Carbine (1885-1914), was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse, who competed in New Zealand and later Australia. He was a bay stallion by the English Ascot Stakes-winner and successful sire Musket out of the imported mare Mersey by Knowsley. Carbine was born at Sylvia Park Stud near Auckland, New Zealand on 18 September 1885. He was in-bred to Brown Bess in the third and fourth generations. When fully mature, he stood about 16.1 hands in height, p...
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Carbine (1885-1914), was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse, who competed in New Zealand and later Australia. He was a bay stallion by the English Ascot Stakes-winner and successful sire Musket out of the imported mare Mersey by Knowsley. Carbine was born at Sylvia Park Stud near Auckland, New Zealand on 18 September 1885. He was in-bred to Brown Bess in the third and fourth generations. When fully mature, he stood about 16.1 hands in height, possessed good conformation and temperament, although he had some foibles. Owing to his performance on the track and his subsequent achievements as a sire, he became one of five inaugural inductees into both the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame and the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
During his career on the race track, Carbine started 43 times for 33 wins, six seconds and three thirds, failing to place only once due to a badly split hoof. He was popular with racing fans, and sporting commentators of the day praised him for his gameness,...
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