Blue Spec
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| Blue Spec | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sire | True Blue (NZ) |
| Dam | Specula |
| Damsire | Splendor (GB) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1899 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Augustus Hooke jnr. |
| Owner | P.A. Connolly |
| Trainer | Walter Hickenbotham |
| Major wins | |
| Perth Cup (1904) Melbourne Cup (1905) Kalgoorlie Cup (1904) Perth Stakes (1907) Moonee Valley Cup (1905) | |
| Honours | |
| West Australian Racing Industry Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on 4 September 2010 | |
Blue Spec was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who established a new record in winning the Melbourne Cup in 1905. He was a brown stallion bred by Augustus Hooke, jnr. and foaled in 1899 at his Tia River Station, Tia, near Walcha, New South Wales.[1]
His sire, True Blue (NZ) was a good racehorse, winning the Carrington Stakes and the Waverley Handicap carrying 9 st 9 lb (61.3 kg) as a four-year-old. True Blue was purchased by Augustus Hooke in 1893[2] and sired 13 stakeswinners that won 19 principal races. Blue Spec's dam, Specula, was by Splendor (GB) who was a useful sire. Kennaquhair (won Sydney Cup and AJC Metropolitan Handicap etc.) and Eric were from the same family and closely related to Blue Spec.[3]
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