- Horlicks (horse)
Horlicks (born 1983) was an outstanding
thoroughbred racemare fromNew Zealand .A descendant of
Nearco , the dark gray mare was owned by Graham de Gruchy of Hastings and trained by Dave and Paul O'Sullivan. She won the lucrative, internationally-contested1989 Japan Cup in a world record time of 2.22 for 2400 metres - a remarkable feat given that many of the world's classic races, such theBelmont Stakes , are run over this distance. She won five Group One races other than theJapan Cup , namely theLKS MacKinnon Stakes inMelbourne , theTelevision New Zealand Stakes (twice), andDB Draught Classic (twice).Horlicks retired from racing with a record of 17 Wins, 10 Places, and 2 Shows in 40 starts and career earnings of NZ$ 4,165,407.
She has also proven to be an outstanding broodmare, as the dam of the 2000
Melbourne Cup winner Brew (bySir Tristram ), and the ill-fated stakes winner Bubble.ee also
Millionaire Racehorses in Australia References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/horlicks Horlicks' pedigree and racing stats]
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