Tulloch (horse)
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Tulloch (1954–1969) was a Thoroughbred
racehorse, who is regarded as one of the three finest racehorses in Australian racing history. He won at distances from 5 furlongs (1,000 metres) to 2 miles (3,200 m), established Australian records at 10 furlongs (1960 Cox Plate
) and 12 furlongs (1957 Caulfield Cup
), and took 2 seconds off Phar Lap
's 28 year old record for the AJC Derby
. As a three year old Tulloch won 14 of his 16 starts before he was struck down by a virus which kept him off the racing scene for almost two years. He returned to racing as an autumn five year old and won 15 of his last 24 races.
Tulloch was one of the five inaugural horse inductees into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame
, alongside the other turf immortals Carbine
, Phar Lap
, Bernborough
and Kingston Town
. Tulloch is also an inductee in the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame
.
, Cambridge, New Zealand
. He was by the good racehorse and sire, Khorassan out of the race winner, Florida by Salmagundi (GB). Khorassan (IRE) was the sire of 18 stakeswinners with 65 stakeswins, mostly in New Zealand. Florida was also the dam of Tallahasse Lassie (unraced) and Tulloch's Sister (a multiple metropolitan race winner), before she was exported to the US.
town where his mother was born.
In the spring of 1956, as a two-year-old (2yo) Tulloch had his first start in the AJC Breeders Plate where although sent out favourite he was beaten by Flying Kurana. Backing up the next week, Tulloch won the Cannonbury Stakes. He was sent to Melbourne
where he contested three races, winning twice but defeated in the VRC Maribyrnong Plate by Concert Star.
Resuming in the autumn, Tulloch was placed second in his first two starts, a 2yo handicap in Sydney and the VATC Merson Cooper Stakes. He then won the VRC Sires Produce Stakes
over seven furlongs, defeating Ace High. Next start, dropping back a furlong, Ace High turned the tables on Tulloch, beating him in the Ascot Vale Stakes
(Until 1965 the Ascot Vale Stakes was run in autumn for two-year-olds). From 1969 the Ascot Vale Stakes has been run in the spring for 3yos). Returning to Sydney
, Tulloch won the Fairfield Handicap at Warwick Farm Racecourse
before meeting only two other horses in the AJC Sires Produce Stakes
. Todman
and Prince Darius were to prove themselves as worthy foes, however were no match for Tulloch, who at this stage was unbeaten over the seven furlong distance. Todman turned the tables in the Champagne Stakes
(dropping back to 6F) beating Tulloch by six lengths. Before heading for a spell, Smith and Tulloch travelled to Brisbane
where Tulloch won the QTC Sires Produce Stakes
.
His record at the and of his 2yo season stood at 13:7-6-0. Tulloch had won the VRC, AJC and QTC Sires Produce Stakes, the Cannonbury Stakes as well as 2yo races at Caulfield
, Flemington
and Warwick Farm Racecourse. He also ran second in the Maribyrnong Plate, AJC Breeders Plate, Ascot Vale Stakes and the Champagne Stakes.
in 1957 Tulloch took on open age competition for the first time beating MacDougal (winner of the Metropolitan Handicap
and Melbourne Cup
), Monte Carlo (AJC Derby and VRC Derby and LKS Mackinnon Stakes
) and Caranna (AJC Derby, Caulfield Guineas
and Rosehill Guineas
). Next he went back to his own age group in the Rosehill Guineas
, where he beat Prince Darius, then onto the AJC Derby, in which Tulloch beat Prince Darius (again) by six lengths and in the process broke the track record that had been held by Phar Lap since 1929. Tulloch then made the trip down to Melbourne to win the Caulfield Guineas and then took on the older horses again in the Caulfield Cup. Tulloch started 6/4 favourite in a field of 17, carrying 7 stone 8 pounds (approx 48 kg) Tulloch won in 2:26.9, which at the time was the fastest time in the world for a mile and a half on turf and the third fastest overall. He won by two lengths from Mac's Amber (Chipping Norton Stakes
and Toorak Handicap
) and Sailor's Guide
(AJC Derby, LKS Mackinnon Stakes as well as the Washington, D.C. International in the USA).
Tulloch was installed as favourite for the Melbourne Cup
- it was rumoured that Smith had a wager of ₤33,000 to ₤1,000 that Tulloch would win the Cups double. A Sydney newspaper ran a story on the Monday after the Caulfield Cup that quoted the owner EA Haley as saying that Tulloch would never run in the Melbourne Cup as he did not fancy running 3yos over two miles, especially with the 8 stone 5 pound (53 kg) burden he had been allotted. The rest of the newspapers were full of Tommy Smith predicting how far Tulloch would win the Cup by and the debate raged leading up to the race if the great horse would run or not. Whilst the controversy ensured an exciting lead up to the Cup, Tulloch won the VRC Derby, beating Prince Darius by eight lengths.
Scratched from the Melbourne Cup, punters were left to wonder what might have been, as Straight Draw downed Prince Darius by a neck with Pandie Sun a further 2½ lengths further back in third. The weight for age
(w.f.a.) CB Fisher Plate
was next on the agenda with Tulloch easily accounting for Sailors Guide, before he was taken seven days later to Brisbane for the QTC Derby, which he won by seven lengths.
Returning in the autumn, Prince Darius defeated Tulloch in the St George Stakes
over nine furlongs, Prince Darius again beat Tulloch in the VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
over 12F, but the winner was another old adversary, Sailors Guide. Third up Tulloch won the VRC St Leger
, before heading to Sydney to win the Rawson Stakes, Chipping Norton Stakes, AJC St Leger, All Aged Stakes
and the AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
.
Tulloch had 16 starts for 14 wins, one second and one third as a three year old. His lifetime record now stood at 29: 21-7-1. His fame had spread and Haley refused massive overseas offers for his horse. Grand plans were formulated to campaign Tulloch in the United States
and England
, but in April 1958, Tulloch developed a mysterious stomach disease that almost killed him. Over the next two years Tulloch suffered recurring infections and severe weight loss.
(thrice), Memsie Stakes
(4 times), St George Stakes (twice), C F Orr Stakes
(twice), Underwood Stakes
(twice)), by a short head. Tulloch then won the Chipping Norton Stakes, Craven Plate and the PJ O'Shea Stakes to finish off a successful autumn return.
The 1960 Melbourne Cup was the aim in the spring, and in his lead up Tulloch won the Cox Plate, LKS Mackinnon Stakes and VRC Queens Plate. Under 10 stone 1 pound (approx 64 kg) in the Melbourne Cup and starting 3/1 favourite, Tulloch finished an unlucky seventh, the race being won by Hi Jinx
. This was to be Tulloch's only unplaced run in his career and also one of the worst rides by top jockey Neville Sellwood who had Tulloch positioned 60 lengths behind the leader with six furlongs (1200 metres) to go and left his run too late. After the Cup Tulloch again took out the CB Fisher Plate
.
Returning for the autumn Tulloch won the AJC Autumn Stakes and the AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
before going to Brisbane where he again won the PJ O'Shea Stakes. His last race was the 1961 Brisbane Cup
which he won by 1¾ lengths.
After returning from his debilitating illness, Tulloch had a record of 24: 15-5-3 with 1 unplaced run. Thirteen of these wins were at w.f.a. in principal (stakes) races.
At the end of his career, Tulloch had won 19 races that are now classified as group one. He also twice won the no longer contested AJC Autumn Stakes (with winners such as Ming Dynasty, Balmerino, Gunsynd
, Rain Lover, Galilee, Beau Vite, Peter Pan, Nightmarch
, Heroic and Carbine), as well as the no longer contested VRC Queens Plate (winners such as Leilani, Gunsynd, Rain Lover, Galilee, Lord, Ajax, Phar Lap
, Wallace and Carbine), both of which would be categorised as group 1
races by today's standard. Seven races that Tulloch won are now Group 2
races and two are Group 3
. The VRC St Leger
(now only a listed race) and AJC St Leger were principal (stakes) races in Tulloch's era, which indicates how impressive his record was then.
, and was also inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame
. In 1978 he was honoured on a postage stamp
issued by Australia Post
.
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 is regarded as one of the three finest racehorses in Australian racing history. He won at distances from 5 furlongs (1,000 metres) to 2 miles (3,200 m), established Australian records at 10 furlongs (1960 Cox Plate
Cox Plate
The W.S. Cox Plate is an Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne every October by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to honour W.S. Cox, the club's founder. For three-year-olds and over, the race is considered to be the Weight for Age championship of Australasia...
) and 12 furlongs (1957 Caulfield Cup
Caulfield Cup
The Caulfield Cup, one of Australia's richest Thoroughbred horse races and the richest of its type in the world is held annually by the Melbourne Racing Club. The race is a handicap like the Melbourne Cup, which means that horses that compete in the Caulfield Cup are capable of running on the...
), and took 2 seconds off Phar Lap
Phar Lap
Phar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
's 28 year old record for 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...
. As a three year old Tulloch won 14 of his 16 starts before he was struck down by a virus which kept him off the racing scene for almost two years. He returned to racing as an autumn five year old and won 15 of his last 24 races.
Tulloch was one of the five inaugural horse inductees into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame
Australian Racing Hall of Fame
The Australian Racing Hall of Fame is part of the Australian Racing Museum which documents and honours the horseracing legends of Australia. The museum officially opened in 1981 and created the Hall of Fame in 2000....
, alongside the other turf immortals Carbine
Carbine (horse)
Carbine , was an outstanding New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who competed in New Zealand and later Australia. During his racing career he won 30 stakes or principal races...
, Phar Lap
Phar Lap
Phar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
, Bernborough
Bernborough
Bernborough was an outstanding Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed from 1941 to 1946. He carried heavy weights to victory in a sequence of 15 consecutive wins that included the Doomben 10,000 carrying 10 stone 5 pounds....
and Kingston Town
Kingston Town
Kingston 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...
. Tulloch is also an inductee in the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame
New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame
The New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame is an organization created to recognise and honour those whose achievements have enriched the New Zealand Horse racing industry...
.
Breeding
Tulloch was a bay or brown colt foaled in 1954 at Trelawney StudTrelawney Stud
Trelawney Stud is New Zealand’s oldest commercial Thoroughbred horse stud farm. It was established in 1930 by Seton Otway near Cambridge, New Zealand. It has a number of top quality stallions including Carnegie ....
, Cambridge, New Zealand
Cambridge, New Zealand
Cambridge is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. Situated 24 kilometres southeast of Hamilton, on the banks of the Waikato River, Cambridge is known as "The Town of Trees & Champions".In the 1840s Cambridge had a Maori population but in the 1850's missionaries and...
. He was by the good racehorse and sire, Khorassan out of the race winner, Florida by Salmagundi (GB). Khorassan (IRE) was the sire of 18 stakeswinners with 65 stakeswins, mostly in New Zealand. Florida was also the dam of Tallahasse Lassie (unraced) and Tulloch's Sister (a multiple metropolitan race winner), before she was exported to the US.
Racing career
Trainer Tommy J. Smith bought Tulloch as a yearling for 750 guineas in 1956 at the Trentham Yearling Sales. He offered the colt to E.A. Haley who was impressed by the horse's breeding, intelligence and presence despite having what was referred to as a "swampy" back. Haley named him Tulloch after the ScottishScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
town where his mother was born.
In the spring of 1956, as a two-year-old (2yo) Tulloch had his first start in the AJC Breeders Plate where although sent out favourite he was beaten by Flying Kurana. Backing up the next week, Tulloch won the Cannonbury Stakes. He was sent to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
where he contested three races, winning twice but defeated in the VRC Maribyrnong Plate by Concert Star.
Resuming in the autumn, Tulloch was placed second in his first two starts, a 2yo handicap in Sydney and the VATC Merson Cooper Stakes. He then won the VRC Sires Produce Stakes
VRC Sires Produce Stakes
The VRC Sires Produce Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1400 metres, at Flemington Racecourse in March each year. The total prizemoney is A$302,000...
over seven furlongs, defeating Ace High. Next start, dropping back a furlong, Ace High turned the tables on Tulloch, beating him in the Ascot Vale Stakes
Ascot Vale Stakes
The Coolmore Stud Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds, at set weights, run over 1200 metres at Flemington Racecourse on VRC Derby Day...
(Until 1965 the Ascot Vale Stakes was run in autumn for two-year-olds). From 1969 the Ascot Vale Stakes has been run in the spring for 3yos). Returning to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Tulloch won the Fairfield Handicap at Warwick Farm Racecourse
Warwick Farm Racecourse
Warwick Farm Racecourse is a racecourse at Warwick Farm a south-west suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is used as a racecourse for Thoroughbred horse racing.- Races :...
before meeting only two other horses in the AJC Sires Produce Stakes
AJC Sires Produce Stakes
The 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...
. Todman
Todman
Todman was one of the greatest Australian Thoroughbred racehorses and an important sire. He was perhaps best known as the winner of the inaugural STC Golden Slipper in 1957, being the first of Star Kingdom’s five successive winners of the race...
and Prince Darius were to prove themselves as worthy foes, however were no match for Tulloch, who at this stage was unbeaten over the seven furlong distance. Todman turned the tables in the Champagne Stakes
Champagne Stakes (Australia)
The Champagne Stakes is a Group 1 horse race in Australia for two-year-old Thoroughbreds at set weights run at Randwick Racecourse over a distance of 1,600 metres during the Sydney Autumn Carnival...
(dropping back to 6F) beating Tulloch by six lengths. Before heading for a spell, Smith and Tulloch travelled to Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
where Tulloch won the QTC Sires Produce Stakes
QTC Sires Produce Stakes
The QTC Sires Produce Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds run at set weights over 1400 metres, at Eagle Farm Racecourse in June each year...
.
His record at the and of his 2yo season stood at 13:7-6-0. Tulloch had won the VRC, AJC and QTC Sires Produce Stakes, the Cannonbury Stakes as well as 2yo races at Caulfield
Caulfield Racecourse
Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...
, Flemington
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is Australia's richest horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River...
and Warwick Farm Racecourse. He also ran second in the Maribyrnong Plate, AJC Breeders Plate, Ascot Vale Stakes and the Champagne Stakes.
Three year old season
Resuming in the Warwick StakesWarwick Stakes
The Warwick Stakes is a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age that was traditionally run over a distance of 1400 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney in August...
in 1957 Tulloch took on open age competition for the first time beating MacDougal (winner of the Metropolitan Handicap
Metropolitan Handicap
The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile," is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile .The Met Mile was first...
and Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
), Monte Carlo (AJC Derby and VRC Derby and LKS Mackinnon Stakes
LKS MacKinnon Stakes
From 1869 to 1936 the LKS Mackinnon Stakes was known as the Melbourne Stakes.The LKS Mackinnon Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 2000 metre Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions. The race is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on the Saturday before...
) and Caranna (AJC Derby, Caulfield Guineas
Caulfield Guineas
The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres at set weights for three-year-old horses, held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Spring Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. Total prize money is A$1 million...
and Rosehill Guineas
Rosehill Guineas
The Rosehill Guineas is an Australian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in March at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney. A race for three-year-olds at set weights, it is contested on turf over a distance of 2000 metres .-Distance:...
). Next he went back to his own age group in the Rosehill Guineas
Rosehill Guineas
The Rosehill Guineas is an Australian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in March at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney. A race for three-year-olds at set weights, it is contested on turf over a distance of 2000 metres .-Distance:...
, where he beat Prince Darius, then onto the AJC Derby, in which Tulloch beat Prince Darius (again) by six lengths and in the process broke the track record that had been held by Phar Lap since 1929. Tulloch then made the trip down to Melbourne to win the Caulfield Guineas and then took on the older horses again in the Caulfield Cup. Tulloch started 6/4 favourite in a field of 17, carrying 7 stone 8 pounds (approx 48 kg) Tulloch won in 2:26.9, which at the time was the fastest time in the world for a mile and a half on turf and the third fastest overall. He won by two lengths from Mac's Amber (Chipping Norton Stakes
Chipping Norton Stakes
The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race run at weight for age, over a distance of 1600 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney in February or March.-Distance:* 1925 - 1972 held over 10 furlongs The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred...
and Toorak Handicap
Toorak Handicap
The Toorak Handicap is a 1600 metre Australian open handicap race for Thoroughbred horses aged three-years-old and upwards run at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne. The race takes place in early October as part of the Spring Racing Carnival in conjunction with the Caulfield Cup...
) and Sailor's Guide
Sailor's Guide
Sailor's Guide was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse that was conceived in England and foaled in Australia. He is notable in that he won races in the United States, Canada, and a number of principal Australian races, and was a high stakes earner....
(AJC Derby, LKS Mackinnon Stakes as well as the Washington, D.C. International in the USA).
Tulloch was installed as favourite for the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
- it was rumoured that Smith had a wager of ₤33,000 to ₤1,000 that Tulloch would win the Cups double. A Sydney newspaper ran a story on the Monday after the Caulfield Cup that quoted the owner EA Haley as saying that Tulloch would never run in the Melbourne Cup as he did not fancy running 3yos over two miles, especially with the 8 stone 5 pound (53 kg) burden he had been allotted. The rest of the newspapers were full of Tommy Smith predicting how far Tulloch would win the Cup by and the debate raged leading up to the race if the great horse would run or not. Whilst the controversy ensured an exciting lead up to the Cup, Tulloch won the VRC Derby, beating Prince Darius by eight lengths.
Scratched from the Melbourne Cup, punters were left to wonder what might have been, as Straight Draw downed Prince Darius by a neck with Pandie Sun a further 2½ lengths further back in third. The weight for age
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
(w.f.a.) CB Fisher Plate
CB Fisher Plate
The VRC C.B. Fisher Plate was a weight-for-age thoroughbred horse race over 2400 metres . It was run at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Australia on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup in early November from 1870 till 1978...
was next on the agenda with Tulloch easily accounting for Sailors Guide, before he was taken seven days later to Brisbane for the QTC Derby, which he won by seven lengths.
Returning in the autumn, Prince Darius defeated Tulloch in the St George Stakes
St George Stakes
The St George Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged two years old and upwards, over a distance of 1800 metres. It is held at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne every February. Total prize money is A$200,000.-Distance:1900 -...
over nine furlongs, Prince Darius again beat Tulloch in the VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over, under open handicap conditions, over a distance of 2500 metres.It is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne....
over 12F, but the winner was another old adversary, Sailors Guide. Third up Tulloch won the VRC St Leger
VRC St Leger
The Victoria Racing Club's St Leger Stakes is one of Australia's oldest Thoroughbred horse races held on ANZAC Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. First run in 1857, the Listed race is open to three-year-olds and is run on turf over a distance of 2800m .Once one of the most prestigious...
, before heading to Sydney to win the Rawson Stakes, Chipping Norton Stakes, AJC St Leger, All Aged Stakes
All Aged Stakes
The All Aged Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in April or May...
and the AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at Weight for Age, over a distance of 2,000 metres in April or May at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
Tulloch had 16 starts for 14 wins, one second and one third as a three year old. His lifetime record now stood at 29: 21-7-1. His fame had spread and Haley refused massive overseas offers for his horse. Grand plans were formulated to campaign Tulloch in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, but in April 1958, Tulloch developed a mysterious stomach disease that almost killed him. Over the next two years Tulloch suffered recurring infections and severe weight loss.
The comeback
Amazingly, Tulloch returned to the track on 12 March 1960 - almost two years after he first became sick. First up in the VRC Queens Plate over 10 Furlongs, Tulloch defeated Lord, (who won the Caulfield Guineas (thrice), Caulfield StakesCaulfield Stakes
The VATC Caulfield Stakes is now a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under weight-for-age conditions, for three-year-olds and upwards, at Caulfield Racecourse. The race was previously known as the Caulfield Stakes but since 1997 it has been referred to as the...
(thrice), Memsie Stakes
Memsie Stakes
The Memsie Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age Thoroughbred horse race run at Caulfield Racecourse over 1,400 metres . The total prizemoney for the race is A$201,000...
(4 times), St George Stakes (twice), C F Orr Stakes
C F Orr Stakes
The C F Orr Stakes is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1400 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne in February. Prizemoney in 2010 is A$400,000...
(twice), Underwood Stakes
Underwood Stakes
The Underwood Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne Australia. It is run over 1800 metres under weight-for-age conditions in late September each year...
(twice)), by a short head. Tulloch then won the Chipping Norton Stakes, Craven Plate and the PJ O'Shea Stakes to finish off a successful autumn return.
The 1960 Melbourne Cup was the aim in the spring, and in his lead up Tulloch won the Cox Plate, LKS Mackinnon Stakes and VRC Queens Plate. Under 10 stone 1 pound (approx 64 kg) in the Melbourne Cup and starting 3/1 favourite, Tulloch finished an unlucky seventh, the race being won by Hi Jinx
Hi Jinx
Hi Jinx was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racemare who won the Centenary Melbourne Cup in 1960, at the odds of 50 to 1.-Pedigree:Hi Jinx was bred by Seton Otway and foaled at Trelawney Stud, Cambridge...
. This was to be Tulloch's only unplaced run in his career and also one of the worst rides by top jockey Neville Sellwood who had Tulloch positioned 60 lengths behind the leader with six furlongs (1200 metres) to go and left his run too late. After the Cup Tulloch again took out the CB Fisher Plate
CB Fisher Plate
The VRC C.B. Fisher Plate was a weight-for-age thoroughbred horse race over 2400 metres . It was run at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Australia on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup in early November from 1870 till 1978...
.
Returning for the autumn Tulloch won the AJC Autumn Stakes and the AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at Weight for Age, over a distance of 2,000 metres in April or May at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
before going to Brisbane where he again won the PJ O'Shea Stakes. His last race was the 1961 Brisbane Cup
Brisbane Cup
The Brisbane Cup is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds and upwards, run under handicap conditions over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June...
which he won by 1¾ lengths.
After returning from his debilitating illness, Tulloch had a record of 24: 15-5-3 with 1 unplaced run. Thirteen of these wins were at w.f.a. in principal (stakes) races.
At the end of his career, Tulloch had won 19 races that are now classified as group one. He also twice won the no longer contested AJC Autumn Stakes (with winners such as Ming Dynasty, Balmerino, Gunsynd
Gunsynd
Gunsynd was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 29 races and A$280,455 in prizemoney. In his seven starts over one mile he was only once defeated, by half-a-head in the Epsom Handicap....
, Rain Lover, Galilee, Beau Vite, Peter Pan, Nightmarch
Nightmarch
Nightmarch, foaled in 1925 was an outstanding New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse known as The Kiwi. He won the New Zealand Derby and Dunedin Cup as a three-year-old before going to Australia where he became the first horse to win both the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate in the same year, as well...
, Heroic and Carbine), as well as the no longer contested VRC Queens Plate (winners such as Leilani, Gunsynd, Rain Lover, Galilee, Lord, Ajax, Phar Lap
Phar Lap
Phar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
, Wallace and Carbine), both of which would be categorised as group 1
Group One
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races by today's standard. Seven races that Tulloch won are now Group 2
Group races
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races and two are Group 3
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
. The VRC St Leger
VRC St Leger
The Victoria Racing Club's St Leger Stakes is one of Australia's oldest Thoroughbred horse races held on ANZAC Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. First run in 1857, the Listed race is open to three-year-olds and is run on turf over a distance of 2800m .Once one of the most prestigious...
(now only a listed race) and AJC St Leger were principal (stakes) races in Tulloch's era, which indicates how impressive his record was then.
Racing record
| RESULT | RACE | VENUE | DISTANCE(fur) | WEIGHT(st.lb) | TIME | JOCKEY | WINNER/2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | AJC Breeders' Plate | Randwick | 5 | 8.5 | 0:59.7 | G. Moore | Flying Kurana 1st |
| Won | AJC Canonbury Stakes | Randwick | 5 | 8.5 | 1:01.3 | G. Moore | Prince Darius 2nd |
| Won | VATC Gwyn Nursery | Caulfield | 5 | 8.10 | 1:02.0 | A. Ward | Good Summer 2nd |
| 2nd | VRC Maribyrnong Plate | Flemington | 5 | 8.10 | 1:00.0 | G. Moore | Concert Star 1st |
| Won | VRC Byron Moore Stakes | Flemington | 5 | 8.5 | 0:58.75 | A. Ward | Bomba 2nd |
| 2nd | STC Two Year Old Hcp | Rosehill | 6 | 9.2 | 1:14.6 | W. Dinham | Diamond Vista 1st |
| 2nd | VATC Merson Cooper Stakes | Caulfield | 6 | 8.10 | 1:10.3 | A. Ward | Cherete 1st |
| Won | VRC Sires Produce Stakes VRC Sires Produce Stakes The VRC Sires Produce Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1400 metres, at Flemington Racecourse in March each year. The total prizemoney is A$302,000... |
Flemington | 7 | 8.10 | 1:27.0 | A. Ward | Ace High 2nd |
| 2nd | VRC Ascot Vale Stakes Ascot Vale Stakes The Coolmore Stud Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds, at set weights, run over 1200 metres at Flemington Racecourse on VRC Derby Day... |
Flemington | 6 | 9.1 | 1:12.25 | A. Ward | Ace High 1st |
| Won | AJC Fairfield Hcp | Warwick Farm | 6 | 9.5 | 1:12.4 | G. Moore | Prince Darius 2nd |
| Won | AJC Sires Produce Stakes AJC Sires Produce Stakes The 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... |
Randwick | 7 | 8.10 | 1:25.2 | G. Moore | Todman Todman Todman was one of the greatest Australian Thoroughbred racehorses and an important sire. He was perhaps best known as the winner of the inaugural STC Golden Slipper in 1957, being the first of Star Kingdom’s five successive winners of the race... 2nd |
| 2nd | AJC Champagne Stakes Champagne Stakes (Australia) The Champagne Stakes is a Group 1 horse race in Australia for two-year-old Thoroughbreds at set weights run at Randwick Racecourse over a distance of 1,600 metres during the Sydney Autumn Carnival... |
Randwick | 6 | 9.6 | 1:10.0 | G. Moore | Todman Todman Todman was one of the greatest Australian Thoroughbred racehorses and an important sire. He was perhaps best known as the winner of the inaugural STC Golden Slipper in 1957, being the first of Star Kingdom’s five successive winners of the race... 1st |
| Won | QTC Sires Produce Stakes QTC Sires Produce Stakes The QTC Sires Produce Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for two year olds run at set weights over 1400 metres, at Eagle Farm Racecourse in June each year... |
Eagle Farm | 7 | 8.10 | 1:24.4 | G. Moore | Civil Jury 2nd |
| RESULT | RACE | VENUE | DISTANCE(fur) | WEIGHT(st.lb) | TIME | JOCKEY | WINNER/2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | AJC Warwick Stakes Warwick Stakes The Warwick Stakes is a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age that was traditionally run over a distance of 1400 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney in August... |
Warwick Farm | 7 | 7.11 | 1:25.6 | F. Lehmann | Prince Jambo 2nd |
| Won | STC Rosehill Guineas Rosehill Guineas The Rosehill Guineas is an Australian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in March at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney. A race for three-year-olds at set weights, it is contested on turf over a distance of 2000 metres .-Distance:... |
Rosehill | 10 | 8.5 | 2:06.3 | G. Moore | Prince Darius 2nd |
| Won | 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... |
Randwick | 12 | 8.10 | 2:29.1 | G. Moore | Prince Darius 2nd |
| Won | VATC Caulfield Guineas Caulfield Guineas The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres at set weights for three-year-old horses, held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Spring Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. Total prize money is A$1 million... |
Caulfield | 8 | 8.10 | 1:37.8 | G. Moore | Gay Saba 2nd |
| Won | VATC Caulfield Cup Caulfield Cup The Caulfield Cup, one of Australia's richest Thoroughbred horse races and the richest of its type in the world is held annually by the Melbourne Racing Club. The race is a handicap like the Melbourne Cup, which means that horses that compete in the Caulfield Cup are capable of running on the... |
Caulfield | 12 | 7.8 | 2:26.9 | N. Sellwood | Mac's Amber 2nd |
| Won | VRC Derby Victoria Derby The Victoria Derby is an Australian Thoroughbred horse race held annually on the first day of Melbourne's annual Spring Racing Carnival, Victorian Derby Day, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. A Group One race for three-year-old horses, it is raced on a left-handed turf course at a... |
Flemington | 12 | 8.10 | 2:33.5 | G. Moore | Prince Darius 2nd |
| Won | VRC CB Fisher Plate CB Fisher Plate The VRC C.B. Fisher Plate was a weight-for-age thoroughbred horse race over 2400 metres . It was run at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Australia on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup in early November from 1870 till 1978... |
Flemington | 12 | 7.9 | 2:35.25 | N. Sellwood | Sailor's Guide Sailor's Guide Sailor's Guide was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse that was conceived in England and foaled in Australia. He is notable in that he won races in the United States, Canada, and a number of principal Australian races, and was a high stakes earner.... 2nd |
| Won | QTC Derby Stakes Queensland Derby The Queensland Derby is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds at, set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June... |
Eagle Farm | 12 | 8.10 | 2:32.5 | G. Moore | Mon Frere 2nd |
| 2nd | VATC St George Stakes St George Stakes The St George Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged two years old and upwards, over a distance of 1800 metres. It is held at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne every February. Total prize money is A$200,000.-Distance:1900 -... |
Caulfield | 9 | 8.3 | 1:55.3 | G. Moore | Prince Darius 1st |
| 3rd | VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes The VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over, under open handicap conditions, over a distance of 2500 metres.It is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.... |
Flemington | 13 | 8.2 | 2:42.0 | G. Moore | Sailor's Guide Sailor's Guide Sailor's Guide was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse that was conceived in England and foaled in Australia. He is notable in that he won races in the United States, Canada, and a number of principal Australian races, and was a high stakes earner.... 1st |
| Won | VRC St Leger Stakes VRC St Leger The Victoria Racing Club's St Leger Stakes is one of Australia's oldest Thoroughbred horse races held on ANZAC Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. First run in 1857, the Listed race is open to three-year-olds and is run on turf over a distance of 2800m .Once one of the most prestigious... |
Flemington | 14 | 8.10 | 3:02.0 | G. Moore | Tuki 2nd |
| Won | STC Rawson Stakes Ranvet Stakes The Ranvet Stakes is a 2000 metre weight-for-age Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds and over, run at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney Australia, early in March each year... |
Rosehill | 9 | 8.4 | 1:52.3 | G. Moore | Caranna 2nd |
| Won | AJC Chipping Norton Stakes Chipping Norton Stakes The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race run at weight for age, over a distance of 1600 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney in February or March.-Distance:* 1925 - 1972 held over 10 furlongs The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred... |
Warwick Farm | 10 | 8.4 | 2:05.8 | G. Moore | Baron Boissier 2nd |
| Won | AJC St Leger | Randwick | 14 | 8.10 | ?? | G. Moore | Prince Darius 2nd |
| Won | AJC All Aged Stakes All Aged Stakes The All Aged Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in April or May... |
Randwick | 8 | 8.8 | 1:36.3 | G. Moore | Grenoble 2nd |
| Won | AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes The AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at Weight for Age, over a distance of 2,000 metres in April or May at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... |
Randwick | 14 | 8.4 | 3:09.7 | G. Moore | Baron Boissier 2nd |
- In April 1958 Tulloch contracted a stomach virus which was so severe as to bring the horse close to death. Tulloch did not race for almost two years. It was not until 12 March 1960 that Tulloch returned to racing as a five year old.
| RESULT | RACE | VENUE | DISTANCE(fur) | WEIGHT(st.lb) | TIME | JOCKEY | WINNER/2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | VRC Queens Plate | Flemington | 10 | 9.2 | 2:03.5 | N. Sellwood | Lord 2nd |
| Won | AJC Chipping Norton Stakes Chipping Norton Stakes The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race run at weight for age, over a distance of 1600 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney in February or March.-Distance:* 1925 - 1972 held over 10 furlongs The Chipping Norton Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred... |
Warwick Farm | 10 | 9.2 | 2:04.9 | N. Sellwood | Trellios 2nd |
| Won | AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes The AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at Weight for Age, over a distance of 2,000 metres in April or May at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... |
Randwick | 14 | 9.3 | 2:58.2 | N. Sellwood | Sir Blink 2nd |
| Won | AJC Autumn Stakes | Randwick | 12 | 9.3 | 2:30.0 | N. Sellwood | Prince Darius 2nd |
| Won | QTC PJ O'Shea Stakes | Eagle Farm | 10½ | 9.1 | 2:18.2 | N. Sellwood | Macdougal 2nd |
| RESULT | RACE | VENUE | DISTANCE(fur) | WEIGHT(st.lb) | TIME | JOCKEY | WINNER/2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Tatts (NSW) Chelmsford Stakes Chelmsford Stakes The Chelmsford Stakes is an Australian Group 2 Thoroughbred horserace run over 1600 metres at Weight for Age at Randwick Racecourse Sydney in September... |
Randwick | 9 | 9.4 | 1:49.9 | N. Selwood | Second Earl 2nd |
| 2nd | AJC Colin Stephen Stakes | Randwick | 12 | 9.6 | 2:32.4 | N. Sellwood | Valerius 1st |
| 2nd | AJC George Main Stakes George Main Stakes The George Main Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres at RandwickRacecourse, Sydney in September. Total prize money for the race is A$303,300.... |
Randwick | 8 | 9.3 | 1:37.4 | N. Sellwood | Second Earl 1st |
| Won | AJC Craven Plate Craven Plate The Craven Plate is an AJC Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race run over 2,000 metres, under Weight for Age conditions for horses aged three-year-old and upwards, at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in October. Total prize money for the race is A$125,000.... |
Randwick | 10 | 9.4 | 2:05.0 | N. Sellwood | Persian Lyric 2nd |
| Won | MVRC WS Cox Plate Cox Plate The W.S. Cox Plate is an Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne every October by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to honour W.S. Cox, the club's founder. For three-year-olds and over, the race is considered to be the Weight for Age championship of Australasia... |
Moonee Valley | 10 | 9.4 | 2:01.1 | N. Sellwood | Dhaulagiri 2nd |
| Won | VRC LKS MacKinnon Stakes LKS MacKinnon Stakes From 1869 to 1936 the LKS Mackinnon Stakes was known as the Melbourne Stakes.The LKS Mackinnon Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 2000 metre Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions. The race is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on the Saturday before... |
Flemington | 10 | 9.4 | 2:02.25 | N. Sellwood | Lord 2nd |
| 7th | VRC Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races... |
Flemington | 16 | 10.1 | 3:23.75 | N. Sellwood | Hi Jinx Hi Jinx Hi Jinx was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racemare who won the Centenary Melbourne Cup in 1960, at the odds of 50 to 1.-Pedigree:Hi Jinx was bred by Seton Otway and foaled at Trelawney Stud, Cambridge... 1st |
| Won | VRC CB Fisher Plate CB Fisher Plate The VRC C.B. Fisher Plate was a weight-for-age thoroughbred horse race over 2400 metres . It was run at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Australia on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup in early November from 1870 till 1978... |
Flemington | 12 | 9.5 | 2:40.0 | N. Sellwood | Dhaulagiri 2nd |
| 3rd | VATC St George Stakes St George Stakes The St George Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged two years old and upwards, over a distance of 1800 metres. It is held at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne every February. Total prize money is A$200,000.-Distance:1900 -... |
Caulfield | 9 | 9.2 | 1:51.6 | G. Moore | Dhaulagiri 1st |
| 3rd | VRC Queens Plate | Flemington | 10 | 9.2 | 2:03.0 | G. Moore | Lord 1st |
| 3rd | VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes The VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over, under open handicap conditions, over a distance of 2500 metres.It is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.... |
Flemington | 12 | 9.3 | 2:29.75 | G. Moore | Dhaulagiri 1st |
| 2nd | AJC Telegraph Invitation Stakes | Randwick | 12 | 9.5 | 2:28.6 | G. Moore | Persian Lyric 1st |
| Won | AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes The AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at Weight for Age, over a distance of 2,000 metres in April or May at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... |
Randwick | 14 | 9.3 | 2:57.4 | G. Moore | Nilarco 2nd |
| Won | AJC Autumn Stakes | Randwick | 12 | 9.3 | 2:27.7 | G. Moore | Nilarco 2nd |
| 2nd | AJC Sydney Cup Sydney Cup The Sydney Cup is an Australian horse race, held for Thoroughbred horses and run over 3200 metres. It is run every year at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales in April/May... |
Randwick | 16 | 9.13 | 3:24.9 | G. Moore | Sharply 1st |
| 2nd | STC Caltex Quality Hcp | Rosehill | 12 | 9.7 | 2:32.2 | G. Moore | Savage 1st |
| Won | PARC SJ Pullman Select Stakes | Cheltenham | 12 | 9.5 | 2:31.1 | B. Pyers | Vice Master 2nd |
| Won | QTC PJ O'Shea Stakes | Eagle Farm | 10½ | 9.1 | 2:15.4 | G. Moore | Aladdin's Lamp 2nd |
| Won | QTC Brisbane Cup Brisbane Cup The Brisbane Cup is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds and upwards, run under handicap conditions over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June... |
Eagle Farm | 16 | 9.12 | 3:22.7 | G. Moore | Sharply 2nd |
- Total: 53 Starts: 36 Wins, 12 seconds, 4 thirds, 1 unplaced.
Stud record
Tulloch stood at Haley's Te Koona Stud where he did not perform up to his racetrack standard. He sired two stakes winners, in Dahma Star (1967 Christmas Cup) and Valide (1968 SA Oaks). Tulloch died at Old Gowang Stud near Coonabarabran on 30 June 1969.Honours
Tulloch was one of the five inaugural inductees into the Australian Racing Hall of FameAustralian Racing Hall of Fame
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, and was also inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame
New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame
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. In 1978 he was honoured on a postage stamp
Postage stamp
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issued by Australia Post
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