Musket (horse)
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| Musket | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Toxophilite |
| Grandsire | Longbow |
| Dam | West Australian Mare |
| Damsire | West Australian |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 1867 |
| Country | Great Britain  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Lord Glascow |
| Owner | George Payne |
| Record | 14: 9-5-0 |
| Earnings | Not found |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Flying Dutchman Handicap Ascot Stakes |
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| Racing Awards | |
| Leading sire in Australia (1886, 1889, 1891) | |
| Infobox last updated on: January 13, 2008. | |
Musket (1867-1885) was an English-bred thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Toxophilite and out of West Australian Mare, a daughter of the 1853 British Triple Crown champion, West Australian.
Although Musket won a number of significant races in England, he is best remembered for siring many of the important New Zealand-bred horses during the nineteenth century, including the famous Carbine. Carbine in his day was considered one of the greatest horses in the world, whose feats included winning the 1890 Melbourne Cup with a very large weight. The bloodlines of Musket including Carbine, and Carbine's half brother Trenton, are still evident in horse racing today.
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