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Tattersall's Cup
The Tattersall's Cup Handicap is a Tattersall's Racing Club Group 3 open handicap race for Thoroughbred horses run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Queensland in June. Total prizemoney is A$200,000. History The inaugural running of the race was in 1924 when Serelot won. During World War II the Tattersall's Race club held the race at Albion Park Racecourse, the only functioning racecourse in Brisbane at the time. The 1987 winner, the New Zealand bred gelding Kensei went on later in the year to win the Melbourne Cup, as did 2019 winner Vow And Declare. Between 1985 and 1987 the race was known as the Castlemaine Gold Cup. Grade *1924–1979 - Principal Race *1980 onwards - Group 3 Venue *1924–1941 - Ascot Racecourse *1943–1945 - Albion Park Racecourse *1946–2014 - Eagle Farm Racecourse *2015 - Gold Coast Racecourse *2016 - Eagle Farm Racecourse *2017–2018 - Doomben Racecourse *2019 onwards - Eagle Farm Racecourse Distance * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lough Neagh 1935 Tatts Tramway Handicap Jockey Fred Shean Trainer Tim Brosnan
''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling lough is commonly found in place names; in Lowland Scots and Scottish English, the spelling "loch" is always used. Many loughs are connected to stories of lake-bursts, signifying their mythical origin. Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs or sea loughs. Some such bodies of water could also be called firths, fjords, estuaries, straits or bays. Background This name for a body of water is Insular CelticThe current form has currency in the following languages: Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Manx, and has been borrowed into Lowland Scots, Scottish English, Irish English and Standard English. in origin and is applied to most lakes in Scotland and to many sea inlets in the west and north of Scotland. The word comes from Proto-Indo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incentivise
Incentivise (foaled 22 October 2016) is a multiple Group One winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse. Background Incentivise was homebred by his owner and original trainer Steve Tregea at his Windermere Stud property in the Darling Downs of southern Queensland. Incentivise's dam, Miss Argyle, has also produced three other Stakes winners, Ardrossan (by Redoute's Choice) winner of the Concorde Handicap in New Zealand; Cheyenne Warrior (by Not A Single Doubt) winner of the Gold Sovereign Stakes in Tasmania and Bergerac (by Drumbeats) winner of the Ipswich Cup. Racing career 2020/21: four-year-old season Incentivise had his first race start as a 4-year-old on the 19 August 2020 in an Ipswich maiden race over 1,350 metres. He finished 9th of 12 runners. His next start was seven-months later at Eagle Farm where he finished sixth. Three weeks later he finished 8th at Toowoomba beaten 16 lengths. On the 11 April 2021, Incentivise won his first race over 1,600 metres at Sunshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district. The Doomben course neighbours another thoroughbred venue called the Eagle Farm Racecourse and can be accessed via car, train or bus. Together with Eagle Farm, these courses are considered the two major racecourses in South East Queensland, and can be seen sharing irrigation systems and some of Brisbane Racings feature events. This racecourse underwent its last major reconstruction in 1996 which primarily included major changes to the racing turf and its surrounding structures. Doomben Racecourse is currently owned and operated by the Brisbane Racing Club following various past acquisitions and mergers between competing racing organisations in Brisbane. Since its establishment in 1933 and its first race being conducted that same year, the land of Doomben Racecourse has been passed between crown titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier Mail
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. It is available for purchase throughout Queensland, most regions of Northern New South Wales and parts of the Northern Territory. History The history of ''The Courier-Mail'' is through four mastheads. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' later became '' The Courier'', then the ''Brisbane Courier'' and, since a merger with the Daily Mail in 1933, ''The Courier-Mail''. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Issue frequency increased steadily to bi-weekly in January 1858, tri-weekly in December 1859, then daily under the editorship of Theophilus Parsons Pugh from 14 May 1861. The recognised founder and first editor was Arthur Sidney Lyon (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vow And Declare
Vow And Declare (foaled 17 October 2015) is an Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse that was the winner of the 2019 Melbourne Cup. Background Vow And Declare was bred by Paul Lanskey, the owner of the broodmare, Geblitzt. Declaration of War sired the horse whilst performing shuttle stallion duties for Coolmore Stud in Australia. Lanskey named the horse after his father's habit of coming home from the pub and saying "I vow and declare I've only had a few beers". At the 2017 Inglis Classic Sale, Vow And Declare had a reserve price of $70,000 however only received a bid of up to $45,000. The horse was therefore retained by breeder Paul Lanskey and ownership was divided by Lanskey and others. Racing career Trained by Danny O'Brien at Flemington Racecourse, Vow And Declare was unraced as a 2 year old. He claimed his first win as a 3 year old at his fourth start in a Warrnambool maiden run over 2381m in October 2018. At his next start, Vow And Declare was successful over 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world and one of the richest turf races. The event starts at 3:00 pm on the first Tuesday of November and is known locally as "the race that stops the nation". The Melbourne Cup has a long tradition, with the first race held in 1861. It was originally run over but was shortened to in 1972 when Australia adopted the metric system. This reduced the distance by , and Rain Lover's 1968 race record of 3:19.1 was accordingly adjusted to 3:17.9. The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule with a time of 3:16.3. Qualifying and race conditions The race is a quality handicap for horses three years old and over, run over a distance of 3200 metres, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensei (horse)
Kensei (1982−2002) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who won the 1987 Melbourne Cup. He was sired by Blarney Kiss (USA), who was also the sire of 1983 Melbourne Cup winner Kiwi. His dam was Kitty's Dream (NZ) who was by Nauplius (NZ). Les Bridge had taken over the training from Neville Voigt and ridden by Larry Olsen won the race by ½ length carrying just 51.5 kg from the champion mare Empire Rose.Rolfe, Costa (2008).''Winners of the Melbourne Cup''. Red Dog. , p. 312-313 Prior to his win in the Melbourne Cup, Kensei ran second in the Group 2 Newcastle Gold Cup and second in the Group 1 Metropolitan at Randwick & won the 1987 Grafton Cup. Kensei, with Larry Olsen aboard again, was 10th in the 1988 Melbourne Cup The 1988 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 1 November 1988. The race, run over , at Flemington Racecourse. The race was won by Empire Rose, the popular New Zealand mare who had finished fifth in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lough Neagh (horse)
Lough Neagh (1928-1945) was an Australian chestnut Thoroughbred gelding, developed into an 'Iron Horse' of the Australian turf by Brisbane trainer and owner Tim Brosnan raced from a two-year-old to a ten-year-old winning on wet or dry tracks recording 32 wins from 5 furlongs to 2 miles with regular jockey's being Ted Tanwan and Fred Shean. Breeding Lough Neagh was bred by Bill Glasson of Manapouri Stud on the Darling Downs, Queensland by the unraced sire Bachelor's Persse (IRE) was purchased at the Brisbane yearling sales for 100 guineas and was imported as a yearling by Mr De Burgh Persse in 1914. Dam Terentia (AUS) was bred at the Lyndhurst Stud at Warwick, Queensland by the stud's then owner C.E. McDougall one of Australia's greatest studmasters. Racing career Lough Neagh raced between 1930 -1938 during a golden era of the Australian turf and raced for nine seasons winning many major races and defeated the champions Nightmarch, Peter Pan, Rogilla and Hall Mark and holds a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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