Our Flight (horse)
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Our Flight is a Thoroughbred
racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby
in 1984, one of the very few fillies to have done so in the history of the race.
Trained at Levin by Errol Skelton, the filly didn't show a great deal as a two year-old but quickly proved herself as the champion three year-old of the 1983-84 season. Travelling down to the Guineas meeting at Riccarton on the back of two impressive victories at Trentham, Our Flight was beaten by a nose in the 2000 Guineas
before asserting her dominance over the fillies in the 1000 Guineas
the following Saturday. Shortly after she added the Levin Classic
and Eulogy Stakes.
By the time she passed the post in the Derby as a narrow winner over subsequent Auckland Cup
winner Secured Deposit, she had won eight of her ten races as a three year-old and finished second in the other two. The Derby was her third Group 1 victory.
After the Derby she only raced twice more, and on the first of those occasions was a close third in the New Zealand Oaks
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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 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 1984, one of the very few fillies to have done so in the history of the race.
Trained at Levin by Errol Skelton, the filly didn't show a great deal as a two year-old but quickly proved herself as the champion three year-old of the 1983-84 season. Travelling down to the Guineas meeting at Riccarton on the back of two impressive victories at Trentham, Our Flight was beaten by a nose in the 2000 Guineas
New Zealand 2000 Guineas
The 2000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand...
before asserting her dominance over the fillies in the 1000 Guineas
New Zealand 1000 Guineas
The 1000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. As of 2009, it is held on the final Saturday of Christchurch's famous New Zealand Cup Week in November, which centres around the New...
the following Saturday. Shortly after she added the Levin Classic
LvRC Classic
The Group One Levin Classic - formerly the Bayer Classic - is one of the premier races for three year old thoroughreds in New Zealand.The Classic is run each year on the last Friday in November and attracts a large crowd from all around the country.-History:...
and Eulogy Stakes.
By the time she passed the post in the Derby as a narrow winner over subsequent Auckland Cup
Auckland Cup
The Stella Artois Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club . It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race is graded as a Group One and was first contested in 1874...
winner Secured Deposit, she had won eight of her ten races as a three year-old and finished second in the other two. The Derby was her third Group 1 victory.
After the Derby she only raced twice more, and on the first of those occasions was a close third in the New Zealand Oaks
New Zealand Oaks
The New Zealand Oaks is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year-old fillies run at set weights over a distance of 2400 metres on the third Saturday of March every year at Trentham racecourse in Wellington, New Zealand....
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