The Thoulouse Barb was a foundation
sire
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of the
Thoroughbred
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breed. Along with
Curwen's Bay Barb he was given as a present to
Louis XIV
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by the
King of Morocco
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. They were then purchased and imported to
England
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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
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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
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of Cinnamon.
Through one of Tifter's daughters he in an ancestor of
Virgil
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, who was
leading sire in North America
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in 1885. Through another Tifter mare he is an ancestor of the sires
Birdcatcher, who was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland twice, and
Harkaway.
Pedigree of Harkaway
Connection to Tifter by his dam ''Fanny Dawson'' (se
Pedigree
via ''Shift''
see Pedigree
.
Sire line tree
*Thoulouse Barb
**Tifter
***Scarborough Colt
****Sportsman
****Cumberland
References
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British Champion Thoroughbred Sires