Tie The Knot (

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ed 1994 - Died October 2012) was an

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-bred

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who won 13

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races. In 1999-2000, he was voted Australian Champion Stayer and in 2021 was inducted into the

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Breeding

Tie the Knot was a chestnut gelding sired by

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(USA) from Whisked by Whiskey Road (USA). Nassipour was also the sire of Let's Elope (NZ), who won the

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, Mackinnon Stakes and

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. Tie the Knot was bred and raced by Mr O.P. Tait and Mrs S.S. Nivison. He was a half brother to the stakes winner Dream Ballad by Singspiel (IRE) and eight other named horses. Their dam, Whisked, won three group races and almost A$550,000, including the VATC One Thousand Guineas. She died on 29 September 2009 from complications after producing a live filly by Strategic.

Racing career

Tie the Knot won the

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in both 1998 and 1999 and captured the Group one

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in four consecutive years between 1999 and 2002. He retired from racing with a record of 21 wins and 17 minor placings and earnings of A$6,212,835 from his 62 starts.Tie The Knot off into sunset
Retrieved on 20 May 2009 His total of 13 group one wins has been topped in Australasia only by Black Caviar's 15 wins, Kingston Town's 14 and is equal to

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's. The only other horses to better his number of G1 wins are Winx

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with 16 wins and

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with 14 wins. His winnings in stake money places him behind Winx Redzel

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(GB),

(NZ) and

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on the all-time

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n list. Tie the Knot was voted the 1999-2000 Australian Champion Stayer.

Race record

Pedigree

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