Typhoon Tracy
Encyclopedia
Typhoon Tracy is an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred
racemare
who has won six group one
(G1) races and was crowned Australian Racehorse of the Year
for 2009/10.
and is by the good sire, Red Ransom
(USA) her dam is the 2010 TBQA Broodmare of the Year, Tracy's Element who won four G1 races and a G2 race in South Africa
. Tracy's Element was by the international sire, Last Tycoon
(IRE) and foaled in Australia. She raced in South Africa, before she was brought back to Australia via the United States
. Typhoon Tracy is a brother to listed races winner, Red Element (2004), who is now standing at Glenlogan Park stud.
Typhoon Tracy's name has come from Cyclone Tracy
and names found in her pedigree.
Typhoon Tracy was named the 2010 Sky Racing World Australian Racehorse of the Year at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium.
Following her second win of the C F Orr Stakes in February 2011, trainer Peter Moody announced that Typhoon Tracy will be retired.`
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...
racemare
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
who has won six group one
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
(G1) races and was crowned Australian Racehorse of the Year
Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year
The Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year is awarded to the Thoroughbred horse who is voted to be the champion horse within an Australian racing season. This award is open to all racehorses racing within Australia, regardless of age and sex, and includes overseas performances.This award...
for 2009/10.
Breeding
She was bred and is raced by Hutchins Thoroughbreds of QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
and is by the good sire, Red Ransom
Red Ransom
Red Ransom is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. In his 2006 book Designing Speed in the Racehorse, author Ken McLean wrote that Red Ransom "was a sensationally fast juvenile."...
(USA) her dam is the 2010 TBQA Broodmare of the Year, Tracy's Element who won four G1 races and a G2 race in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Tracy's Element was by the international sire, Last Tycoon
Last Tycoon
Last Tycoon was an Irish bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Mile and as a leading sire in Australia.-Background:Bred in Ireland by Kilfrush Stud Ltd., he was purchased by Richard C...
(IRE) and foaled in Australia. She raced in South Africa, before she was brought back to Australia via the United States
United States
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. Typhoon Tracy is a brother to listed races winner, Red Element (2004), who is now standing at Glenlogan Park stud.
Typhoon Tracy's name has come from Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, 1974...
and names found in her pedigree.
Racing record
In her first season of racing as a three-year-old in 2008/09, Typhoon Tracy won all of her five starts, ending with her first Group One win in the Coolmore Classic at Rosehill. Returning as a four-year-old against male horses, she was placed in the J.J. Liston Stakes and Makybe Diva Stakes before an 8th placing in the Underwood Stakes over 1800m. Dropped back in distance and to mares races, she won her final two races in the spring, including another Group One in the Myer Classic at Flemington. Her autumn 2010 campaign started with three successive Group One wins: the C.F. Orr Stakes, Futurity Stakes and the Queen Of The Turf Stakes, before failing in the Doncaster Mile. Those achievements saw her awarded the Australian Horse of the Year title. She has run twice as a five-year-old, with a fourth placing in the Memsie Stakes and a second placing in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes.Typhoon Tracy was named the 2010 Sky Racing World Australian Racehorse of the Year at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium.
Following her second win of the C F Orr Stakes in February 2011, trainer Peter Moody announced that Typhoon Tracy will be retired.`