PLACES WHITE TURK H, ANGLO EUROPEAN STUDBOOK, 1657
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imported to England from Turkey in 1657, probably already a mature horse as he was described as light grey. He was a Turkoman stallion with some Arabian blood. He stood at Hampton Court for at least one year but after the death of Cromwell, Rowland Place moved him to Dinsdale in Yorkshire, where he stood at stud till ~1675.
He was a Turkoman stallion with some Arabian blood. Imported to England in November 1657, by Oliver Cromwell, and placed in the care of Rowland Place in the Royal Stables at Hampton Court. After the death of Cromwell, Place moved the stallion to his estate, Dinsdale, in North Yorkshire. Place was hated and ostracized, but in the early 1660s a number of "Turks", listed without pedigree, began appearing in North Yorkshire, and it appears likely that at least some of them were sired by Place's White Turk. Some historians believe that his offspring include D'Arcy's Yellow Turk, D'Arcy's White Turk, the Duke of Buckingham's Helmsley Turk and Captain Byerley's Byerley Turk. Info on: http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/FoundationSires/FSPlaceWhiteTurk.html
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