El Segundo (horse)
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El Segundo is a Thoroughbred
racehorse
. He is a bay son of Pins from the mare Palos Verdes by Flying Spur.
Foaled in 2001 at Ancroft Stud, Matamata, New Zealand he was sold as a yearling
for $140,000 and has spent his entire racing career in Australia
under the care of trainer Colin Little.
Amongst his major wins are the 2007 MVRC W.S.Cox Plate
, 2007 MRC
C F Orr Stakes
, 2006 MRC Underwood Stakes
and the 2005 MRC Yalumba Stakes.
Aided by his victory in the W.S.Cox Plate
, El Segundo was recognised with a IHFA handicappers rating of 122, placing him equal 18th in the world top 50 on assessed performances from June 1 to November 25, 2007.
Since January 2008, El Segundo has had stem cell tendon regeneration treatment on a superficial digital flexor tendon he injured.
El Segundo sustained a tendon injury after finishing fifth behind Danleigh in the 2010 George Ryder Stakes
, and the rising 9 year old was retired from racing. Trainer Colin Little said "Enough is enough. He has had issues with his right fetlock throughout his career. The injury is not that serious but the time has come. It is sad because he has been a part of my family for six years and has been a life-changing horse for us."
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...
racehorse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
. He is a bay son of Pins from the mare Palos Verdes by Flying Spur.
Foaled in 2001 at Ancroft Stud, Matamata, New Zealand he was sold as a yearling
Yearling (horse)
A yearling is a young horse of either sex that is between one and two years old. Yearlings are comparable in development to a very early adolescent, they are not fully mature physically, and while they may be in the earliest stages of sexual maturity, they are considered too young to be breeding...
for $140,000 and has spent his entire racing career in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
under the care of trainer Colin Little.
Amongst his major wins are the 2007 MVRC W.S.Cox Plate
Cox Plate
The W.S. Cox Plate is an Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne every October by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to honour W.S. Cox, the club's founder. For three-year-olds and over, the race is considered to be the Weight for Age championship of Australasia...
, 2007 MRC
Melbourne Racing Club
The Melbourne Racing Club is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the Club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Racecourse in Ballarat was the location for the first VATC race...
C F Orr Stakes
C F Orr Stakes
The C F Orr Stakes is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne in February. Prizemoney in 2010 is A$400,000...
, 2006 MRC Underwood Stakes
Underwood Stakes
The Underwood Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne Australia. It is run over 1800 metres under weight-for-age conditions in late September each year...
and the 2005 MRC Yalumba Stakes.
Aided by his victory in the W.S.Cox Plate
Cox Plate
The W.S. Cox Plate is an Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne every October by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to honour W.S. Cox, the club's founder. For three-year-olds and over, the race is considered to be the Weight for Age championship of Australasia...
, El Segundo was recognised with a IHFA handicappers rating of 122, placing him equal 18th in the world top 50 on assessed performances from June 1 to November 25, 2007.
Since January 2008, El Segundo has had stem cell tendon regeneration treatment on a superficial digital flexor tendon he injured.
El Segundo sustained a tendon injury after finishing fifth behind Danleigh in the 2010 George Ryder Stakes
George Ryder Stakes
The George Ryder Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race at Weight for age run over a distance of 1,500 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney in April...
, and the rising 9 year old was retired from racing. Trainer Colin Little said "Enough is enough. He has had issues with his right fetlock throughout his career. The injury is not that serious but the time has come. It is sad because he has been a part of my family for six years and has been a life-changing horse for us."