Robert Byerley

He is credited with capturing the Byerley Turk, a famous stallion considered one of the three major foundation sires of the Thoroughbred breed of race horse.

[2] As a soldier, Byerley was a captain of an independent troop in 1685 and a member of Queen Dowager's Horse (later the 6th Dragoon Guards) from 1685 to 1687.

[3] He is famous for owning the Byerley Turk, one of the three founding stallions of all thoroughbred horses in the world, whose origins are still uncertain.

[4] Byerley was resident of Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough in Yorkshire, which he inherited from his wife's family.

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