Gloaming (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Gloaming


caption =
sire = The Welkin
grandsire = Flying Fox
dam = Light
damsire = Eager
sex = Gelding
foaled = 1915
country = Australia
colour = Bay
breeder = E. E. D. Clarke
owner = George D. Greenwood
trainer = Dick Mason
record = 67: 57-9-0
earnings = £43,100
race = Wanganui Guineas (1918)
New Zealand Derby Stakes (1918)
Arc Islington Plate (1918, 1919, 1920)
Chelmsford Stakes (1918)
AJC Derby (1918)
WRC Wellington Stakes (1919)
WANGJC Jackson Stakes (1919, 1921, 1922, 1924)
Craven Plate (1919, 1922, 1924)
Great Northern Derby (1919)
Hill Stakes (1922)
Ormond Memorial Gold Cup (1922, 1925)
Melbourne Stakes (1924)
AJC Spring Stakes (1924)
awards=
honours = Australian Racing Hall of Fame
New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame (2006)
updated= December 4, 2007

Gloaming (1915-1932) was an Australian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in New Zealand and Australia. Sired by The Welkin out of the mare Light, his grandsire was the English Triple Crown champion, Flying Fox.

He jointly holds the Australasian record (with Desert Gold) of 19 successive wins. Gloaming had 67 race starts, won 57 and was second 9 times. He fell in his only other race start. He was successful at distances from 4 furlongs to a mile and a half. Gloaming had a long racing life from aged 3 to aged 9 which included victories over other champion racehorses such as Desert Gold, Beauford, Whittier and The Hawk.

References

* [http://www.barnesphotography.com.au/gloaming/page1.htm Gloaming - Profile of a Champion]
* [http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Gloaming.html Gloaming at Thoroughbred Heritage.com]
* [http://www.racingmuseum.com.au/ Australian Racing Museum and Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/gloaming3 Gloaming's pedigree and partial racing stats]