Sky High was an outstanding Australian

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and sire. Some of his major race victories include the 1960

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Golden Slipper Stakes, 1960

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, 1961 and 1962 VRC

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and the 1961 AJC

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Breeding

Foaled in 1957 he was son of the champion sire

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(IRE) from Flight's Daughter by

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(GB). He was bred and raced by former AJC chairman Sir Brian Crowley. Sky High was a younger brother of another notable performer

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and

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Race record

A versatile horse he won races over distances ranging from 5 furlongs (1,000 metres) to 12 furlongs (2,400 m) and remains the only Golden Slipper winner to have contested the VRC

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(in 1961). He held the Flemington track record for 2,000 m until equalled by

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in 1992 and broken by Makybe Diva in 2005. During his career Sky High raced against quality horses the calibre of Aquanita, Dhaulagiri,

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and his long-time rival

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Stud record

When retired to stud he was Australia's second highest stakes-winner behind Tulloch. Following two seasons at stud in Australia where he sired four stakeswinners,ASB - Sky High (AUS
Retrieved on 2009-7-2 he was sold to American interests and shipped to the famous

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where he enjoyed a successful career and sired Autobiography, US Handicap Horse of the Year in 1972 and 1973, Flying Fox ($167,653), Take Off and Sky Cast's Double.

Honours

The

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honours Sky High with a

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quality handicap

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, for three years old and older, over a distance of 1900 metres at

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in Sydney, Australia in March.

References

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