Prince Cortauld, was a brown

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, performing in

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trained by

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trainer Maurice McCarten raced from a two-year-old to a five-year-old recording 25 wins from 5 furlongs to 1¾ miles with champion jockey

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winning 19 races.

Breeding

Prince Cortauld by Sun King (GB) was bred by Ken Austin in

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and sold privately to owner Michael Moodabe. Dam Capricious (NZ) sired by

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the sire of the immortal

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and

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was twice placed 2nd in the

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. Breeder, Ken Austin was an Australian bloodstock and breeding authority a successful polo and premier amateur rider who in 1912 joined H. Chisholm and Company bloodstock auctioneers located at Randwick selling horses in Australia and New Zealand and handling all New Zealand yearlings sent to the Sydney sales but in 1926 they agreed to join forces with

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and Co.

Racing career

Prince Cortauld trained by Maurice McCarten at Randwick and raced between 1952 - 1956 best known for defeating the New Zealand champion

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on three occasions in the 1955 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes, AJC Autumn Stakes, VATC

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and carrying 66 kg to win the 1955 VATC Futurity Stakes defeating Coppice and Raconteur also wins in the 1954 & 1955 AJC

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defeating

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winners Prince Delville and Prince Morvi. In 1956 was exported to the

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when purchased by

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restaurant owner Mr Forest Smith to compete in the

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with regular jockey

making the trip finishing 3rd to Master Boing. Raced 20 times under new ownership before dropping dead after his only win at

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. Owner, Michael Joseph Moodabe (1895-1975) from

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New Zealand was a leading cinema chain businessman who in 1936 merged his Amalgamated Theatre group with

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Film studios to guarantee film supply and then sold the remaining half share holding when television came to New Zealand in 1960 under his full management control. Other major race winners owned in Australia by Moodabe were Master Brierly 1935 AJC Plate and Montana 1952

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. Prince Cortauld's Australian racing record: 52 starts for 25 wins, 9 seconds, 8 thirds and 10 unplaced runs.

1954 racebook

File:1954 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes Racebook P1.jpg, Front page 1954 VRC Cantala Stakes racebook. File:1954 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes Racebook P2.jpg, 1954 VRC Cantala Stakes raceday officials. File:1954 VRC Cantala Stakes Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results 1954 Cantala Stakes showing the winner, Prince Cortauld. File:1954 VRC Cantala Stakes Racebook P4.jpg, Starters and results of the 1954 Cantala Stakes. File:1954 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes Racebook P5.jpg, Back Cover showing enclosure information for visitors.

References

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