Biscay (horse)
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Biscay was a brilliant two-year-old Thoroughbred
racehorse
that was bred in Australia
in 1965 and who easily won the Maribyrnong Plate by eight lengths.
A son of Star Kingdom
from Magic Symbol by Makarpura (GB) he was a brother to Star of Heaven and Tattenham (9 wins and $26,845). Biscay was bred by Stanley Wootton at Barramul Stud in New South Wales
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Angus Armanasco, who was the leading trainer of two-year-olds in Melbourne for many years, declared Biscay was a star before the colt raced.
Biscay was undefeated as a three-year old. An exceptionally speedy type, who usually jumped from the barrier clear of his rivals, Biscay had a short but successful racing career. From 8 starts he recorded 6 wins and was unplaced twice. His wins included the VRC
Maribyrnong Plate, Merson Cooper Stakes and the VATC Debutant Stakes, all good quality races.
. In 1972-73 Biscay was the leading first season sire. A quality sire in his own right he passed on his speed to his progeny which included the stakes winners:
Biscay was among the leading sires in Australia four times and Champion Juvenile Sire in 1981-82 and 1985-86. He has also proved to be a successful broodmare sire.
He died on 7 November 1987 having sired 300 individual winners (including 40 stakeswinners with 81 stakeswins) worth more than A$5.5 million in stakesmoney.
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...
racehorse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
that was bred in Australia
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...
in 1965 and who easily won the Maribyrnong Plate by eight lengths.
A son of Star Kingdom
Star Kingdom
Star Kingdom was a Thoroughbred race horse bred in Ireland in 1946. Exported to Australia he was an outstanding sire, being the leading sire for five seasons, the leading sire of two-year-olds seven times as well as heading the broodmare sires' list three times.Foaled on 30 April 1946, Star...
from Magic Symbol by Makarpura (GB) he was a brother to Star of Heaven and Tattenham (9 wins and $26,845). Biscay was bred by Stanley Wootton at Barramul Stud in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
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Angus Armanasco, who was the leading trainer of two-year-olds in Melbourne for many years, declared Biscay was a star before the colt raced.
Biscay was undefeated as a three-year old. An exceptionally speedy type, who usually jumped from the barrier clear of his rivals, Biscay had a short but successful racing career. From 8 starts he recorded 6 wins and was unplaced twice. His wins included the VRC
VRC
VRC is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:*Vaccine Research Center*Vancouver Rowing Club, formed in 1886*Vertical redundancy check*Veteran Reserve Corps*Victoria Racing Club...
Maribyrnong Plate, Merson Cooper Stakes and the VATC Debutant Stakes, all good quality races.
Stud record
He was syndicated and in 1969 retired to stud to stand at the Bhima Stud, Scone, New South WalesScone, New South Wales
Scone is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Scone had a population of 4,624 people. It is located on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres north of Sydney, and is part of the Hunter and Upper...
. In 1972-73 Biscay was the leading first season sire. A quality sire in his own right he passed on his speed to his progeny which included the stakes winners:
- Belle Chanson (won SAJCSouth Australian Jockey ClubSouth Australian Jockey Club is the principal race club in South Australia, Australia.The first incarnation of the South Australian Jockey Club was in 1850, when it ran a race programme at Brighton on 14 February. Thomas Shayle was the Hon. Sec...
Australasian OaksAustralasian OaksThe Australasian Oaks is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 2000 metres at Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide in April. Before 2006 it was held in May...
) - Biscadale (VATC One Thousand GuineasThe Thousand GuineasThe Thousand Guineas is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne on a Wednesday in October.-Distance:...
) - BletchinglyBletchinglyBletchingly was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion. A brilliant sprinter, he was by the successful speed stallion Biscay out of Coogee . Bletchingly was bred by Stanley Wootton on the Baramul Stud in the Widden Valley, and was a three-quarter brother to another high-class...
(won AJC The GalaxyThe Galaxy (horse race)The Galaxy is an Australian Jockey Club Group One Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1100 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in April...
, sired the champion Kingston TownKingston TownKingston Town was an outstanding Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won a record three Cox Plates and 11 other Group One races in a career spanning from 1979 to 1982...
), - Bounding Away, won 6 G1 races, including the STCSTC- Education :* S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia, a private school in Sri Lanka* South Texas College* South Thames College* Sha Tin College, Hong Kong* Saint Theresa's College, Philippines- Organizations :* Scarborough Town Centre* Space Transport Corporation...
Golden Slipper Stakes - Lowan Star, won QTC Queensland OaksQueensland OaksThe Queensland Oaks is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies, at set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June. Total prizemoney is A$400,000....
and AJC OaksAJC OaksThe AJC Oaks is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horserace for three-year-old fillies at set weights contested over 2,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in April. The AJC Australian Oaks is the premier staying race for three-year-old fillies during the Sydney autumn racing carnival. Total... - Mahaasin (NZ ) won VATC Blue Diamond StakesBlue Diamond StakesThe Blue Diamond Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds, at set weights, run over 1200 metres at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The race was first run in 1971 and is Victoria's richest two year old race with total prizemoney of A$1.0 million...
- Marscay, winner of the 1982 Golden Slipper Stakes and a leading sire
- Scarlet Bisque (VATC Oakleigh PlateOakleigh PlateThe Oakleigh Plate is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1100 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne in February. Its prizemoney in 2010 was A$351,000...
) - Shaybisc (AJC Sires Produce StakesAJC Sires Produce StakesThe AJC Sires Produce Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horserace for two year olds at set weights run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in April. The race was first run over one mile in 1867 and won by Glencoe...
) - Zephyr Bay (VATC Oakleigh Plate).
Biscay was among the leading sires in Australia four times and Champion Juvenile Sire in 1981-82 and 1985-86. He has also proved to be a successful broodmare sire.
He died on 7 November 1987 having sired 300 individual winners (including 40 stakeswinners with 81 stakeswins) worth more than A$5.5 million in stakesmoney.