Hey Doc (foaled 7 September 2013) is a retired

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n bred thoroughbred racehorse that won four

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races, most notably the

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on two occasions.

Background

Hey Doc was sold at the Inglis Victorian yearling sales for the amount of A$85,000.

Racing career

Hey Doc was successful in his racing debut, winning a two-year-old race at

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. As a three-year-old, Hey Doc raced on ten occasions, recording 5 wins, culminating in his first

race the

Australian Guineas The Australian Guineas is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carni ...

. In his next preparation, Hey Doc won his second Group 1 race when successful in the

at the odds of 20/1. After an unsuccessful campaign following this victory, Hey Doc was sidelined from racing for over 12 months due to an operation to remove bone chips from a joint. He returned to racing with success at his second run, winning his third Group 1 the

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at the odds of 12/1. As a seven-year-old, Hey Doc won his second Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley defeating

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by three quarters of a length and setting a new track record time of 1:08.76 for the 1,200 metre event. In the

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, Hey Doc was rated on 118, making him the equal 80th best racehorse in the world. In 2021 it was announced that Hey Doc would be retired from racing.

References

{{reflist Racehorses bred in Australia Thoroughbred family 3-j 2013 racehorse births