Flying Childers
| Flying Childers | |
|---|---|
Flying Childers by James Seymour | |
| Sire | Darley Arabian |
| Dam | Betty Leedes |
| Damsire | Old Careless |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1715 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Colonel Leonard Childers of Cantley Hall |
| Owner | 2nd Duke of Devonshire |
| Record | 6 starts, 6 wins |
| Awards | |
| Leading sire in GB and Ireland (1730, 1736) | |
| Honours | |
| Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse | |
Flying Childers (1715–1741) was a famous undefeated 18th-century thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1714 at Carr House, Warmsworth, Doncaster, and is sometimes considered as the first truly great racehorse in the history of thoroughbreds and the first to catch the public imagination.