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Platelet (horse)
Platelet (foaled 2 November 2008) was a notable Australian Thoroughbred race horse. Platelet is a retired multiple Group 1 winning mare who was trained by Ballarat-based trainer Darren Weir who during her racing career won $1,396,250. Her consistency was highlighted winning 10 races with a further 9 second placing out of only 32 starts. The highlight of her career was winning the Group 1 South Australian Robert Sangster – Goodwood sprint double which only the champion Black Caviar (horse), Black Caviar has been able to achieve. She was retired on 18 April 2015. Her second foal was the highest priced Exceed and Excel yearling ever sold at $1.8m Breeding Platelet was born on 2 November 2008 from the Dracula mare Bloodlette. Racing career 2010–11: two-year-old season Platelet was unraced as a 2yo after playing up in the barriers at Swan Hill and being scratched 2011–12: three-year-old season She returned after regaining her barrier certificate on the first racing day of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strategic (horse)
Strategy (from Ancient Greek, Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "Art (skill), art of the general", which included several subsets of skills including military tactics, siegecraft, logistics etc., the term came into use in the 6th century C.E. in Eastern Roman terminology, and was translated into Western vernacular languages only in the 18th century. From then until the 20th century, the word "strategy" came to denote "a comprehensive way to try to pursue political ends, including the threat or actual use of force, in a dialectic of wills" in a military conflict, in which both adversaries interact. Strategy is important because the resources available to achieve goals are usually limited. Strategy generally involves setting goals and priorities, determining actions to achieve the goals, and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |