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Purchase in Aleppo
- When
- 1704
- Where
- Aleppo, Syria
Thomas Darley purchased a bay Arabian horse in Aleppo, Syria, in 1704.
The transaction occurred in Aleppo, Syria, in 1704. The horse was a bay Arabian stallion who would later be identified as a dominant foundation sire of modern Thoroughbred bloodstock.
Sources
- Darley Arabian Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
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