Tiger Tara (foaled 23 October 2010) is a New Zealand bred

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racehorse that raced at the very top level in both New Zealand and Australia. He is notable in that he was voted

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for the 2019 season and he won seven Group 1 races, including the

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which is raced between the best horses in

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Racing career

Tiger Tara was originally trained in Canterbury, New Zealand, by Geoff Dunn and driven in all his wins during that time by Gerard O'Reilly. He was later sold and exported to Australian owners and trained by Kevin Pizzuto and driven by Todd McCarthy. He won the following major races: * 2019

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* 2018

. * 2018 Victoria Cup. * 2015

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. * 2014

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. * 2013 New Zealand 3YO Sires final. He also raced in the

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and was placed: * second in 2016 to Lazarus. * third in 2017 behind Lazarus and Jack's Legend. * second in 2018 to Thefixer. Tiger Tara retired in December 2019 with a record of 112 starts for 37 wins, 40 placings and $2,375,065 in earnings.

Stud career

After retiring from the track, Tiger Tara commenced stud duties at Yirribee Pacing Stud, North Wagga for an initial fee of $3,500.

References

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Racing career

Stud career

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