Baguette was an Australian bred

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that was undefeated as a two-year-old and became the first winner of the Two Year Old

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. His wins included 14 Principal Races and he retired to become a good sire.

Breeding

He was by the winner and good sire, Rego (IRE), his dam was the good broodmare, Dark Jewel by the outstanding sire, Star Kingdom (IRE) (pictured).du Bourg, Ross, ''The Australian and New Zealand Thoroughbred'', Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1980, Dark Jewel produced 10 named foals for five stakes winners including Baguette’s full sisters, Birthright (won VRC

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) and Heirloom (won VRC Maribyrnong Plate, dead-heated for first in VATC One Thousand Guineas). Baguette was a half-brother to the stakes winners, Betelgeuse by Wilkes (FR) (

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Lightning Stakes and AJC The Shorts) and Cabochon by Edmundo (AJC

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, QTC Stradbroke Handicap etc.) Dark Jewel’s progeny won over sixty-eight races for A$428,547 in prize-money in Australia and

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Racing record

Baguette was trained by Fil Allotta at Randwick. A consistent performer, Baguette, won all of his seven starts in his two-year-old season and only once finished worse than third in his first 23 races when unplaced in the VATC Futurity Stakes.Pring, Peter; "Analysis of Champion Racehorses", The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, Baguette won the following stakes races: * 1969 AJC Breeders' Plate (5f) * 1969 STC

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(4½f) * 1969 VRC

(5f) * 1970 STC

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(6f) * 1970

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(7f) * 1970 AJC Champagne Stakes (6f) * 1970 AJC

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(7f) * 1971 VRC

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(6f) * 1971 BATC

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(6¾f) * 1971 STC Canterbury Stakes (6f) * 1971 STC

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(8½f) * 1971 AJC

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(1 mile) * 1971 BATC Booroolong Handicap (1,118 metres) * 1971 STC Railway Quality Handicap

Summary

His major race victories include the 1970 STC Golden Slipper Stakes, 1970 AJC Sires’ Produce Stakes, 1970 AJC Champagne Stakes and the 1971 VRC Newmarket Handicap. Baguette had a total of 31 starts for 15 wins, 7 seconds, 4 thirds for $195,200 in prize-money.

Stud record

In 1972 Baguette was syndicated as a stallion into a total of forty-five shares at $7,300 which was then an Australian record of $328,500 for a stallion. He stood at the famous

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alongside

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. Baguette's progeny included 18 stakes-winners which had 35 stakes wins between them. They included the winners listed below. * Crown Jester (STC Todman Slipper Trial, sire of the Golden Slipper winners Guineas and

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) * Dark Eclipse (5 wins including STC Golden Slipper Stakes, Tea Rose Stakes etc.) * Fiancee (STC

, AJC Gimcrack Stakes) * Hit It Benny (11 wins & $171,000 inc. BATC Rothman's "100 000") * I Like Diamonds (AJC Champagne Stakes) * Lady Manina (12 wins & $39,755 incl. 10 in succession inc. Tattersalls Carrington Stakes) * Romantic Dream (14 wins, 900 to 1,600 m & $184,525 inc.

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, NJC Cameron Handicap etc.)''Thoroughbred Stallion Register'' - 1984, Australian Jockey Club, ISSN 0155-6134 Baguette’s daughters produced the good racehorses, Clan O’Sullivan, Diamond Shower, Paris Opera, Vain Karioi, etc.ASB: Baguette - progeny
Retrieved on 6 June 2009 Baguette died at the stud on 1 January 1984 after suffering a massive

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References

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Breeding

Racing record

Summary

Stud record

See also

References