Research was a champion

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racehorse who as a three-year-old carved out a unique place in Australian racing history by becoming the only filly to win the

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double. Bred at Newhaven Park Stud,

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she was sired by Imperial Prince (IRE) and her dam Outing was by Boucher. Research was trained by

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-based trainer Clarrie Conners. In 1988 Research won most of the major spring three-year-old races in Sydney and Melbourne by winning the Group 1

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(over 1600 metres) at Randwick and the

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(over 2500 metres) at Flemington. She also won the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes that spring and finished second to Riverina Charm in the Group 1

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. In her autumn campaign in 1989, after winning the Group 2

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(over 2000 metres) at Rosehill, Research won the

at Randwick and backed up four days later to win the

at the same track to complete an unprecedented AJC Derby-Oaks double. The filly’s victory in the AJC Oaks also secured her a rare VRC-AJC Oaks double. Research was not as successful as a four-year-old and never regained the form that had made her so formidable as a three-year-old. Her feats as a three-year-old earned her the title of

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for the 1988-1989 season.Shamrocker 'can match Research'
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References

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