Reset (3 November 2000 – 4 May 2021) was an
Australia
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n-bred
Thoroughbred
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racehorse
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and sire by the
leading sire in Australia The list below shows the leading Father, sire of Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorses in Australia for each season since 1883–84. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the season.
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and New Zealand,
Zabeel
Zabeel (25 October 1986 – 25 September 2015) was a New Zealand-bred racehorse who predominantly raced in Australia. He was retired to stud and became a champion sire. He was a bay son of Sir Tristram from the Nureyev mare Lady Giselle.
...
out of the multiple
Group One
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winner
Assertive Lass.
Racing career
He raced only as a three-year-old, in the 2003–2004 season, and recorded five wins from as many starts, including the
Cadbury Guineas and the
Futurity Stakes - both at Group One level. In the Guineas, he narrowly defeated
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, who went on to win two
Group One
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races in
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. Rather than continuing his career, Reset was sold at four years of age to
Darley Stud
Darley Stud is located at Dalham Hall, the global breeding operation owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates. It is on the outskirts of Newmarket, Suffolk, the internati ...
, Australia.
After 15 years as a stallion, Reset was retired by
Darley in 2019, having sired 34 stakes winners and his progeny earning $55 million in prizemoney.
Reset died on the 4 May 2021 aged 20 years.
Stud career
Reset sired five individual
Group 1 Group 1 may refer to:
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winners:
''c =
colt, f =
filly
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*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
*In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States
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, g =
gelding
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See also
*
List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses
References
Reset's racing record
External links
Reset at Darley Stud
2000 racehorse births
2021 racehorse deaths
Racehorses bred in Australia
Racehorses trained in Australia
Undefeated racehorses
Thoroughbred family 4-o
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