Snip (horse)

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.

Snip was a brown colt bred by the 3rd Duke of Devonshire and foaled in 1736.^[1] He was sired by the undefeated racehorse and Champion sire Flying Childers, who also sired Blaze.^[2] Snip's dam was a daughter of Basto.^[1]

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.^[3]

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.^[3] Snap was the sire of Goldfinder, Juniper and Latham's Snap. He was also the damsire of Sir Peter Teazle.^[4]

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.