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Charibert (foaled 1876) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

Background
Charibert was a chestnut horse bred and owned by Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth. The colt was sent into training with Mathew Dawson at Heath House in Newmarket, Suffolk.

He was sired by Thormanby (a representative of the Byerley Turk sire-line) who won the Epsom Derby in 1860 before becoming a very successful breeding stallion. Charibert's dam Gertrude was a top-class racemare whose wins included the King's Stand Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks. She was a daughter of the outstanding broodmare Queen Bertha, the foundation mare of Thoroughbred family 1-w, making her a half-sister to Wheel of Fortune.

1878: two-year-old season
Charibert began his racing career by finishing unplaced behind Ruperra in the July Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse. At Goodwood Racecourse at the end of July, the colt started the 8/13 favourite for the Prince of Wales's Stakes over six furlongs and won by four lengths from Zut, having led from the start. On 10 September at Doncaster Racecourse he was ridden by Fred Archer defeated Rayon d'Or to win the Champagne Stakes, but on the following day in a sweepstakes at the same track he was beaten into second place by Rayon d'Or.

1879: three-year-old season
Before the start of the 1879 season Charibert was regarded as a contender for the British Classic Races, being offered at odds of 10/1 for the 2000 Guineas and 16/1 for the Epsom Derby. On his three-year-old debut the colt was partnered by Archer and started 1/7 favourite for the Column Produce Stakes over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket on 17 April. He took the lead from his pacemaker Ringleader two furlongs out but failed to keep a straight course in the closing stages and was beaten three quarters of a length by the filly Reconciliation. After the race it was reported that Charibert was considered "a great coward" but it was also reported that the colt's connections had hesitated about contesting the event as he was short of peak fitness.

On 29 April at Newmarket, Charibert, with Archer in the Saddle, started a 25/1 outsider in a field of fifteen for the 71st running of the 2000 Guineas. Discord, the winner of the Craven Stakes, started favourite ahead of Rayon d'Or with the other fancied contenders being Marhall Scott, Cadogan (Woodcote Stakes) and Visconti. The race was slightly delayed by the misbehaviour of Cadogan and Gunnersbury, but when the flag fell the field got off to an even start before Bute, acting as a pacemaker for Visconti, went to the front and opened up a clear lead. Charibert raced in mid-division down the centre of the straight before making steady progress approaching the last quarter mile. Cadogan had taken the lead at this point and looked the likely winner but Archer produced Charibert with a strong late run, passing the tiring Rayon d'Or to take second place and then overtaking leader in the final strides to win "somewhat easily" by one and a half lengths. Following Charibert's success there were "ugly whispers" suggesting that Archer had won £20,000 in bets on the race and implying that he had deliberately lost the Craven Stakes to lengthen the odds offered by bookmakers. Other rumours were abroad stating the colt was a "roarer", meaning that he suffered from a chronic respiratory condition.

On heavy ground at Epsom Racecourse on 28 May Charibert started the 6/1 third favourite in an eighteen runner field for the Derby. He started well but lost his position soon after half way and came home eleventh behind the outsider Sir Bevys, with Archer easing him down in the closing stages. At Royal Ascot in June the colt was dropped back in distance for the St James's Palace Stakes over one mile and finished second to Rayon d'Or. At Goodwood Racecourse in July he finished last of the four runners behind Gilderoy in the ten-furlong Gratwicke Stakes.

At the end of the year it was reported that Charibert had been sold privately by Lord Falmouth for 350 guineas.

Later career
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