Musket (horse)

Musket (1867–1885) was an English-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a Leading sire in Australia and New Zealand.

Breeding He was sired by Toxophilite, his dam was a bay mare (1857) who was a half-sister to General Peel’s dam, by West Australian (winner of the 1853 British Triple Crown) from Brown Bess (1844) by Camel.Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970 Musket was inbred to Touchstone in the fourth generation (4x4).

Racing record In England Musket won nine races, including the Ascot Stakes before retiring to stud there where he only had limited patronage. In spite of this, he managed to sire Petronel winner of the 2,000 Guineas and Brown Bess (1876), winner of the Doncaster Cup and Goodwood Stakes.

Stud record In December 1878 Musket was imported into Victoria by the Auckland Stud Company and then sent to Auckland, New Zealand, the following month. Initially he was used here to cover "half-bred" mares to breed coach horses.Leicester, Sir Charles, “Bloodstock Breeding”, J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969

He sired 28 stakes winners, which had 107 stakes wins, including: Cuirassier, winner of the Great Northern Derby Foul Shot won the Auckland Derby Fusilade, won New Zealand Cup Fusileer, who won the Wanganui Derby Manton, Derby Stakes, New Zealand Cup, Wanganui Derby Martini-Henry, Victoria Derby, Melbourne Cup Nordenfeldt, Victoria Derby, AJC Australian Derby Trenton, ARC Welcome Stakes, CJC Champagne Stakes, VRC Royal Park Stakes (twice), etc., sire of good racehorses including Wakeful and Auraria.ASB: Musket (GB) Retrieved 2010-3-26

Musket is best remembered for siring the famous Carbine (great-great-grandsire of Nearco), Nordenfeldt, Trenton (a leading sire in Australasia and then exported), Martini-Henry and Hotchkiss, all top sires. Carbine in his day was considered one of the greatest horses in the world, whose feats included winning the 1890 Melbourne Cup with the impost of in the record time of 3:28¼. The bloodlines of Musket, including Carbine and Trenton, are still evident in many horses racing today.Becker, Friedrich, The Breed of the Racehorse, The British Bloodstock Agency, London, c.1935

Musket had his portrait painted by the noted equine artist, Martin Stainforth and it was reproduced in Racehorses in Australia.Painting of Musket by Martin Stainforth Retrieved 2010-2-28

Sire line tree

MusketDarley Arabian Line: Camel BranchJumpers: Darley Arabian Sire LineSire Line: CamelBiography: LongbowAustralian Racing Museum: MusketStudbook: Early M Petronel Ragimunde Son of a Gun Martini-Henry Rudolph Singapore Fusileer TrentonPortrait: TrentonAustralian Horse Museum: Trenton Gerard Delaware Light Artillary Trenchant Dreamland O'Trigger The Merry Boy Cydnus Onslow Resolute AurumPortrait: AurumAustralian Racing Museum: Aurum Majestic Reliance RevenuePortrait: Revenue Tremarden TorpointPortrait: Torpoint Knight Errant RoamerHall of Fame: RoamerAmerican Classic Pedigree: Roamer Hibler Foul Shot Fusilade Matchlock Nordenfeldt1885 – Nordenfeldt Guns Them Down! Crackshot Medallion Strathmore Zalinksi Clean Sweep Stepniak Menschikoff Orloff All Red Carnage Havoc Johansen Maxim Maxio Rossfenton Cuirassier CarbinePortrait: CarbineAustralian Racing Museum: Carbine WallacePortrait: WallaceAustralian Racing Museum: WallaceWallace – Champion Thoroughbred Sire Emir F J A True Scot Mountain King TrafalgarScone Vet Dynasty: Trafalgar Wolawa Kingsburgh PatrobasThe Upper Murray bred a winner: Patrobas Fucile Amberite Pistol Paratoo White NoseWhite Nose's Thrilling Burst of Speed that won the Melbourne Cup GreatorexPortrait: GreatorexThe Thoroughbred Association of South Africa: Greatorex Nobleman Relish DignitaryThoroughbred Association of South Africa: Dignitary Tenon Foresight Forbra SpearmintPortrait: SpearmintAmerican Classic Pedigree: Spearmint Assagai Mint Briar Catmint CyklonPortrait: Cyklon Trivalve Polygonum ChiclePortrait: ChicleAmerican Classic Pedigree: Chicle Cherry Pie WhichoneAmerican Classic Pedigree: Whichone Spearhead Spearfelt Lord Archer Master Charlie TelephusPortrait: Telephus JohrenPortrait: JohrenAmerican Classic Pedigree: Johren Edisto Spion KopPortrait: Spion Kop Felstead Kopi The BuzzardScone Vet Dynasty: The BuzzardScone Vet Dynasty: Foundation Sires of Australia: Colonial Bred Stallions 1804 – 1885 Heroic & The Buzzard Hill Song Landscape Hill Battle Song Royal LancerPortrait: Royal Lancer Good Citizen Spike Island Amur Spelthorne ZionistPortrait: Zionist Pomme d'Api Scolopax Mas d'Antipes Steel Point FreebooterOld Horse Race Names: Freebooter Money Maker Wavetop Knight's Crest Ramrod Wax Bullet Dog Fox Hotchkiss True Blue Blue Spec Manton

Pedigree

Musket is inbred 5S x 5D x 3D to the stallion Camel, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via Touchstone) on the sire side of his pedigree, and fifth generation (via Touchstone) and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

Musket is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Touchstone, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

Musket (horse)

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