Apollo Eleven was a
New Zealand
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thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Apollo Eleven was foaled in 1967 by Cyrus out of Lady Rizzio.
Racing career
He is notable for winning the following races:
* the 1973
Tancred Stakes
H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. The prize money for the event is A$ ...
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* the 1973
Auckland Cup
The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.
The race wa ...
.
* the 1973
Chipping Norton Stakes
The Chipping Norton Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run at weight for age, over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in February or March. Priz ...
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* the 1973
Queen Elizabeth Stakes
* the 1973
Sydney Cup
The Sydney Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred handicap horse race, for horses three years old and older, run over 3200 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series and it ...
.
* the 1975
Chipping Norton Stakes
The Chipping Norton Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run at weight for age, over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in February or March. Priz ...
.
Apollo Eleven held the distinction for the fastest recorded time in 3 minutes and 19 seconds, equalled by Just A Dancer in 1991.
He returned to Sydney in 1975 to win the Chipping Norton Stakes but was suspected of being poisoned when travelling to the racecourse to compete for the Sydney Cup in 1975 by Sydney-based crime syndicates.
Pedigree
References
Apollo Eleven's pedigree
1967 racehorse births
Thoroughbred family 16-c
Racehorses bred in New Zealand
Racehorses trained in New Zealand
Auckland Cup winners
Sydney Cup winners
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