The Thoulouse Barb was a foundation sire of the Thoroughbred breed. Along with Curwen's Bay Barb he was given as a present to Louis XIV by the King of Morocco. They were then purchased and imported to England in 1698 by Henry Curwen. He was later owned by Sir J. Parsons.
The Thoulouse Barb was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1723. His most famous offspring were the sire Tifter, as well as the undefeated mare Molly. His daughter, the Ryegate Mare, was the dam of Cinnamon.
Through one of Tifter's daughters he in an ancestor of Virgil, who was leading sire in North America in 1885.Pedigree of Virgil. Connection to Tifter by his dam Hymenia (see Pedigree) via a Paragon mare (see Pedigree). Through another Tifter mare he is an ancestor of the sires Birdcatcher,Pedigree of Birdcatcher. Connection to Tifter by his dam Guiccioli (see Pedigree) via Shift (see Pedigree). who was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland twice, and Harkaway.Pedigree of Harkaway. Connection to Tifter by his dam Fanny Dawson (see Pedigree) via Shift (see Pedigree).
Sire line tree
Thoulouse Barb Tifter Scarborough Colt Sportsman Cumberland
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