| Horsename: | Snip |
| Sire: | Flying Childers |
| Grandsire: | Darley Arabian |
| Dam: | Basto mare |
| Damsire: | Basto |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1736 |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Breeder: | 3rd Duke of Devonshire |
| Owner: | 3rd Duke of Devonshire |
| Record: | 1 win |
Snip (1736 - 8 May 1757) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He only won one race, but later became a successful sire. His son Snap was undefeated in his four races and became a multiple-time Champion sire. Snip was bred and owned by William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire.
Snip was a brown colt bred by the 3rd Duke of Devonshire and foaled in 1736. He was sired by the undefeated racehorse and Champion sire Flying Childers, who also sired Blaze.[1] Snip's dam was a daughter of Basto.
Snip's first race was in 1741 at Beccles in Suffolk, where he beat Thirkleby, Fancy and three others in a £50 race of two heats. He later raced at Newmarket, but was unsuccessful.[2]
Despite his race record he apparently appealed to breeders due to his good conformation. He stood as a stallion at Kenton in Northumberland. He sired the undefeated Snap, who later became Champion sire four times. He also sired Prince T'Quassaw, Judgement, Fribble, Swiss and Havannah. Snip died on 8 May 1757 and was replaced at Kenton by his son Snap.[2] Snap was the sire of Goldfiner, Juniper and Latham's Snap. He was also the damsire of Sir Peter Teazle.[3]
* Snip is inbred 4S × 4D to the stallion Leedes Arabian, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.