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New Zealand-breds' Success
AUSTRALIAN HORSES OF THE YEAR
New Zealand-breds have won ten of the past 20 titles;
and 16 titles since 1973 |
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SUNLINE
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2000, 2001, 2002
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| MIGHT AND POWER |
1998 & 1999 |
| OCTAGONAL |
1996 |
| VEANDERCROSS |
1993 |
| LET'S ELOPE |
1991 |
| BEAU ZAM |
1988 |
| BONECRUSHER |
1987 |
| RED ANCHOR |
1985 |
| GURNER'S LANE |
1983 |
| HYPERNO |
1981 |
| SURROUND |
1977 |
| LEILANI |
1975 |
| DAYANA |
1973 |
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| MELBOURNE CUP RECORD |
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NZ-breds have won 29 of the past 52 Melbourne Cups (up to & including 2007).
In all New Zealand-breds have won 42 Melbourne Cups;
19 of them have also been owned in New Zealand.
The first New Zealand-bred winner of the Melbourne Cup was MARTINI HENRY (1883).
The first NZ-owned winner was APOLOGUE (1907).
The first NZ-bred, -owned & -trained Melbourne Cup winner was SASANOF (1916).
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CAULFIELD-MELBOURNE CUPS DOUBLE
Eight of the eleven horses that have won the two Cups
in the same season have been Kiwi-breds: |
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ETHEREAL
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2001 |
| MIGHT AND POWER |
1997 |
| DORIEMUS |
1995 |
| LET'S ELOPE |
1991 |
| GURNER'S LANE |
1982 |
| GALILEE |
1966 |
| EVEN STEVENS |
1962 |
| RISING FAST |
1954
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Seven of BART CUMMINGS' 10 Melbourne Cup winners
have also been bred in NZ:
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LET'S ELOPE
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1991 |
| HYPERNO |
1979 |
| GOLD AND BLACK |
1977 |
| THINK BIG |
1974 & 1975 |
| RED HANDED |
1967 |
| GALILEE |
1966 |
| LIGHT FINGERS |
1965
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| Seven New Zealand-breds are members of the AUSTRALIAN RACING HALL OF FAME |
| CARBINE (inaugural) |
| GALILEE |
| MIGHT AND POWER |
| PHAR LAP (inaugural) |
| RISING FAST |
| SUNLINE |
| TULLOCH (inaugural) |
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