I'm Henry is a non-stud book

racehorse Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, 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 pr ...

who won the

New Zealand Derby The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day o ...

in 1984. The win was a record fourth winner of the race for trainer

Colin Jillings Colin Maurice Jillings (11 March 1931 – 23 December 2022) was a New Zealand Thoroughbred horse racing trainer from the early 1950s until his retirement in September 2005. He was inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame in 2008. Early ...

who later added his fifth with

The Phantom Chance The Phantom Chance (foaled 3 November 1989) is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 1992 and Cox Plate in 1993, earning over $2 million in his 44-race career. Family The Phantom Chance, a gelding by Noble Bij ...

in 1993. He was by Entrepreneur (GB), his dam, Ina Bahroo was by Bahroona (USA). I'm Henry was a half-brother to the Listed Race winner, In Pursuit by Diplomatic Star (USA).

Racing record

I'm Henry proved himself to be as good as any horse of his generation both at two and three. He was placed at

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(G1) level at two and proved himself early in his three-year-old season with victory in the Group 2 Great Northern Guineas and Avondale Guineas. In 1983 he also won the G2 ARC Eclipse Stakes, ARC Winstone Guineas and G3, Waikato Guineas. When the time came for the biggest test of the season, I'm Henry rose to the challenge and won the

in a three-way photo finish with Jurango and Zepherin. In 1984 he won the listed, A R C Guineas Trial over 1,400 metres.ASB: I'm Henry (NZ) race wins
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