Cetigne 1918 AJC Craven Plate Randwick Racecourse Jockey Albert Wood Trainer Tom Scully

Beauford, was a brown

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, performing in

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was best known for the races against the New Zealand champion

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in 1922. Beauford raced exclusively in N.S.W from a three-year-old to a nine-year-old recording 17 wins from 6 furlongs to 1½ miles with regular jockey Albert Wood winning 12 races.

Breeding

Beauford was bred by the Mackay family at the Tinagroo stud northwest of

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by Beau Soult (NZ) and winner of the 1913 Rosehill Guineas his dam Blueford (AUS) was unraced with all seven foals being winners. Beauford was the second foal. Breeder, William H Mackay born in

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was a leading pastoralist having extensive interests throughout N.S.W. and Queensland was also director of Pitt, Son and Badgery and Royal Exchange Assurance died in 1939 aged 81 at his

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residence.

Racing career

Beauford raced between 1919 -1926 but did not race at 2 years and raced for seven seasons which included in the spring of 1922 the historic four successive W.F.A races over distances from 9 furlongs to 1½ miles being the

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, Spring Stakes and

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against the champion

. Trainer Sid Killick's stables were named 'Myra Bluan' at 32 Everton Street

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and leased the champion Beauford for 2 years then after raced by his breeder other notable stable winners were Myra Bluan 1911

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, Angelique 1913 Tatts Club Cup, Salrak 1921

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and Lady Valais 1924

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. Jockey Albert Wood was considered one of the best jockeys in Australia during

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into the 1920s, originally from Freeman's Reach

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he built a career on success in feature races on the Australian turf with notables being

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, Cetigne, David, Beauford, Rebus,

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, The Fortune Hunter, Richmond Main, Wolaroi, Scarlet and on retirement in 1924 was to become a successful trainer. . In 1982 The Beauford Club was established in

to honour the champion and to promote the fellowship of persons in the sport of horse racing. Beauford's racing record: 37 starts for 17 wins, 5 seconds, 3 thirds and 12 unplaced runs.

1921 & 1922 racebooks

File:1921 RRC Hill Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover of the 1921 Hill Stakes racebook. File:1921 RRC Hill Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, Showing officials and race day train timetable. File:1921 RRC Hill Stakes Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results of 1921 Hill Stakes. File:1921 RRC Hill Stakes Racebook P4.jpg, Starters and results showing the winner, Beauford. Image:1922 AJC Craven Plate Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover of the 1922 AJC Craven Plate racebook. Image:1922 AJC Craven Plate Racebook P2.jpg, Starters and results showing the winner, Gloaming. Image:1922 AJC Craven Plate Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results of the 1922 Craven Plate. Image:1922 AJC Craven Plate Racebook P4.jpg, Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates.

References

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