- Pop Rock (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Pop Rock
caption = Pop Rock at Tokyo Racecourse in May 27, 2007
sire =Helissio
grandsire =Fairy King
dam = Pops
damsire =Sunday Silence
sex = Stallion
foaled =2001
country = Flagicon|JapanJapan
colour = Bay
breeder = Northern Farm
owner =Katsumi Yoshida
trainer =Katsuhiko Sumii
record = 29: 7-5-8
earnings = 492,754,000 JPY
+825,000 AUD
+100,000 USD
race =Meguro Kinen (2006, 2007)
awards =
honours =
updated = January 4, 2008Nihongo|Pop Rock|ポップロック|"poppu rokku" (
March 19 ,2001 - ) is aJapan ese racehorse trained byKatsuhiko Sumii . Pop Rock is best known for having placed second in the2006 Melbourne Cup , ridden byDamien Oliver . It was Damien Oliver's 17th time racing in theMelbourne Cup .By the time the race was run, Pop Rock had effectively become joint favourite with a lot of money being placed in the hours before the race.;Wins:
*2006 and 2007 Meguro Kinen (Domestic GII), Tokyo Turf 2500m;Second:
* 2006Melbourne Cup (G1), Flemington Turf 3200m
* 2006Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) (Domestic G1), Nakayama Turf 2500m
* 2007Japan Cup (G1), Tokyo Turf 2400mPedigree
Pedigree
name = Pop Rock
f =Helissio
m = Pops
ff = Fairy King
fm = Helice
mf =Sunday Silence
mm = Pop Singer
fff =Northern Dancer
ffm = Fairy Bridge
fmf = Slewpy
fmm = Hirondelle
mff = Halo
mfm = Wishing Well
mmf = Secretariat
mmm = Icy Pop
ffff = Nearctic
fffm = Natalma
ffmf = Bold Reason
ffmm = Special
fmff =Seattle Slew
fmfm = Rare Bouquet
fmmf = Val de l'Orne
fmmm = Hermanville
mfff =Hail to Reason
mffm = Cosmah
mfmf = Understanding
mfmm = Mountain Flower
mmff =Bold Ruler
mmfm = Somethingroyal
mmmf = Icecapade
mmmm = Calaki (F-No.7-c)See also
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Millionaire Racehorses in Australia
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