Fields Of Omagh

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Fields Of Omagh


caption =
sire = Rubiton
grandsire = Century
dam = Finneto
damsire = Cerreto
sex = Gelding
foaled = 1997
country = Australia
colour = Bay
breeder = Martin O'Connor
owner = Martin O'Connor (managing partner for No Big Deal syndicate)
trainer = David Hayes
record = 45: 13-8-7
earnings = $6,496,240
race = John F. Feehan Stakes (2002)
Cox Plate (2003, 2006)
Futurity Stakes (2006)
awards=
honours =
updated= June 26, 2007

Fields Of Omagh (foaled 1997) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of Nearco, he trained out of South Australia's Lindsay Park by Peter Hayes, Tony McEvoy, and David Hayes. 'FOO', as he was affectionately dubbed by fans and the media, won seven races in a row in the early part of his career. Nursed back from two serious injuries by Dr. Campbell Baker, head veterinary surgeon for Lindsay Park, the horse gained a reputation as a Moonee Valley specialist. He won the Valley's prestigious Cox Plate for the first time in 2003, and, in a record-equalling fifth attempt, created history in becoming the race's oldest winner, as a nine-year-old, in 2006. In between these wins, he was second to Savabeel, and third behind Makybe Diva.

Fields Of Omagh retired after his second Cox Plate win, and now resides at Living Legends, the International Home of Rest for Champion Horses located in Woodlands Historic Park, Greenvale, Victoria, Australia.

A book on the life of Fields Of Omagh and his 18 owners was published in September 2007.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/fields+of+omagh Fields Of Omagh's pedigree and partial racing stats]
* [http://www.fieldsofomagh.net.au/ Fields of Omagh website]
* [http://www.cyberhorse.net.au/cgi-bin/tve/displaynewsitem.pl?20061101livinglegendsopening3.txt Fields of Omagh at the park's opening]

ee also

* Millionaire Racehorses in Australia