Carbon Copy was an Australian chestnut

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, who raced from a two-year-old to a five year old recording 14 wins from 1 mile to 2 miles with regular jockey

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winning 8 races was a member of a vintage crop of three year olds 1948-1949 including

Comic Court Comic Court (1945–1973) was a most versatile post-war Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who set race records at distances of 6 furlongs (1,200 metres) and 2 miles (3,200 metres). He won the 1950 Melbourne Cup carrying and set an Australa ...

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, Vagabond and Bernbrook.

Breeding

Carbon Copy was bred by the Silk Bros at their Glen Devon stud

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by sire Helios (GB) from the mare Havers (AUS) by Windbag, Helios was a Leading sire in Australia and of the classic winner Beau Gem 1947 VRC

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and a great broodmare sire.

Racing career

Carbon Copy raced between 1948 -1951 and raced for four seasons a sensation in his 3 year old season winning major races in

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and

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raced in grand company against the champions

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and after winning the 1949 AJC Plate at

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defeating

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winner

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by 10 lengths was to become the greatest stake winning 3 year old in Australian turf history with an offer of 95,000 pounds being refused by the owners. Carbon Copy's best son after retiring to stud where he was foaled at was the 1962 AJC

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winner Grand Print. Des McCormick trainer was a former drover from

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was also a successful trainer of jumpers with notables being Winterset and Van Perri from his

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stables. Des McCormick was inducted into the

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in 2019. Carbon Copy's racing record: 45 starts for 14 wins, 10 seconds, 6 thirds.

1948 & 1949 racebooks

File:1948 AJC DERBY RACEBOOK P1.jpg, Front cover 1948 AJC Derby racebook File:1948 AJC DERBY RACEBOOK P2.jpg, 1948 AJC Derby showing the winner, Carbon Copy File:1948 AJC DERBY RACEBOOK P3.jpg, 1948 AJC Derby showing starters File:1948 AJC DERBY RACEBOOK P4.jpg, 1948 AJC Derby showing starters File:1949 VATC Oakleigh Plate Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover 1949 VATC St George Stakes racebook. File:1949 VATC Oakleigh Plate Racebook P2.jpg, 1949 VATC St George Stakes showing raceday officials. File:1949 VATC St George Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, Starters and results 1949 St George Stakes. File:1949 VATC St George Stakes Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results showing the winner, Carbon Copy.

1949 racebooks

File:1949 AJC Sydney Cup Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover 1949 AJC Sydney Cup racebook File:1949 AJC Sydney Cup Racebook P2.jpg, 1949 AJC Sydney Cup showing race conditions File:1949 AJC Sydney Cup Racebook P3.jpg, 1949 AJC Sydney Cup showing the winner, Carbon Copy File:1949 AJC Sydney Cup Racebook P4.jpg, 1949 AJC Sydney Cup showing starters File:1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover 1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes racebook. File:1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, 1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes showing raceday officials. File:1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results 1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes. File:1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes Racebook P4.jpg, Starters and results 1949 Chipping Norton Stakes showing the winner, Carbon Copy. File:1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes Racebook P5.jpg, 1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes showing band entertainment program. File:1949 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes Racebook P6.jpg, Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates.

Stud career

Undoubtedly Carbon Copy's best performer was Grand Print, winner of the 1962

and 1964

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References

{{Reflist Horse racing Cox Plate winners Sydney Cup winners Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained in Australia 1945 racehorse births