Apache Cat (foaled 2002) is an Australian

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who had 43 starts for 19 wins (including eight

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(G1) victories) and was placed on another 11 occasions from for just under $4.6 million in prize money. He was born and bred at Chatswood Stud in Victoria. He is a strikingly marked, baldy faced, chestnut gelding by the shuttle stallion, Lion Cavern (USA) from Tennessee Blaze by Whiskey Road (USA). Apache Cat was bred by Mr P.F. Radford and Ms R Lawrie of Victoria.

Racing record

In May 2008, Apache Cat scored his fourth and fifth consecutive

wins in the

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and in the

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respectively at

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. Apache Cat’s other

victories in this winning streak were Lightning Stakes at Flemington in 2008,

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at Moonee Valley in 2008 and T J Smith Stakes at Randwick in 2008. He also won the 2006 Cadbury Guineas. Apache Cat's Group 1 streak matched the record set by T.J. Smith's champion Tulloch, Who was the last horse to win five majors in succession by claiming the Rosehill Guineas,

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, Caulfield Guineas,

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and

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in 1957. Apache Cat was ridden by jockey Corey Brown in all five Group One victories of 2008, who rated the star sprinter the best he has ridden in his career. After four defeats (two unplaced) to start his 2008/09 season, Apache Cat bounced back to form in February 2009 to win his seventh Group One in the Australia Stakes.2009 Australia Stakes result
/ref> At his next race start Apache Cat finished third behind Takeover Target in the Group One T J Smith Stakes at

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. On 9 May 2009, Apache Cat lost no admirers when he just failed to record a second successive win in the weight-for-age BTC Cup event. Two weeks later, the sprinter etched his name into turf history after scoring back-to-back Doomben 10,000 wins at

. Apart from his eight G1 victories, he won four Group Two races, four Group Threes and two Listed races.

Retirement

On 16 December 2009 trainer

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retired Apache Cat after the horse sustained a leg fracture during the running of the 2009 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin racecourse, Hong Kong, China. Apache Cat now lives at

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in Melbourne, with other champion racehorses such as Bomber Bill and Sky Heights.

References

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2008 BTC Cup Win

Apache Cat pedigree

2009 Doomben 10,000 Win
2002 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained in Australia Thoroughbred family 4-d