Beau Zam (6 November 1984 – 17 April 2000) was a New Zealand-bred and Australian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse that won five

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races.

Racing career

Beau Zam was the first Australian horse to win over $2 million in stake money. Races he won included the following: * 1987 Hill Stakes (1750m) beating Cool Deal and Colour Page. * 1987 AJC

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(2000m) beating Nickson and Hit Again Benny. * 1988 Segenhoe Stakes (2000m) beating Bonhomie and Myocard. * 1988

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(2400m) beating Highland Chiefton and Vaguely Pleasant. * 1988

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(2400m) beating Brixton Town and Hunter. * 1988

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(2800m) beating Palace Revolt and Sicilian Star. * 1988 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2000m) beating Bonecrusher and Dandy Andy at Canberra in the presence of the Queen. * 1989

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(1400m) beating Eye of the Sky and Never Quit. * 1989 Segenhoe Stakes (2000m) beating Zamakima and

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. He was also placed: * 2nd in the 1987

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(2400m) behind Lord Reims and Cossack Warrior. Beau Zam was a 3-year old at the time. * 2nd in the 1989

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(1600m) behind Flotilla and

. * 3rd in the 1989

Queen Elizabeth Stakes (ATC) The Queen Elizabeth Stakes, formerly known as the Queen's Plate, AJC Plate, and AJC King's Cup, is an Australian Turf Club Group One, Group 1 Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Randwick Racecours ...

(2000m) behind

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and Dandy Andy. Beau Zam was trained by

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and generally ridden by

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. He was the

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for the 1987/88 season. As well as winning the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Canberra in front of the Queen herself, Beau Zam was also ridden in track work by

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in the lead up to his AJC Derby win.

Stud career

After his racing career, Beau Zam stood at stud in Japan and New Zealand. In 1996 he became the foundation sire at Brighthill Farm, Waikato, New Zealand and he produced over 100 winners. Beau Zam died on 17 April 2000.

References

{{reflist Racehorses bred in New Zealand Racehorses trained in Australia 1984 racehorse births 2000 racehorse deaths

Racing career

Stud career

See also

References