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Kiamichi (horse)
Kiamichi (foaled 23 August 2016) is a retired Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse. Background Kiamichi was sired by Sidestep, who won the Pago Pago Stakes, the Royal Sovereign Stakes and Golden Slipper Stakes. Kiamichi proved to be Sidestep's first winning progeny. Racing career Kiamichi won her first race start at the odds of 13/2 when she was successful in a 2-year-old handicap race at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Sydney suburb of Rosehill, New South Wales, Australia. It is operated by the Australian Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface. It is one of the t .... Her next victory came in the Magic Night Stakes at the odds of 20/1. She defied these odds to lead all the way and with that victory gained an automatic entry into the Golden Slipper Stakes, the richest two-year-old race in the world, which is run the following week. Kiamichi was one of six runners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bletchingly
Bletchingly (1970–1993) was an Australian Thoroughbred horse, racehorse and stallion. A brilliant sprinter, he was by the successful speed stallion Biscay (horse), Biscay out of Coogee (GB) (by Relic (USA)). Bletchingly was bred by Stanley Wootton on the Baramul Stud in the Widden Valley, and was a three-quarter brother to another high-class sprinter, Beaches (by Todman). Stanley Wootton had imported Bletchingly's grandsire, Star Kingdom (IRE), from the United Kingdom in the 1950s, and the Irish stallion established Australia's foremost 20th century sireline. Racing career Thought by his owner to be too small and unsound for a long racing career, Bletchingly was unraced as a two-year-old and won his only start as a three-year-old at the provincial track of Bendigo. At four, he showcased his ability by winning The Galaxy (horse race), The Galaxy Stakes at Randwick Racecourse, Randwick and the Moomba Handicap at Flemington Racecourse, Flemington, in which he equalled the cours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racehorses Bred In Australia
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has been mostly unchanged since at least classical antiquity. Horse races vary widely in format, and many countries have developed their own particular traditions around the sport. Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces, and running in different gaits. In some races, horses are assigned different weights to carry to reflect differences in ability, a process known as handicapping. While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and economic importance is in the gambling associated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marscay
Marscay was a champion Australian Thoroughbred sire and racehorse. Bred at Woodlands Stud near Denman in the Hunter Valley in 1979 he was sired by Biscay and his dam Heart of Market was by To Market. Retrieved 13 April 2013 Marscay was owned by Geoff and Beryl White and trained by successful trainer Jack Denham. Racing career As a two-year-old Marscay won the richest sprint race in Australia, the 1982 Golden Slipper, |
Wilkes (horse)
Wilkes was a French Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who became a leading sire in Australia. He had two victories, over 1,500 metres in the Prix Sans Souci at Maisons-Laffitte and the 2,000 metres Prix Edgard de la Charm at Saint-Cloud, for 1,446,200 francs (equivalent of A$2,780) in stakes. Breeding He was by the successful English sire Court Martial (horse), Court Martial, his dam Sans Tares (GB) was by Sind from Tara (FR) by Teddy (horse), Teddy. Wilkes was a half-brother to two Washington, D.C. International Stakes winners in Mahan and Worden II who was also a good sire. Sans Tares was a half-sister to Norseman, a stakes-winner and sire of stakes-winners. Like Northern Dancer (horse), Northern Dancer, Wilkes was a great-great-grandson in the sire-line of Phalaris (horse), Phalaris.Morris, Simon; ''Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World'', Syntax Software Wilkes was a tall, long-barrelled chestnut with a prominent white blaze and one white sock that was said to resemble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunchtime (horse)
Lunchtime (1970 – 1991) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was undefeated in three races as a two-year-old in 1972, including the Dewhurst Stakes and was regarded as a major contender for the British Classic Races. He failed to win in three starts in the following year and was retired to become a breeding stallion in Australia. He had some success as a sire of winners. Background Lunchtime was a "tall, strong" chestnut horse with a white star and a white socks on his hind feet, bred in the United Kingdom. He was sired by Silly Season, a top-class American-bred horse who won the Champion Stakes in 1965. Lunchtime was the first foal of his dam Great Occasion, a moderate racehorse who won one minor race from five starts. She was descended from a relatively obscure branch of Thoroughbred family 7-f which also produced the Coronation Stakes winner Katies and Minnesota Mac who sired Mac Diarmida. During his racing career, Lunchtime was owned by Colonel R D Pool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biscay (horse)
Biscay was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old 1965 he won the Maribyrnong Plate by eight lengths. Background A son of Star Kingdom from Magic Symbol by Makarpura (GB) he was a brother to Star of Heaven and Tattenham (9 wins and $26,845).Australian Register of Thoroughbred Stallions, Excelsis Press, Sydney, 1974 Biscay was bred by Stanley Wootton at Barramul Stud in New South Wales. Angus Armanasco, who was the leading trainer of two-year-olds in Melbourne for many years, declared Biscay was a star before the colt raced. Racing career Biscay was undefeated as a three-year-old. An exceptionally speedy type, who usually jumped from the barrier clear of his rivals, Biscay had a short but successful racing career. From 8 starts he recorded 6 wins and was unplaced twice. His wins included the VRC Maribyrnong Plate, Merson Cooper Stakes and the VATC Debutant Stakes, all good quality races. Stud record He was syndicated and in 1969 retired to stud to stand at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainbow Quest (horse)
Rainbow Quest (1981–2007) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse and Champion broodmare sire. Background Rainbow Quest was a bay horse with two white sock (horse marking), socks and a small white star (horse marking), star bred in Kentucky by British businessman, Alan Clore. He was sired by Blushing Groom out of the mare I Will Follow. As a yearling, he was purchased by Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud (1937–2021), Prince Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte, Juddmonte Farms for $950,000 at the 1982 Fasig-Tipton, Fasig-Tipton July Sale. Racing career 1983: two-year-old season Sent into training with Jeremy Tree, Rainbow Quest began his racing career at Newmarket Racecourse in August 1983 when he defeated twenty-nine opponents in the El Capistrano Stakes. In the following month, he beat nineteen rivals in the Haynes, Hanson and Clark Conditions Stakes over one mile at Newbury Racecourse. In October, Rainbow Quest was matched against El Gran Senor, Sib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomond (horse)
Lomond (3 February 1980 – 16 October 2003) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse and sire. He is best known for winning the 1983 British Classic Races, Classic 2000 Guineas Stakes. Background Lomond was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by the partnership of Warner L. Jones, William Stamps Farish III, William S. Farish III and William S. Kilroy. He was sold as a foal in a private transaction for US$1.5 million to British racing's leading owner, Robert Sangster. Sangster had built a highly successful stable from Lomond's sire Northern Dancer, the most successful sire of the 20th century whom the National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history". Lomond's dam was My Charmer, a granddaughter of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Round Table (horse), Round Table. My Charmer was an outstanding broodmare who produced Lomond's half-brother Seattle Slew, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danzig (horse)
Danzig (February 12, 1977 – January 4, 2006) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is best known as a leading sire. He was purchased for $310,000 (equivalent to $ million in ) by Henryk de Kwiatkowski at the 1978 Saratoga Yearling Sale. The son of Hall of Famer Northern Dancer and the most commercially successful sire of the second half of the 20th century, he won all three of his races before knee problems ended his racing career. Stud record Danzig was retired to stand at stud at Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky, where he became one of the world's most important sires. He led the U.S. sires list from 1991 to 1993 and topped the sire list in Spain and the United Arab Emirates. Danzig sired 188 graded stakes race winners and 10 champions. His foals have earned more than $100 million in purse money and include Breeders' Cup winners Chief's Crown, Lure, Dance Smartly, and War Chant as well as European champions Dayjur and Anabaa. Danzig also sired 1992 Prea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vain (horse)
Vain (5 September 1966 – 25 December 1991) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse that dominated Australian sprint racing in the period 1968–70, when he won 12 of the 14 races he contested and ran second in the other two. He went on to become a leading sire in Australia. The chestnut colt was sired by the leading sire Wilkes (FR), and his dam, Elated, was by the good sire Orgoglio (GB), who sired 21 stakes winners that had 37 stakes wins. Elated was a good racemare that won 10 races, including eight in Melbourne. Although she produced several foals, Vain was her only stakes winner. Racing career Vain was bred and raced by Melbourne brothers Walter, Fred, and George Johnson and was trained by Jim Moloney in the Melbourne suburb of Mordialloc. His regular jockey was Pat Hyland, who rode him to all his wins. At two years As a two-year-old, Vain was undefeated in Melbourne in the spring of 1968 and autumn of 1969, winning races such as the VRC Sires Produce. Moving to Sydne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quest For Fame (horse)
Quest For Fame (1987–2011) was a British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from October 1989 until November 1992, he ran fifteen times and won four races. His most notable success came in 1990 when he won the Derby. He was later trained in the United States, where he won the San Luis Obispo Handicap and the Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap in 1992. He was the first Epsom Derby winner to win a major race as a five-year-old since St. Gatien in 1886. Background Quest For Fame was a very dark-coated bay horse who was bred by Juddmonte Farms, the breeding organisation of his owner Khalid Abdullah. His sire, Rainbow Quest, was a highly successful racehorse who won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1985. He went on to become an important stallion, siring the Group One winners Nedawi, Millenary and Croco Rouge. Quest For Fame's dam, Aryenne, won the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches in 1980. Quest for Fame was sent into traini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
