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Zephyr Bay
Zephyr Bay (1 September 1970 – 15 April 1995) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion. An outstanding sprinter in the mid 1970s, Zephyr Bay retired to stud in 1975 with 9 wins including the VATC Oakleigh Plate, AJC Challenge Stakes and AJC Expressway Stakes. He held the 1000m Randwick course record for 35 years. Breeding Zephyr Bay was bred by Lionel Israel at his Segenhoe Stud near Scone in New South Wales. He was born in 1970 from the first crop of the Star Kingdom stallion Biscay, out of the Pan II mare Heavenly Wind. Zephyr Bay was purchased by horse trainer Bert Lyell on behalf of Bob Miller at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale in 1972 for $16,000.00. Racing career Coal black and brilliantly fast Zephyr Bay became known as the "black flash" winning top sprint races and setting numerous course records. He was often ridden throughout his career by Grahame Horselman and Roy Higgins. Zephyr Bay raced as a two-year-old in the 1972/73 season under trainer Ber ...
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Todman Stakes
The Todman Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old colts and geldings, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000. History The winner of this race receives automatic entry to the ATC Golden Slipper Stakes and the race is considered an important prep test due to the same distance as the Golden Slipper Stakes. The following thoroughbreds have captured the Todman – Golden Slipper double: Luskin Star (1977), Marauding (1987), Tierce (1991), Pierro (2012), Vancouver (2015) and Farnan (2020) Name The race is named after champion Todman winner of first Golden Slipper Stakes in 1957 by 8 lengths and starting at the short odds of 1/6on. *1973–2004 - Todman Slipper Trial *2005 onwards - Todman Stakes Venue * 1973–2007 - Rosehill Gardens Racecourse * 2008 - Canterbury Park Racecourse * 2009–2014 - Rosehill Ga ...
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Edward Manifold Stakes
The Edward Manifold Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in early October. Prize money is A$300,000. History The race is named after Edward Manifold, the long term committeeman of the Victoria Racing Club and member of many Western District racing clubs in the early years of the 20th century. Grade * 1932–1978- Principal race * 1979 onwards - Group 2 Distance * 1932–1978 - 1 mile (~1600 metres) * 1979–1992, 1994–95, 2010–11 – 1600 metres * 1993, 1998–99 – 1625 metres * 1996 – 1626 metres * 1997 – 1631 metres * 2000 – 1624 metres * 2001–03, 2007 – 1620 metres * 2004–06, 2008–09, 2012–13 – 1610 metres * 2014 onwards - 1600 metres 1948 racebook File:1948 VRC Turnbull Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, 1948 VRC Turnbull Stakes racebook front cover File:1948 VRC T ...
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Newmarket Handicap
The Newmarket Handicap is a Victoria Racing Club Group One, Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race over a distance of 1200 metres, at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on Super Saturday in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. Prize money is A$1,500,000. History The Newmarket Handicap is considered Australia's premier sprint race. First run in 1874, the brainchild of VRC committeeman Captain Frederick Standish who thought a "short and merry" race over six furlongs would add interest to the Club's autumn program. The Newmarket Handicap is the only Flemington race, apart from the Melbourne Cup, in which up to 24 horses are permitted to start. 1954 racebook File:1954 VRC Australian Cup P1.jpg, 1954 VRC Newmarket Handicap racebook front cover File:1954 VRC Australian Cup P2.jpg, 1954 VRC Newmarket Handicap raceday officials File:1954 VRC Newmarket Handicap Racebook P2.jpg, 1954 VRC Newmarket Handicap starters and results File:1954 VRC Newmarket Handicap ...
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Champagne Stakes (Australia)
The Champagne Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group One, Group 1 Horse racing, horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds at set weights run at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia over a distance of 1,600 metres during the Sydney Autumn Carnival. Prize money is A$1,000,000. History The inaugural running of the race was on the second day of the Australian Jockey Club Autumn Meet in 1861 as the fourth race on the six race card. The winner was Exeter trained by the famous trainer of the time Etienne L. de Mestre, Etienne de Mestre. The race became the premier AJC sprint race for two-year-olds for nearly 80 years. With the introduction of the richer Golden Slipper Stakes in 1957, the AJC decided on extending the distance of the race to 1 mile (1972) and as such creating a natural progression for elite two year old races that is now known as the Juvenile Triple Crown – Golden Slipper Stakes, Sires Produce Stakes (ATC) and Champagne Stakes. Six two-year-olds have won th ...
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Doomben 10,000
The Doomben 10,000 is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1200 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$1,500,000. The race is considered one of the premier sprint races in Queensland racing. History The race was changed to the Doomben 10,000 after the £10,000 prize money on offer, which at the time was the richest sprint in Australia. Notable sprinters to win the race are Chief De Beers (1995, 1998), Falvelon (2001-02), Prince Trialia in 1990–91, and Black Onyx in 1969–70. Included in the list are former greats Bernborough in 1946 and Manikato in 1979. In July 1951, then apprentice Aboriginal jockey Merv Maynard (whose career spanned nearly five decades, in which he rode over 1,500 winners) was heading for a win on Waratah King when the horse came down, and he was thrown. Coniston went on to win the race. Recently, champion sprint ...
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New Zealand Oaks
The New Zealand Oaks is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run at set weights over a distance of 2400 metres ( miles) on the third Saturday of March every year at Trentham Racecourse in Wellington, New Zealand. It was run at Riccarton until 1972 and over the distance of miles to 1974. As of 2025 it is raced on the same day as the: * Cuddle Stakes (Group 3, 1600m) for fillies and mares. * New Zealand St. Leger (2500m). * Wellington Guineas (Group 2, 1400m) for 3-year olds, * Lightning Handicap (listed open, 1200m). The Levin Classic (1600m) for 3-year horses was raced on the Oaks race-day in 2022 and 2023, but was returned to January. Notable winners With the consistent strength of New Zealand fillies, the race has an impressive list of winners, including: * Bonneval: twice New Zealand Horse of the Year, winner of the 2017 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram Fillies Classic, Lowland Stakes, Australian Oaks (ATC), Feehan Stakes and Underwood Stakes. * G ...
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AJC Sires Produce Stakes
The Inglis Sires', registered as the Sires Produce Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds at Set Weights run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in April during the ATC Championships Carnival. The prize money is $1,000,000. History The race was first run over one mile in 1867 and won by Glencoe. The race between 1905 and 1908 was run over 6 furlongs. This race forms the middle leg of the Australian two-year-old "Triple Crown", which also consists of the Golden Slipper Stakes (1,200m) and the Champagne Stakes (1,600m). Name Since 2014 the race has been run as the Inglis Sires'. 1930 and 1933 racebooks File:1930 AJC St Leger Racebook P1.jpg, 1930 AJC St Leger racebook front cover File:1930 AJC Sires Produce Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, 1930 AJC Sires Produce Stakes page showing the winner, The Doctor’s Orders File:1930 AJC Sires Produce Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, 1930 AJC Sires Produce Stakes page ...
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Victoria (Australia)
Victoria, commonly abbreviated as Vic, is a States and territories of Australia, state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania), with a land area of ; the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia (30.6 per km2). Victoria's economy is the List of Australian states and territories by gross state product, second-largest among Australian states and is highly diversified, with service sectors predominating. Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate climate, temperate coa ...
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Hunter Valley
The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, Newcastle Region, or simply Hunter, spans the region in northern New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and south. Situated at the northern end of the Sydney Basin bioregion, the Hunter Valley is one of the largest river valleys on the NSW coast, and is most commonly known for its wineries and coal industry. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire population living in the cities of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. There are numerous other towns and villages scattered across the region in the eleven local government areas (LGAs) that make up the region. At the the combined population of the region was 682,465, and is expected to reach over 1,000,000 people by 2031. Under Australia's wine appellation system, the Hunter Valley wine zone Australian ...
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Matamata
Matamata () is a town in Waikato, New Zealand. It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits. It is part of the Matamata-Piako District, which takes in the surrounding rural areas, as well as Morrinsville and Te Aroha. State Highway 27 and the Kinleith Branch railway run through the town. The town has a population of as of A nearby farm was the location for the Hobbiton Movie Set in Peter Jackson's ''The Lord of the Rings''. The New Zealand government decided to leave the Hobbit holes built on location as tourist attractions. During the period between the filming of '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' and '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' they had no furniture or props, but could be entered with vistas of the farm viewed from inside them. A "Welcome to Hobbiton" sign has been placed on the main road. In 2011, parts of Hobbiton began to close in preparation fo ...
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