Mr Quickie (foaled 10 August 2015) is a retired multiple

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winning Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

Mr Quickie was a A$115,000

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purchase for Dalziel Racing from the Rosemont Stud draft. Rosemont Stud remained in the ownership and also stand his sire

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Racing career

Un-raced as a two-year-old, Mr Quickie made his debut on the 25 September 2018 at

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Racecourse, where he finished in second placing. Mr Quickie then proceeded to win 9 of his next 12 starts, which culminated on 8 June 2019 with his first Group One victory at

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in the

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. He was backed in from $5.50 to start a $2.80 favourite. He defeated

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by just under a length who would later go on that year to win the

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. Mr Quickie had to survive a protest from jockey

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on board Vow And Declare, however this was dismissed by stewards. Mr Quickie's next victory was his second Group One on 10 October 2020 in the

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at Caulfield. Ridden by

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, Mr Quickie was a two-length winner at odds of 20/1. Mr Quickie was retired from racing after suffering a hip injury in 2021.

Pedigree

References

{{reflist Australian racehorses Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained in Australia 2015 racehorse births