[2] Noted for his quickness and compact conformation, he has subsequently been acknowledged as a foundation sire of the American Quarter Horse.
[4] Subsequently, owned by Anthony Langley Swymmer, a founding member of the Jockey Club and an English MP.
[6] After becoming lame, Janus was imported to Virginia Colony by Mordecai Booth in 1752,[7] and resold to Mildred Willis.
[10] Janus was compact, standing just over 14 hands (56 inches, 142 cm), yet large boned with powerful hindquarters.
[18] Manly Wade Wellman wrote a fictionalized account of the life of Janus.