Red Anchor
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Red Anchor was a notable Thoroughbred
racehorse
who raced in Australia
with wins in eight Principal Races.
A chestnut
son of Sea Anchor (IRE) from the mare Decoy Girl (GB) by Decoy Boy, he was foaled in 1981 in New Zealand
and was trained by trainer Tommy Smith after originally being trained by Paul Sutherland.
His promising career was cut short by injury and he was retired from racing during his three-year-old season.
Amongst his major wins were the 1984 MVRC W.S. Cox Plate
, 1984 VRC
Victoria Derby
and the 1984 VATC Caulfield Guineas
.
In 1985 he was awarded the Australian Horse of the Year award.
Sent to stud following his short racing career he had modest success siring five stakeswinners with seven stakeswins, including Navy Seal winner of the 1994 AJC
Epsom Handicap
.
Red Anchor died in 2001.
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...
who raced 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...
with wins in eight Principal Races.
A chestnut
Chestnut (coat)
Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat. Genetically and visually, chestnut is characterized by the absolute absence of true black hairs...
son of Sea Anchor (IRE) from the mare Decoy Girl (GB) by Decoy Boy, he was foaled in 1981 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and was trained by trainer Tommy Smith after originally being trained by Paul Sutherland.
His promising career was cut short by injury and he was retired from racing during his three-year-old season.
Amongst his major wins were the 1984 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...
, 1984 VRC
Victoria Racing Club
The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual “race that stops a nation”, the Melbourne Cup, which was first contested in 1861.From its...
Victoria Derby
Victoria Derby
The Victoria Derby is an Australian Thoroughbred horse race held annually on the first day of Melbourne's annual Spring Racing Carnival, Victorian Derby Day, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. A Group One race for three-year-old horses, it is raced on a left-handed turf course at a...
and the 1984 VATC Caulfield Guineas
Caulfield Guineas
The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres at set weights for three-year-old horses, held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Spring Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. Total prize money is A$1 million...
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In 1985 he was awarded the Australian Horse of the Year award.
Sent to stud following his short racing career he had modest success siring five stakeswinners with seven stakeswins, including Navy Seal winner of the 1994 AJC
Australian Jockey Club
The Australian Jockey Club was founded in January 1842. It morphed from the former Australian Racing Committee set up in May 1840 to set the standards for racing in the colony...
Epsom Handicap
Epsom Handicap
The Epsom Handicap is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held over 1,600 metres at Randwick Racecourse. It is one of the major races of the Sydney Spring Carnival. Many great milers have won the race, including Chatham, Gunsynd, and Super Impose, who was also a dual winner of the...
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Red Anchor died in 2001.
Major wins
Red Anchor won the following major races:- 1984 AJC Champagne Stakes – (1,600m) – G1
- 1984 MVRC W.S. Cox Plate – (2,040m) – G1
- 1984 VATC Caulfield Guineas – (1,600m) – G1
- 1984 VRC Victoria Derby – (2,500m) – G1
- 1984 MVRC Moonee Valley Stakes – (1,600m) – G2
- 1984 QTC Sires’ Produce Stakes – (1,400m) – G2
- 1984 Tatt’s NSW Roman Consul Stakes – (1,200m) – Listed
- 1985 AJC Apollo Stakes – (1,400m) – G2