Redelva
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Redelva was a notable Australia
n thoroughbred
racehorse
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A chestnut
son of Romantic Hope from the mare Delvena, he was foaled in 1983 and was trained throughout his career by Greg Varcoe.
Redelva competed primarily in sprint races winning up to a distance of 1400m. He was a durable horse winning quality races at the highest level as a two-year-old right through to the age of eight.
Amongst his major wins were the 1990 VRC
Lightning Stakes
, 1991 MVRC William Reid Stakes and the SAJC Spring Stakes
on three occasions (1988-90).Redelva was primarily ridden throughout his career by Neville 'Nifty ' Wilson
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...
n thoroughbred
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...
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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 Romantic Hope from the mare Delvena, he was foaled in 1983 and was trained throughout his career by Greg Varcoe.
Redelva competed primarily in sprint races winning up to a distance of 1400m. He was a durable horse winning quality races at the highest level as a two-year-old right through to the age of eight.
Amongst his major wins were the 1990 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...
Lightning Stakes
Lightning Stakes
The Lightning Stakes is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1000 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne in February. Prizemoney is A$750,000...
, 1991 MVRC William Reid Stakes and the SAJC Spring Stakes
SAJC Spring Stakes
The SAJC Spring Stakes is a Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged 3 years old and upwards at Weight for age, over a distance of 1200m. It is held annually at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide. Total prizemoney is A$100,000....
on three occasions (1988-90).Redelva was primarily ridden throughout his career by Neville 'Nifty ' Wilson
Major Wins
Redelva won the following major races:- 1985 VRC Maribyrnong Trial Stakes – (900m) - Listed
- 1987 SAJC City Stakes – (1000m) - Listed
- 1987 SAJC Lightning Stakes – (1000m) – G3
- 1988 SAJC R.N. Irwin Stakes – (1100m) – G2
- 1988 SAJC Spring Stakes – (1200m) – G2
- 1988 VRC Linlithgow Stakes – (1400m) – G2
- 1988 VRC Rupert Steele Stakes – (1200m) – G2
- 1988 VRC Standish Handicap – (1200m) – G3
- 1989 SAJC Spring Stakes – (1200m) – G2
- 1990 VRC Linlithgow Stakes – (1400m) – G2
- 1990 SAJC Spring Stakes – (1200m) – G2
- 1990 VRC Lightning Stakes – (1000m) – G1
- 1990 MVRC Stanley Wootton Stakes – (1200m) – G3
- 1991 VATC Rubiton Stakes – (1000m) – Listed
- 1991 MVRC William Reid Stakes – (1200m) – G1
- 1991 VATC Futurity Stakes – (1400m) – G1
- 1991 VATC Memsie Stakes – (1400m) – G2