Grand Zulu
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Grand Zulu was an Australia
n Thoroughbred
racehorse. A bay gelding foaled on 19 September 2000 in Australia he was sired by Grand Lodge (USA), a son of Chief's Crown
, and out of dam Bravo Zulu (48 starts, $96,900) by Military Plume (NZ).
In 2004, he defeated a number of top Australian stayers including Mummify
, Makybe Diva
and Elvstroem
, to win the Group One
The BMW Stakes in record time. After the race, his breeder
and owner Dr David Choy decided to withdraw Grand Zulu from the AJC Derby
and sent him to Hong Kong
on 16 August 2004. Grand Zulu did not win a race from six starts in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong Derby
. He was initially retired from racing in 2005, but was returned to Australia on 9 May 2005 for the 2006 Spring Carnival. He was back with Australian trainer Gwenda Markwell. He ran third to Desert War and Eremein
in the 1,900m Hill Stakes against a very handy field at Rosehill Racecourse.
He had his last start on 22 November 2008 at Randwick when he ran last in field of eight. Racing record: 37: 4-5-3 Prizemoney: $1,861,547.
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...
racehorse. A bay gelding foaled on 19 September 2000 in Australia he was sired by Grand Lodge (USA), a son of Chief's Crown
Chief's Crown
Chief's Crown was an American-bred Thoroughbred race horse who won the 1984 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Two-Year-Old Male Horse. He later became a successful sire.-Background:...
, and out of dam Bravo Zulu (48 starts, $96,900) by Military Plume (NZ).
In 2004, he defeated a number of top Australian stayers including Mummify
Mummify
Mummify was a popular Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that amassed in prize money and won five Group One races, including the 2003 Caulfield Cup and the Singapore Airlines International Cup....
, Makybe Diva
Makybe Diva
Makybe Diva is a British-bred, Australian-trained Thoroughbred who became the first racehorse to win the famed Melbourne Cup on three occasions: 2003, 2004, and 2005. In 2005, she also won the Cox Plate. Makybe Diva is the highest stakes-earner in Australasian horse racing history, with winnings...
and Elvstroem
Elvstroem
Elvstroem was an outstanding bay Thoroughbred racehorse, by world champion sire Danehill from the former champion three-year-old filly, Circles of Gold.-Dam:...
, to win the 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...
The BMW Stakes in record time. After the race, his breeder
Breeder
A breeder is a person who practices the vocation of mating carefully selected specimens of the same breed to reproduce specific, consistently replicable qualities and characteristics....
and owner Dr David Choy decided to withdraw Grand Zulu from the AJC Derby
AJC Derby
The Australian Derby also known as AJC Derby, is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run by the Australian Jockey Club at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. Open to three year olds, the race is held annually in the latter part of March or early April...
and sent him to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
on 16 August 2004. Grand Zulu did not win a race from six starts in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong Derby
Hong Kong Derby
The Hong Kong Derby is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1873. Restricted to horses four-years-old only since 1981, the race is run in mid-March and is the premier event on the domestic racing programme with a purse of HK$16 million The Hong Kong Derby is a Hong Kong...
. He was initially retired from racing in 2005, but was returned to Australia on 9 May 2005 for the 2006 Spring Carnival. He was back with Australian trainer Gwenda Markwell. He ran third to Desert War and Eremein
Eremein
Eremein was a notable Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a chestnut gelding foaled in 2001 and bred by Bhima Stud in New South Wales. Eremein was by Timber Country from Marrego by Marscay....
in the 1,900m Hill Stakes against a very handy field at Rosehill Racecourse.
He had his last start on 22 November 2008 at Randwick when he ran last in field of eight. Racing record: 37: 4-5-3 Prizemoney: $1,861,547.