Limerick was a brown or black
New Zealand
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who raced in
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He raced from a two-year-old to a seven-year-old, recording 29 wins from 6 furlongs to 2¼ miles, with regular jockey Maurice McCarten winning 22 races. McCarten migrated from New Zealand in 1923, a renowned master of race tactics, and won many major races.
Breeding
Limerick was by Limond (NZ), sire of the winners of nine Derbys in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the winners of 25 Southern Hemisphere classics and leading sire in New Zealand 1930–31. His dam, Medley (NZ), also produced the classic winner Ballymena.
Breeder and owner
Harry Knight was originally a large wheat grower owning one of the largest farming properties at Racecourse Hill,
Canterbury, New Zealand
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, before turning his attention to thoroughbreds.
Racing career
Limerick raced between 1925 and 1931 an unsound horse on occasions raced for six seasons winning 13 major races in succession between 1927 and 1928, including rare triple wins in the
Chelmsford Stakes
The Chelmsford Stakes is a Tattersalls Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race run over 1600 metres at Weight for Age at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia, in September. Prize money is A$250,000.
History
The race was first run in 1895.
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Warwick Stakes and also won the coveted 1928
AJC Kings Cup at Randwick, defeating Valparaiso and Winalot.
[ Limerick throughout his career defeated rival champions Windbag, Amounis, Mollison and Gothic. His racing colours were black and white stripes, white sash, red cap.
Trainer Fred Jones was from ]New Zealand
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Limericks's racing record consisted of 59 starts, with 29 wins,[ 12 seconds, 2 thirds and 16 unplaced runs.
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Image gallery
File:Mr Reed jockey talking with Mr Jones and Mr Knight, New South Wales, ca. 1920s.jpg, Harry Knight (left), Fred Jones (middle) & Roy Reed.
File:1926 Randwick Tattersalls Club Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover of the 1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes racebook.
File:1926 Randwick Tatts Chelmsford Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, Starters of the 1926 Tatts Chelmsford Stakes showing the winner, Limerick.
References
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1923 racehorse births
New Zealand racehorses
Racehorses bred in New Zealand
Thoroughbred family 14-e