Barcaldine (1878) was an outstanding, undefeated British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He succeeded in carrying on the Matchem sire-line, which would have died out in Europe without his sons and grandsons. In the US, Matchem passed on his sire-line through Man o' War via the exported Australian.Leicester, Sir Charles, “Bloodstock Breeding”, J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969
Pedigree Barcaldine was inbred (2x3), being by Solon (by the Triple Crown winner West Australian from Darling's Dam). His dam, Ballyroe, was by Belladrum from Bon Accord by Adventurer from Darling's Dam.
Racing record
Two-year-old season Barcaldine had four starts for four wins as a two-year-old: in September the Railway Stakes at the Curragh Racecourse, the National Produce Stakes which he won by four lengths carrying 9 stone (126 pounds), the Beresford Stakes of one mile carrying and the Paget Stakes of six furlongs, carrying or 59 kg).Thoroughbred Heritage - Barcaldine Retrieved on 2009-8-14
Three-year-old season Only being half-fit, Barcaldine won Baldoyle Derby by a length in May. In June, he raced for three straight days in winning three Queen's Plates at the Curragh.
Four-year-old season Stewards investigating Barcaldine's true ownership resulted in him being unraced that season. At the end of 1882, he was sold to his new trainer, Robert Peck.
Five-year-old season Barcaldine next won the 1½ mile Westminster Cup, the 1½ mile Epsom Stakes, carrying or 59 kg), the three-mile Orange Cup at Ascot, and finally the Northumberland Plate by two lengths in a field of nine.
Assessment In May 1886, The Sporting Times carried out a poll of one hundred racing experts to create a ranking of the best British racehorses of the 19th century. Barcaldine was ranked fifteenth, having been placed in the top ten by twenty-one of the contributors.
Stud record Barcaldine was then sold to Lady Stamford for £8,000 and retired to stand at Park Paddocks, Newmarket, for a fee of 50 guineas. He produced the winners of 305 races in England, including:
Barmecide (Goodwood Cup), Marco, was considered the best of his generation at age three and continued the Godolphin Arabian sire line. Mimi (Epsom Oaks, One Thousand Guineas), Morion (Ascot Gold Cup), Sir Visto (St Leger Stakes, Epsom Derby) Winkfield (Ascot Gold Cup)ASB - Barcaldine Retrieved on 2009-8-14
Barcaldine was the great-grandsire of unbeaten Hurry On, who sired the Derby winner Captain Cuttle from the first mare he covered at stud and was the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland in 1926.Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
Exported Barcaldine daughters have influenced Thoroughbred breeding in Australia, the US, and South America.Morris, Simon; Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World
Barcaldine stood at the same stud for nine years until his death from a liver abscess.
Sire line tree
BarcaldineSire Line: MatchemGodolphin Arabian Jump SiresPortrait: Barcaldine WinkfieldThe Godolphin Arabian & his descendants Winkfields PridePortrait: Winklers Pride Quo Vadis Lorlot Finasseur Italus Bachelors Button Barmecide Goodfellow Chaleureux Morion Espoir Wolfs Crag LinacreLinacre (8) Imp.) Mistico Panacre Lordacre Tangalooma Dumbarton MarcoPortrait: Marco Mark Time Sansovino Beppo Picaroon Marcovil My PrincePortrait: My Prince Easter Hero Boyarin Gregalach Reynoldstown Princelet Royal Mail Prince Regent Hurry OnPortraits: Hurry On Captain Cuttle Diligence Hunting Song Werwolf Roger de Busli Town Guard Coronach Nesiotes Call Boy Cyclonic Defoe Hunter's MoonPortraits: Hunter's MoonAmerican Classic Pedigree: Hunter's Moon Excitement Press Gang Accelerator Garryclogher Precipitation Milton Poet Prince Moscato Bronzino Neil Gow Re-Echo Payaso Varco Balboa Ashore Mark Minor Omar KhayyamAmerican Classic Pedigree: Omaar Khayyam Aga Kahn Balko Malicious Mr Khayyam Sprig Sir Visto The Rush Prince Barcaldine
See also List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses
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