The Filbert (foaled in 1980) was a New Zealand bred race-horse that was a top performer in New Zealand and internationally at

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level.

Racing career

The Filbert was trained by Don Couchman and Paul Belsham at Hawera. After winning three races in his early New Zealand racing career, The Filbert had a successful trip to Australia winning at Rosehill on 17 October 1984 and Flemington on 10 November 1984. His best wins were: * the 1985

New Zealand Stakes The New Zealand Stakes, currently run as the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes, is a Group One thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand. It is run at Ellerslie Racecourse on Champions Day in March of every year, with a stake of $1 million.https://www ...

at Ellerslie beating Silver Elm and Shifnal Prince (ridden by Garry Phillips), and * the 1986 Waikato Cup over 2400m at Te Rapa, beating Bounty Hawk and Run For Cover (Grant Cooksley). He also had a number of placings in big races such as: ''1985/86 season'' * third in the

Caulfield Stakes The Might and Power, registered as the Caulfield Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under weight-for-age conditions, for three-year-olds and upwards, run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, ...

behind Tristarc and Lacka Reason (Garry Phillips). * fourth in the

Caulfield Cup The Caulfield Cup is a Melbourne Racing Club Group races, Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under Handicap (horse racing), handicap conditions. This is for all horses aged three years old and older. It takes place over a distance of 2400 met ...

behind Tristarc and Our Sophia (Garry Phillips). * fourth in the

Cox Plate The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group races, Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racin ...

behind Rising Prince and Roman Artist (Garry Phillips). * third in the

Mackinnon Stakes The VRC Champions Stakes, registered as the ''LKS Mackinnon Stakes'', is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia o ...

behind Rising Prince and So Vague (Garry Phillips). * third in the

Japan Cup The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan. It is contested on the last Sunday of November, post time of 15:40 at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo at a distance of 2400 meters (about miles) run under weight for age conditions with ...

behind Symboli Rudolf and Rocky Tiger (Garry Phillips). ''1986/87 season''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1987 (16th edition). Dillon, Mike, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. * second in the

Feehan Stakes The John F. Feehan Stakes is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 meters at Moonee Valley Racecourse in S ...

behind Dazzling Duke (G Murphy). * fourth in the

Underwood Stakes The Underwood Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group One, Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, run over 1800 metres under weight-for-age conditions, held at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late September each year. Total prize money ...

behind Bonecrusher and At Talaq (H White). * fourth in the

behind Bonecrusher and

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(G Murphy). * third in the

behind Bonecrusher and

Waverley Star Waverley Star (foaled 1982) was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who is best remembered for finishing second to Bonecrusher in the 1986 Cox Plate – widely referred to as the 'race of the century'. Waverley Star, who was known as Our W ...

(G Murphy). This race became known as the Race of the Century.

References

The Filbert Horse Pedigree
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Racing career

See also

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