Wakeful (racehorse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Wakeful


caption =
sire = Trenton
grandsire = Musket
dam = Insomnia
damsire = Robinson Crusoe
sex = Mare
foaled = 1896
country = Australia
colour = Bay
breeder =
owner =
trainer =
record = 44: 25-12-4
earnings = $33,380 [cite book
last = Pring
first = Peter
title = Analysis of Champion Racehorses
publisher = The Thoroughbred Press
year = 1977
isbn = 0-908133-00-6 ]
race = Oakleigh Plate (1901)
Newmarket Handicap (1901)
Doncaster Handicap (1901)
Caulfield Stakes (1901, 1902)
Melbourne Stakes (1901, 1902, 1903)
St George Stakes (1902)
Essenden Stakes (1902, 1903)
VRC All Aged Stakes (1902)
AJC Autumn Stakes (1902)
Sydney Cup (1902)
AJC All Aged Stakes (1902)
AJC Plate (1902)
AJC Spring Stakes (1902)
AJC Craven Plate (1902)
Randwick Plate (1902)
CB Fisher Plate (1902)
VRC Champion Stakes (1903)
| awards=
honours = Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2002)
updated= CURRENTTIME, CURRENTDAYNAME CURRENTMONTHNAME CURRENTDAY CURRENTYEAR (UTC)

Wakeful was one of the great Thoroughbred mares of the Australian turf. The bay filly by Trenton from Insomnia was foaled in 1896, but did not commence racing until she was a four year old. She had 44 starts, winning 25 races, was second 12 times and third 4 times. She was unplaced in only 3 races.

At her third start she won the VATC Oakleigh Plate, followed that by winning the VRC Newmarket Handicap and then the AJC Doncaster Handicap. Wakeful went on to win races such as the AJC Plate and VRC Champion Stakes at 3 miles.

At her last start she ran second in the 1903 VRC Melbourne Cup carrying the huge impost for a mare of 10st (63.5 kg) and conceded the winner Lord Cardigan 3st 6lbs (22 kg). After finishing racing and going to stud, Wakeful produced the 1918 Melbourne Cup winner Night Watch.

Race record

External links

* [http://www.racingmuseum.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=184 Wakeful's Australian Racing Hall of Fame Page]

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