Alinghi (horse)
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Alinghi is an Australia
n Thoroughbred
racemare who won four Group One
races, including the Newmarket Handicap
and A$4,161,740 in prizemoney. She was by the leading sire, Encosta De Lago
from Oceanfast by Monde Bleu (GB). Oceanfast's racing record was 12 starts for 2 wins, 3 seconds and 3 thirds for $82,760 and Alinghi is her only stakes winner up until July 2009.
Alinghi was trained by Lee Freedman
. She is one of the few fillies to win the Newmarket Handicap
in just her 3 year old year of racing, the Newmarket Handicap is the greatest sprint race in Australian history and has been won by some of the greatest horses to have been seen in Australia such as Placid Ark
, Schillaci
, Bernborough
, Wakeful, Ajax and more recently by Takeover Target
and Weekend Hussler
.
Some of Alinghi's other Group 1 wins were the AAMI Blue Diamond Stakes which is the second best Juvenile stakes race in Australia, the Ascot Vale which is Victoria’s premier three-year-old sprint race, the Thousand Guineas which is run over 1,600 metres and the Robert Sangster Stakes, a 1,200 metre race held in South Australia.
Over Alinghi's short career she beat other Group 1 winners including Hollow Bullet and most notably another three-year-old champion in Fastnet Rock
.
Alinghi was never unplaced until her last start in Australia which was her sixteenth start, she finished fourth in the T J Smith Stakes
at Randwick Racecourse
.
Alinghi was later sent to the United States where her race conditioning was taken over by U.S. Racing Hall of Famer
trainer, Robert Frankel. Alinghi won her first start in the Grade III
Ballston Spa Handicap over 1,700 metres at Saratoga Race Course
on 30 August 2005 before finishing eighth in the Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes
at Keeneland
in Kentucky
. Alinghi was retired in late 2005 after suffering a tendon injury at track work in America while being prepared for her next start at Santa Anita Park
and was retired to Arrowfield Stud.
Alingi's dam Oceanfast elevated herself to elite status at Easter of 2008 when her Encosta De Lago yearling set a new record of $2.6 million for a filly sold in Australia.
Prizemoney: $3,470,325
Min-Dist-Win: 900m
Max-Dist-Win: 1,610m
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racemare who won four Group One
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
races, including the Newmarket Handicap
Newmarket Handicap
The Newmarket Handicap is a VRC Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. The event is an open handicap race over 1200 metres...
and A$4,161,740 in prizemoney. She was by the leading sire, Encosta De Lago
Encosta De Lago
Encosta De Lago is an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won three group races from eight starts including the Group One , Vic Health Cup against older horses. He was the Leading sire in Australia during 2008 and 2009....
from Oceanfast by Monde Bleu (GB). Oceanfast's racing record was 12 starts for 2 wins, 3 seconds and 3 thirds for $82,760 and Alinghi is her only stakes winner up until July 2009.
Alinghi was trained by Lee Freedman
Lee Freedman
David Lee Freedman is a prominent Australian racehorse trainer. In partnership with brothers Anthony, Michael, and Richard, he has been a prolific winner of Australia's major races in past 20 years, with four Golden Slippers, four Caulfield Cups, two Cox Plates, and five Melbourne Cups,...
. She is one of the few fillies to win the Newmarket Handicap
Newmarket Handicap
The Newmarket Handicap is a VRC Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. The event is an open handicap race over 1200 metres...
in just her 3 year old year of racing, the Newmarket Handicap is the greatest sprint race in Australian history and has been won by some of the greatest horses to have been seen in Australia such as Placid Ark
Placid Ark
Placid Ark was an Australian thoroughbred foaled in Western Australia. His sire Arkenstone was a winning son of the Western Australian champion sire Zvornik and his dam was Northern Queen a mare bred in South Australia by the USA imported stallion Star of the North.Bred at Asprey Stud near...
, Schillaci
Schillaci (horse)
Schillaci was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was an eight-time Group One winner. He was by Salieri out of Biscarina . A huge grey gelding, Schillaci was a $70,000 purchase at the 1990 yearling sales, and was named after Salvatore Schillaci, who was the leading goal scorer at the 1990...
, Bernborough
Bernborough
Bernborough was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights to victory in a sequence of 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 carrying 10 stone 5 pounds....
, Wakeful, Ajax and more recently by Takeover Target
Takeover Target
Takeover Target is a much travelled Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who has won top sprinting races in each of the five major cities in Australia as well as the United Kingdom, Japan and Singapore....
and Weekend Hussler
Weekend Hussler
Weekend Hussler is a retired Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a bay gelding by Hussonet out of Weekend Beauty . He is currently a six-year-old. Hussonet had been a very successful sire in Chile for Haras de Pirque where he stood for the largest fee of any stallion in the history of...
.
Some of Alinghi's other Group 1 wins were the AAMI Blue Diamond Stakes which is the second best Juvenile stakes race in Australia, the Ascot Vale which is Victoria’s premier three-year-old sprint race, the Thousand Guineas which is run over 1,600 metres and the Robert Sangster Stakes, a 1,200 metre race held in South Australia.
Over Alinghi's short career she beat other Group 1 winners including Hollow Bullet and most notably another three-year-old champion in Fastnet Rock
Fastnet Rock (horse)
Fastnet Rock is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse stallion.Sired by Danehill to dam Piccadilly Circus, he started his racing career in 2004. Though he did not win any races as a two-year-old, he ran third in the Group One AJC Sires Produce Stakes. He found great success after turning three years...
.
Alinghi was never unplaced until her last start in Australia which was her sixteenth start, she finished fourth in the T J Smith Stakes
T J Smith Stakes
The T J Smith Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age run over a distance of 1200 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in March or April. The TJ Smith is named after trainer Tommy Smith...
at Randwick Racecourse
Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horseracing in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse, is operated by the Australian Jockey Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters...
.
Alinghi was later sent to the United States where her race conditioning was taken over by U.S. Racing Hall of Famer
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
trainer, Robert Frankel. Alinghi won her first start in the Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Ballston Spa Handicap over 1,700 metres at Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...
on 30 August 2005 before finishing eighth in the Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes
The Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1986 at Keeneland Race Course near Lexington, Kentucky. Open to horses three-year-old and up, it is raced on turf over a distance of one mile....
at Keeneland
Keeneland
Keeneland is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Operated by the Keeneland Association, Inc., it is also known for its reference library on the sport, which contains more than 10,000 volumes, an extensive videocassette collection, and a substantial...
in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. Alinghi was retired in late 2005 after suffering a tendon injury at track work in America while being prepared for her next start at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
and was retired to Arrowfield Stud.
Alingi's dam Oceanfast elevated herself to elite status at Easter of 2008 when her Encosta De Lago yearling set a new record of $2.6 million for a filly sold in Australia.
Career record in Australia
Career: 16-10-3-2Prizemoney: $3,470,325
Min-Dist-Win: 900m
Max-Dist-Win: 1,610m