Little Bridge (5 November 2006 - 5 March 2014) was a

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originating from

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. He is best known as the winner of the 2012 Sprinting Champion in

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and the Winner of the 2012

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at Royal Ascot.

Background

Little Bridge is a gelding born in 2006 between Faltaat and Golden Rose. He was trained by Hong Kong trainer Danny Shum. Little Bridge began racing in Hong Kong in the 09/10 season. He won his very first race. In the 2012

, Little Bridge was placed in draw 7 with jockey

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. With his win he became the first New Zealand horse to win a group 1 race at Royal Ascot. Little Bridge has a record of 10 wins out of 22 races. He retired early in the 2013 season and was sent to Australia. He died on 5 March 2014 due to a bout of

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References

{{reflist *http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/news/news20140310d.asp *http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/18/royal-ascot-tuesday-horse-racing-tips *http://royal-ascot.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/royal-ascot-kings-stand-little-bridge-scores-international-success/1056152/ *http://www.nzb.co.nz/news.cfm?content_id=165317 2006 racehorse births 2014 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in New Zealand Racehorses trained in Hong Kong Thoroughbred family 23 zh:小橋流水