Talk:The Barb

Racing record of the Barb
Below find the racing record of The Barb (AUS) 1863. All results, bar the first race, may be found in digitised copies of the Australasian Turf Registers which can  be found at  https://collection.racingmuseum.com.au/highlights/turf-reg/objects. There are a few points of note. Re The Barb's first start where he finished 4th-6: According to Douglas M Barrie (The Australian  Bloodhorse, 1956, at p348) The Barb unseated his rider (perhaps before the  start) at his first start at Homebush, Sydney, NSW and this appearance is not  usually counted among his 23 career starts which is not correct. In a summary of his racing career, the Sydney Morning Herald of 3 May 1869 p5 records that he finished behind  Blondin in the Homebush Trial Stakes on Easter Monday 1866. The actual race report (Sydney Morning Herald 3 April 1866 p5) indicates that Tait's colt  (then unnamed) was placed 4th of 6 when the race was restarted. Hence he is recorded as finishing 4th-6 at his first start in the racing record below. Douglas M Barrie ((The Australian Bloodhorse, 1956, at p349) states that The Barb was beaten by  Fireworks in Randwick Handicap of 2 May 1868.   However the Sydney Morning Herald of 3 May 1869 (p5) does not record  The Barb contesting the 1868 Randwick Handicap. The 1868 Australasian Turf  Register records that he was withdrawn from the race (p91). On 2 May 1868 The Barb was  disqualified from first place in the Queen's Plate as the jockey weighed in 2  pounds light. In the Randwick Plate of 12  Sept 1868 Mr Tait owned both competitors and declared The Bard to win.  Both horses cantered around the 3 mile race  distance in an unoffical time of 10 minutes. The  horses wikipedia page states "The Barb is also listed in the Millers  Guide as running 2nd in The Shorts at Randwick in 1875."  The 1875 Australasian Turf Register  descobes the horse as: "Mr. J. Tate’s bl h The Barb, 4 yrs" so is  not the same horse. The index to that 1875 publication also has another horse called "The Barb" racing  that year however further investigation of results indicated is was a typo  and was correctly named "The Bard". 203.221.62.110 (talk) 09:30, 8 October 2023 (UTC)