Ring The Bell (horse)
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Ring The Bell is a Thoroughbred
racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby
in 1981, the second Derby win in three years for trainer Neville Atkins.
He was a good racehorse throughout his career, but there was one amazing patch of form in the middle of it for which he will be most remembered. He won three stakes races in a row, the first against older horses at under weight-for-age conditions at Ellerslie, the second the Avondale Guineas, and the third the New Zealand Derby.
He was ridden to victory in the Derby by Nigel Tiley, who later trained Look Who's Talking
, an upset winner of the race in 1995.
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 1981, the second Derby win in three years for trainer Neville Atkins.
He was a good racehorse throughout his career, but there was one amazing patch of form in the middle of it for which he will be most remembered. He won three stakes races in a row, the first against older horses at under weight-for-age conditions at Ellerslie, the second the Avondale Guineas, and the third the New Zealand Derby.
He was ridden to victory in the Derby by Nigel Tiley, who later trained Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking (horse)
Look Who's Talking is a thoroughbred racehorse who surprisingly won the New Zealand Derby in 1994.The son of Grosvenor only won two races in his career, a maiden race and the Group 1 New Zealand Derby. He ended his career with a record of 2 wins, 1 second and 1 third from 21 races.Look Who's...
, an upset winner of the race in 1995.