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Flit (horse)
Flit (foaled 4 October 2016) is a Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse. Background Flit was born and raised at Darley's Northwood Park property in Seymour, Victoria. She is sired by Champion stallion Medaglia d'Oro and is out of a Redoute's Choice mare named Glissade, who was Stakes placed as a 2 year old. Racing career 2018/19: two-year-old season Flit finished third at her first ever start in an 1100-metre maiden at Bendigo. A month later she was successful in the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes, where she finished a Dead heat winner. 2019/20 three-year-old season After running placings in the Percy Sykes Stakes and the Silver Shadow Stakes, Flit started the 11/8 favourite in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield Racecourse. Ridden by Hugh Bowman she won by the barest possible margin of a nose. Resuming from a three-month spell, Flit was successful in the Light Fingers Stakes at the odds of 10/1. She defeated fellow Godolphin runners Lyre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owner Godolphin Red Cap
Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different parties. The process and mechanics of ownership are fairly complex: one can gain, transfer, and lose ownership of property in a number of ways. To acquire property one can purchase it with money, trade it for other property, win it in a bet, receive it as a gift, inherit it, find it, receive it as damages, earn it by doing work or performing services, make it, or homestead it. One can transfer or lose ownership of property by selling it for money, exchanging it for other property, giving it as a gift, misplacing it, or having it stripped from one's ownership through legal means such as eviction, foreclosure, seizure, or taking. Ownership is self-propagating in that the owner of any property will also own the economic benefits of that pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Bowman
James Hugh Bowman is an Australian thoroughbred racing jockey. Based in Sydney, Bowman has won the New South Wales Metropolitan Jockey Premiership four times (2008/09, 2011/12, 2014/15, 2016/17) and has ridden 100 Group 1 winners. He was the jockey for Australian champion mare Winx from 2014 through to her retirement in 2019. In 2017, Bowman won the Longines World’s Best Jockey award presented by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. The award capped off a year in which he added to his domestic success with international Group 1 wins in Hong Kong and Japan. In 2019, he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, the industry’s highest accolade. Bowman is also renowned for his “She’s Apples” winning salute and his nickname of “the Undisputed Group 1 King”. Early life James Hugh Bowman was born on 14 July 1980 in Dunedoo, NSW. His family spent time on three different properties when he was a child – Cairn Hill, Burrgoen, before his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadler's Wells (horse)
Sadler's Wells (11 April 1981 – 26 April 2011) was an American-bred, Irish-trained champion Thoroughbred racehorse and outstanding sire. He was the 1984 European Champion miler after winning the Irish 2,000 Guineas, Eclipse Stakes and Phoenix Champion Stakes in that year. He also finished second in the French Derby and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Despite his success as a runner, it is as a sire that Sadler's Wells is best known. He was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland a record-setting 14 times, including 13 titles in a row. At the time of his death, he had sired 323 stakes winners. Only Danehill, who was operational across both hemispheres, sired more. Sadler's Wells was also a notable sire of sires, including Galileo and Montjeu in Europe, and El Prado in the United States. He helped reverse a trend from the middle of the twentieth century where many of Europe's most successful racehorses were exported to stand in the United States and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tattersall's Tiara
The Tattersall's Club Tiara is a Tattersall's Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June. Total prizemoney for the race is A$700,000. History The race was first run in 1989 and was known as the Winter Stakes until 2011. Grade *1992–1995 - Listed Race *1996–2005 - Group 3 * 2006 - Group 2 *2007 onwards Group 1 This race is the final Group 1 race of the season in Australia. Distance *1989–2006 – 1500 metres *2007–2016 – 1400 metres *2017 onwards - 1350 metres Venue Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to Gold Coast Racecourse. * 2017 - Doomben Racecourse * 2018 - Doomben Racecourse * 2019 onwards - Eagle Farm Racecourse Winners * 2022 - Startantes * 2021 - Tofane * 2020 - ‡''race not hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tofane
Tofane is a mountain group in the Dolomites of northern Italy, west of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the province of Belluno, Veneto. Most of the Tofane lies within ''Parco naturale delle Dolomiti d'Ampezzo'', a nature park. Peaks The highest peaks of the Tofane group are ''Tofana di Mezzo'' (), ''Tofana di Dentro'' (), and ''Tofana di Rozes'' (). Tofana di Mezzo is the third highest peak in the Dolomites, after Marmolada () and Antelao (). All three peaks were first climbed by Paul Grohmann along with local mountain guides, in 1863 (Tofana di Mezzo - with Francesco Lacedelli), 1864 (Tofana di Rozes - with Francesco Lacedelli, Angelo Dimai and Santo Siorpaes) and 1865 (Tofana di Dentro - with Angelo Dimai).La Conquista delle vette dolomitiche – ''abcdolimiti.com'' (Retrieved on 19 September 2008) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alligator Blood (horse)
Alligator Blood (foaled 19 September 2016) is a multiple Group 1 winning Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse. Background Bred by Australian entrepreneur Gerry Harvey, Alligator Blood was sold at the 2018 Magic Millions sale (Lot 22) for A$55,000 to the Ezybonds No 1 Syndicate. Racing career Alligator Blood's first Group 1 victory was in the 2020 Australian Guineas. In early 2022, Alligator Blood was banned from racing in the state of New South Wales. Racing NSW stated this was due to the majority owner being an undischarged bankrupt and not meeting the standard for horse ownership in New South Wales. In August 2022, Alligator Blood was also banned from racing in the state of Victoria by integrity officials. Alligator Blood returned to racing and convincingly won Queensland's premier racing event, the 2022 Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap. Alligator Blood was first past the post in the 2020 Magic Millions Guineas, but was later disqualified after returning a positive swab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters. The racecourse is located about six kilometres from the Sydney Central Business District in the suburb of Randwick, New South Wales, Randwick. The course proper has a circumference of 2224m with a home straight of 410m. On 14 October 2017, the inaugural running of The Everest was held at Royal Randwick. The Everest is the richest race in Australia and the richest turf race in the world with $15 million in prize money. Since 2014, Randwick hosts The Championships, a two-day season-ending meeting in April that offers over AUD$20 million in prize money. It features several Group One, Group 1 races such as the Australian Derby, Doncaster Handicap and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (ATC), Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Other an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheraco Stakes
The Sheraco Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, fillies and mares, at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$250,000. History The race is named in honour of the 1982 Australian Oaks winning filly Sheraco. Distance * Prior 2012 – 1100 metres * 2013 onwards - 1200 metres Grade *Prior to 1999 - Unlisted quality handicap *2000–2012 - Listed Race *2013 onwards - Group 3 Name *2002–2004 - Winning Edge Presentation Stakes Venue * 2021 - Kembla Grange Racecourse Winners * 2022 - Shades Of Rose * 2021 - Entriviere * 2020 - Haut Brion Her * 2019 - Mizzy * 2018 - Invincibella * 2017 - Ravi * 2016 - Heavens Above * 2015 - Catkins * 2014 - Catkins * 2013 - Driefontein * 2012 - More Joyous * 2011 - Gybe * 2010 - More Joyous * 2009 - Madame Pedrille * †2008 - Hairy * 2008 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winx Stakes
The Winx Stakes, registered as the Warwick Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August. Prize money is currently A$500,000. History In 2015 prizemoney was increased from $175,000 to $250,000 and in 2018 to $500,000. 1946 racebook File:1946 AJC Warwick Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover of the 1946 AJC Warwick Stakes racebook. File:1946 AJC Warwick Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, Inside cover showing raceday officials. File:1946 AJC Warwick Stakes Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results of the 1946 Warwick Stakes showing the winner, Bernborough. File:1946 AJC Warwick Stakes Racebook P4.jpg, Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates. Name In 2018 the race was renamed to the Winx Stakes, in honour of the champion Australian racehorse. Records * Record time for the 1300 metres was set by Al Mansour (2000) in 1:14.77. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosehill Racecourse
The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Western Sydney suburb of Rosehill, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is operated by the Australian Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface. It is one of the two premier racecourses in Sydney, the other one being Randwick Racecourse. One of the main events held at Rosehill is the Golden Slipper race for two-year-olds. The track has a circumference of with a home straight of . History John Bennett purchased a large section of Rosehill to construct a racecourse and recreation area. Construction started in 1883 and was completed in April 1885 for a grand total of £12,000. Bennett constructed a private railway line connecting the racecourse to the main line located at Clyde which opened on 17 November 1888. From 1943 Rosehill Gardens Racecourse was managed by the Sydney Turf Club and remained so until 2011. In 2011, the Sydney Turf Club and Australian Jockey Club combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missile Stakes
The Missile Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds and older run at Weight for Age over a distance of 1200 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August. Prizemoney is A$200,000. History The race was first run in 1978. The event is the first Group race in the new racing calendar in New South Wales. Grade * 1978–1979 - Principal Race * 1980–2013 - Group 3 * 2014 onwards - Group 2 Venue * 1978–2011 - Rosehill * 2012 - Warwick Farm * 2013 onwards - Randwick Distance * 1978–2009 - 1100 metres * 2010 onwards - 1200 metres Winners * 2021 - Phobetor * 2020 - Eduardo * 2019 - Alizee * 2018 - Pierata * 2017 - Invincible Gem * 2016 - Tycoon Tara * 2015 - Burbero * 2014 - Sweet Idea * 2013 - Rain Affair * 2012 - Pinwheel * 2011 - Rain Affair * 2010 - Love Conquers All * 2009 - Teasing * 2008 - Captain Bax * 2007 - German Chocolate * 2006 - Imprisoned * 2005 - Dance Hero * 2004 - Spark Of Life * 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint, registered as the Royal Sovereign Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-olds at set weights over a distance of 1200 metres, held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in April during the ATC Championships Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000. History The race was first run in 1979 and was held in the summer. The registered racename is named in honour of Triple Derby winner Royal Sovereign, who won in 1964 the AJC Derby, VRC Derby and the Queensland Derby. In 2014 the ATC moved the race as part of ATC Championships Carnival in April substantially increasing the prizemoney and renaming the race. Name *1979–2013 - Royal Sovereign Stakes * 2014 onwards - Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Grade * 1979 - Principal Race * 1981–1995 - Group 3 * 1996 onwards - Group 2 Conditions Prior to 2013 the race was restricted only to colts and geldings.Prior to 2006 the race was held with set wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
