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The purpose of these criteria is to include only horses that should be recognised as being Australasian. Horse must have earned at least $5,000,000 (AUD) in total career prizemoney according to Racing Australia. [1] Horse must have earned at least $2,500,000 (AUD) in total career prizemoney in Australian and/or New Zealand races.
George Fraser purchased Maria di Castiglia (GB) while she was carrying Shocking in utero at a William Inglis bloodstock sale for $20,000. Fraser later sold the resulting foal, Shocking, at the 2007 Magic Millions Yearling Sale for $45,000 to a local horse broker. After being broken in, he was sold on to Laurence Eales for $64,000 in late 2007. [5]
The roots of the Australian Stock Horse date back to the earliest importation of nine horses to Australia, with the arrival of the First Fleet in Botany Bay in January, 1788. [1] Some of the original horse breeds in these early imports included the Thoroughbred , Cape of Good Hope Horse (largely descended from the Barb and Spanish horse ...
Pages in category "Australian racehorse owners and breeders" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Australian Racing Hall of Fame horses (61 P) R. Racehorses bred in Australia (1 C, 275 P) Racehorses trained in Australia (351 P) Pages in category "Australian ...
Thoroughbred horse racing is a spectator sport in Australia, and gambling on horse races is a very popular pastime with A$14.3 billion wagered in 2009/10 [1] with bookmakers and the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB). The two forms of Thoroughbred horseracing in Australia are flat racing, and races over fences or hurdles in Victoria and South Australia
A separate award was voted on between 1976/77 and 1993/4 by the Australian Racing Writers' Association with the only variations being Gurner's Lane (1982/3) and Bonecrusher (1986/7). The voting bodies combined from 1993/4. Winx has won the award four times. Black Caviar and Sunline won it three times.
The Australian Harness Horse of the Year is an honour that recognises the top harness racing horse in the Australia. The award is selected by industry people and media representatives. [1] The inaugural award was won in 1976 by Don't Retreat, a New South Wales pacer who won 14 of his 24 starts in the 1975-1976 season for a total of $122,415. [2]