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Canberra Racecourse, also known as Thoroughbred Park, [4] is the major racecourse in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Lyneham , 6 kilometers north of Canberra's central business district .
The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in Australia for each season since 1883–84. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the season.
Along with Carbine, Phar Lap, Bernborough, and Tulloch, Kingston Town was one of five inaugural inductees into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. From 30 wins and seven placings from 41 starts, Kingston Town won $1,605,790 in prize money, and was the first horse in Australia to pass the million-dollar barrier.
Thomas John Smith MBE (3 September 1916 – 2 September 1998) [1] was a leading trainer of thoroughbred racehorses based in Sydney, New South Wales.. Inducted into the Australian Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in 2001 and elevated to Legend status in 2012, Smith dominated Sydney racing for over three decades, winning the Sydney Trainers' Premiership every year between 1953 and 1985.
Holy Roller (foaled 18 November 1992) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse in the mid-to late 1990s. He won 12 of his 25 races. Bred and owned by Woodlands Stud, Holy Roller stood at 18.1 hands, compared to the average Thoroughbred of 16 hands.
Chautauqua (foaled 20 September 2010) is a former and now retired champion Australian thoroughbred racehorse. Chautauqua's grey colouring saw him receive the nickname “The Grey Flash”. Chautauqua raced 32 times, winning 6 group one races and earning AU$8,821,935 in prize money.
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Australian Champion Stayer (2009/2010) [3] Last updated on 7 June 2011 Shocking (foaled 23 September 2005) is an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by Mark Kavanagh, who won the 149th Melbourne Cup on 3 November 2009 by three-quarters of a length .