Satisfy is a

Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...

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who is best known for winning the

New Zealand Derby The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day o ...

in 1987. Satisfy was by Top Quality, out of Gold Flake. He only won six races in his career, but two came at Group 1 level in the form of the Derby and the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes. He also ran third in the

New Zealand 2000 Guineas The 2000 Guineas is a Group One set-weight Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of 1600 metres at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. Christchurch New Zealand cup week The New Zealand 2000 Guineas is hel ...

. His Derby win though is more remembered for who didn't win it than who did. Eventual runner-up Accountant was the first horse past the post in the 1987 Derby, but the protest siren was sounded as the horse returned after his triumph and the race was taken away in the enquiry room. Satisfy was trained by Nick Niccoloff a Whanganui owner-trainer. He was campaigned around New Zealand and Nick was not shy in nominating Satisfy in top races through the late 1980s and early 90s. He proved to be a tough stayer, finishing in the first 5 in half of his 88 races. His honesty and determination earned him many followers. He sired a small number of horses but none were successful on the track.

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