Natural Blitz (; 2000 - May 12, 2008), originally named Shout From Maroof, was an Australian-bred

stallion A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated). Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" nec ...

that competed in

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, and

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. Owned by Danny Lam Yin-kee, its trainers included Danny Shum,

Derek Cruz Derek Cruz (born 23 May 1955) acted as a Jockey & assistant trainer before being granted a full permit to train in Hong Kong starting in 1991. He got a successful 2010/11 season in which he sent out 24 winners for an overall total of 432. Significa ...

and others. Natural Blitz initially competed in

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, where it was named Shout From Maroof. Under the tutelage of three different trainers, Natural Blitz won eight of its nine starts in Macau - the first eight in a row. Natural Blitz died on May 12, 2008. It has been deregistered at the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

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{{Reflist 2000 racehorse births 2008 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Australia Racehorses trained in Australia Racehorses trained in Hong Kong

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