He raced against a horse called Sweepstakes and won another 1000 guineas. Snap ended his racing career having won all four of his races!
Snap's Breeding Career
After finishing his racing career, Snap was sent to Kenton, Northumberland. He took over from his father, Snip, as a breeding stallion. This meant he would be used to father new racehorses.
Snap became incredibly successful as a breeding horse. He was named the "Champion Sire" (meaning his children won the most money in races) four times: in 1767, 1768, 1769, and 1771.
Some of his most famous children included Latham's Snap and the amazing Goldfinder, who, just like his grandfather Flying Childers, never lost a race! Snap was also the grandfather of two horses who won the famous Epsom Derby race: Assassin and Sir Peter Teazle. Sir Peter Teazle was so good that he also became a Champion Sire ten times!
Snap passed away in July 1777 at West Wratting in Cambridgeshire. He had been living and working there since 1767. In total, his children won over 260 races and earned more than £90,000, which was a huge amount of money back then!
See also
- List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses
