Bloody Buttocks was a British Thoroughbred sire who was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1739. He was owned by John Crofts.

Contents

• Background
• Stud career
• References

Background

Bloody Buttocks was a grey Arabian horse bred by Mr. Crofts, but his pedigree was never published. ^[1] The horse found his unusual name from a red mark on his hip. ^[2]

Stud career

Bloody Buttocks was a successful stallion for Crofts at Barforth in Yorkshire. ^{[1] [3]} He was leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1739 and sired many good runners and broodmares, including:

• Louse – a grey horse foaled in 1726, his dam by Greyhound. He won two races at Newmarket and the Royal Plate at Salisbury. ^[1]
• Grey Brocklesby – a grey mare foaled in 1728 out of Brocklesby ^[4] She was the dam of Little John who won many King's Plates. ^{[1] [4]} Her daughter Caelia was the granddam of Gimcrack ^[5]
• Bay Bloody Buttocks – a bay mare foaled in 1729 out of a daughter of Greyhound ^[4] She was the dam of King's Plate winner Spinster. ^[1]
• Whitefoot – a chestnut horse foaled in 1729. He won the Royal Plates at Edinburgh and Newmarket. He sired Sportsman, who won many King's Plates. ^[1]
• Flintshire Lady – a bay mare foaled in 1731, dam by Jigg. ^[4] She was the dam of Jenny Jessamy. ^[1]
• Careless – also known as Hazard, a chestnut horse foaled in 1733, his dam by Greyhound. He won several races from 1738 to 1745. ^[1]
• Dairymaid – also known as Grey Bloody Buttocks, a grey mare foaled in 1733, she was a full-sister to Bay Bloody Buttocks. ^[4] She was the dam of Squirrel, who won the inaugural 1400 Guineas Stakes in 1758. ^[1] Squirrel was also the damsire of Derby winner Noble. ^[6]
• Dairymaid – a bay mare foaled in 1737 out of Bay Brocklesby. ^[4] She was the dam of Prince T'Quassaw. ^[1]
• Madam – a grey mare foaled in 1737, her dam by Cade. She won her only two races, one at Bishop Auckland and one at Durham, and was the dam of Twig. ^[1]

He also sired Rainbow ^[7] and was the damsire of Belmont, who was beaten only twice. ^[1]

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