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Toorak Handicap
The Toorak Handicap is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run as an open handicap race, over a distance of 1,600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Currently, the prizemoney is A$1,000,000. History The race is held annually in October on Caulfield Guineas day, the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival. During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse. The G1 1400 metre Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, held three weeks earlier under the same handicap conditions at Caulfield is considered the predominant lead up race. Thoroughbreds which perform well usually follow up by entering the G1 Cantala Stakes on Victoria Derby day. Some of the classier thoroughbreds do extend in distance and are successful. Name *1886–1980 - Toorak Handicap *1981–1984 - The IXL *1985–1989 - The Elders Mile *1990 onwards - Toorak Handicap Distance * 1886–1890 - 1 mile (~1600 metres) * 1891 - 1 miles (~1800 metres) * 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle Sam 1914 VATC Caulfield Cup Jockey J E Ettershank Trainer M P Whitty
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The Trump (horse)
The Trump (1932–1955) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double as well as two other principal (Group One) (G1) races in 1937. He showed his versatility by winning races over distances of six furlongs to two miles. Breeding He was a small horse (15 hands 1 inch) by the very good, but temperamental racehorse Manfred who was by the outstanding sire, Valais (GB). His dam Koanie was by the good racehorse Spearhead (GB) who sired 21 stakes-winners. Koanie was also the dam of Legislator, 1939 by Law Maker (IRE), who won the 1942 Tasmanian Guineas and later sired 9 stakes-winners for a total 19 stakes-wins between them. Retrieved 2010-5-28 Racing record Racing as a two-year-old, The Trump won the VATC Stakes and was placed in three other starts d ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Mile Category Horse Races
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List Of Australian Group Races
This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races. The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) recommends which races shall be designated as Group races, Group and Listed races for the racing season. The current list is for the 2019–2020 Australian Racing season and the 2019–2020 which began on Monday, 1 August 2019. Group 1,2, & 3 Races, Listed Races and Notable Others Click on the sort symbol at the top of the columns to sort on a particular field. ''Notes:'' Listed races In addition to the above Group 1, 2 and 3 races there are approximately 280 grade 4 races which are known as Listed races. All of these races were collectively known as Principal Races until about 1979. Racecourse distribution The following table displays the distribution of Group Races by racecourses. ''Legend:'' See also * Group races, the European equivalent * Graded stakes race, the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Gem
Royal Gem (foaled 1942 in Australia) was a versatile Thoroughbred racehorse that won 23 races ranging from 5 furlongs (1,000 metres) to 12 furlongs (2,400 m). He was later a successful sire in the United States. Breeding He was a brown stallion by the good racehorse and sire, Dhoti (GB) from French Gem, (a winner of five races in Melbourne including the 1938 VRC Oaks), by Beau Fils (GB). French Gem was the dam of 5 stakes-winners which had 23 stakes-wins. Her other stakes-winners were: * Solar Gem by Helios (GB), won PARC Sires Produce Stakes * Regal Gem by Dhoti, won SAJC Sires' Produce Stakes * Beau Gem by Helios, won Victoria Derby, Underwood Stakes (twice), Adelaide RC South Aust. St. Leger Stakes, VRC Turnbull Stakes, Adelaide RC Parkside Stakes, exported to AmericaBarrie, Douglas M., ''The Australian Bloodhorse'', Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956 *Crown Gem by Dhoti, won Adelaide RC Birthday Cup and other races for £7,008 in stakes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galilee (horse)
Galilee (1963−1990) was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who became one of the most successful racehorses in Australia.Pring, Peter; "Analysis of Champion Racehorses", The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, Galilee was the first and is still the only horse to win the Caulfield, Melbourne and Sydney Cups in one season. Background Galilee was a bay gelding who was foaled in 1963 at Trelawney Stud, Cambridge, New Zealand. Galilee was sired by Alcimedes*, from the mare Galston by Balloch*. He was purchased (and later trained) by champion trainer Bart Cummings for £3,780 in New Zealand. Galilee was owned by an Adelaide builder, Max Bailey and his wife Venice, who also raced Ziema, who ran second in the 1965 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Racing career Ridden by jockey J. J. Miller, in the 1967 Sydney Cup he carried to victory and won the race easily by six lengths, whilst in the 1966 Melbourne Cup, carrying he decisively defeated his stablemate Light Fingers, who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsynd
Gunsynd (4 October 1967 – 29 April 1983) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 29 races and A$280,455 in prize money. In his seven starts over he was only once defeated, by half-a-head in the Epsom Handicap. Breeding Foaled in 1967, at The Dip Stud, at Breeza, New South Wales, Gunsynd was by the grey racehorse, Sunset Hue (by the imported sire, Star Kingdom), his dam was a twin foal, Woodie Wonder, that ran third at her only start. Woodie Wonder was by the sire, Newtown Wonder (GB). She was the dam of eight foals, six of which raced for three winners. A full brother to Gunsynd, Sunset Red, who won the WJ McKell Cup was the next best of Woodie Wonder's progeny.Pring, Peter; "Analysis of Champion Racehorses", The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, Early life G. McMicking formed a syndicate with three others from his home town of Goondiwindi (pronounced Gundawindi) consisting of A. Bishop, J. Coorey and A. Pippos and purchased Gunsynd as a yearling for A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Arch
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Divine Madonna
Divine Madonna (foaled 8 October 2002) is an Australian Thoroughbred racemare. She won four group one (G1) races, the 2006 Emirates Stakes, 2007 Queen of the Turf Stakes, 2007 Toorak Handicap and the 2007 Myer Classic. Divine Madonna had 26 race starts and only finished out of the top five runners twice in her career. She was a brown mare bred by Mill Park Stud & R. Dinham of South Australia and was sired by Hurricane Sky from My Madonna by Prego (IRE). Hurricane Sky won the VATC Blue Diamond Stakes and AJC All-Aged Stakes and sired 16 stakes-winners that had 32 stakes-wins between them. Divine Madonna was a half-sister to Blessum (VRC Standish Handicap winner).ASB - My Madonna Retrieved on 2009-7-12 Racing career Divine Madonna was trained by Mark Kavanagh. At two years |
More Joyous
More Joyous (foaled 20 August 2006) is an Australian trained and New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racemare, trained by Gai Waterhouse.She has won eight Group 1 races. Pedigree More Joyous is by the leading Southern Halo sire More Than Ready, and from the Australian Oaks winning Sunday Silence mare Sunday Joy. Racing career More Joyous made her debut in January 2009 by winning a two-year-old fillies handicap by five and a half lengths. A month later she was sent out a $1.35 favourite in the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill. When the barriers opened the saddle on More Joyous slipped and she began buckjumping for about 100 metres and took no part in the race. Three weeks later she took out the Group 2 Reisling Stakes by 2.3 lengths from Melito before finishing second last in the Golden Slipper Stakes which was won by Phelan Ready. Following the race, Jockey Darren Beadman Darren Beadman (born 17 November 1965) is an Australian champion jockey. In 2007 at age 41 he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mufhasa (horse)
Mufhasa (foaled 7 September 2004), was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who won a number of Group races in New Zealand and Australia in a career stretching from 2007 to 2013. He was known as King Mufhasa in Australia. Mufhasa was trained by Stephen McKee and ridden in the majority of his races by Samantha Spratt. Towards the end of his career he was trained by Bruce Wallace and he was cared for throughout his career by strapper Amy Doran. His win in the 2012 Windsor Park Plate was his tenth and final Group 1 victory. Mufhasa was voted the New Zealand Horse of the Year for the 2009 and 2012 seasons. In 2021 he was inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. Notable performances * 12 November 2008 - 1st in the Coupland's Bakeries Mile (Group 2, 1600m, Riccarton, Samantha Spratt) beating Vosne Romanee and Sterling Prince * 17 January 2009 - 1st in the Telegraph Handicap (Samantha Spratt) beating Atapi and Ruud Van Slaats * 7 February 2009 - 1st in the Waikato S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Quickie
Mr Quickie (foaled 10 August 2015) is a retired multiple Group 1 winning Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse. Background Mr Quickie was a A$115,000 Magic Millions purchase for Dalziel Racing from the Rosemont Stud draft. Rosemont Stud remained in the ownership and also stand his sire Shamus Award. Racing career Un-raced as a two-year-old, Mr Quickie made his debut on the 25 September 2018 at Murtoa Racecourse, where he finished in second placing. Mr Quickie then proceeded to win 9 of his next 12 starts, which culminated on 8 June 2019 with his first Group One victory at Eagle Farm in the Queensland Derby. He was backed in from $5.50 to start a $2.80 favourite. He defeated Vow And Declare by just under a length who would later go on that year to win the Melbourne Cup. Mr Quickie had to survive a protest from jockey Damien Oliver on board Vow And Declare, however this was dismissed by stewards. Mr Quickie's next victory was his second Group One on 10 October 2020 in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
