Great Command
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Great Command is a Thoroughbred
racehorse who never finished further back than fifth in his career and won the New Zealand Derby
in 2000, giving trainer Mike Moroney the first of his three New Zealand Derby victories to date and owner Rob McAnulty the first of his two.
After being fifth on debut on a heavy track, Great Command won four races on end including the Waikato Guineas and Derby Trial. After finishing third to Bubble in the Avondale Guineas he returned to his winning way in the Derby, recording his fifth win from seven career starts. The Derby win had Darren Beadman in the saddle. The third placegetter, Captain Moonlight, won a Group 1 against older horses the following week.
Five wins from seven starts became seven from nine as he returned a month later with a Group 3 win at Ellerslie and then the Group 1 Whakanui Stud International at Te Rapa against the older horses.
What turned out to be his last career start came next, with Great Command finishing third behind Intergaze and Might And Power
in the Canterbury Guineas.
In all he won seven of his ten starts and was only unplaced once, in his debut on a wet track.
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 who never finished further back than fifth in his career and won the New Zealand Derby
New Zealand Derby
The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horserace for three-year-old, run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week. From 2009, it was run for a purse of $2.2...
in 2000, giving trainer Mike Moroney the first of his three New Zealand Derby victories to date and owner Rob McAnulty the first of his two.
After being fifth on debut on a heavy track, Great Command won four races on end including the Waikato Guineas and Derby Trial. After finishing third to Bubble in the Avondale Guineas he returned to his winning way in the Derby, recording his fifth win from seven career starts. The Derby win had Darren Beadman in the saddle. The third placegetter, Captain Moonlight, won a Group 1 against older horses the following week.
Five wins from seven starts became seven from nine as he returned a month later with a Group 3 win at Ellerslie and then the Group 1 Whakanui Stud International at Te Rapa against the older horses.
What turned out to be his last career start came next, with Great Command finishing third behind Intergaze and Might And Power
Might and Power
Might and Power was a New Zealand bred, Australian owned and trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australian Horse of the Year in 1998 and 1999. As a four-year-old, Might And Power won the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and returned at five to become only the second horse in the history of...
in the Canterbury Guineas.
In all he won seven of his ten starts and was only unplaced once, in his debut on a wet track.