Cut the Cake (horse)
New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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Cut The Cake (foaled 26 October 2000)[1] is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 2003.
| Cut The Cake | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Yamanin Vital |
| Grandsire | Sir Tristram |
| Dam | Icing On The Cake |
| Damsire | Straight Strike |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 26 October 2000 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Paul Moroney |
| Owner | N M Anderson, G W Breingan, G J N Jagger, T T Manning, P A Moroney & A P Ramsden |
| Trainer | Michael Moroney |
| Record | 32:4-1-2 |
| Earnings | $353,339 |
| Major wins | |
| New Zealand Derby (2003) | |
| Last updated on July 3, 2007 | |
Coming into the Derby as a winner of only a maiden at Matamata, the gelding was not among the favourites for the Group 1 race. But after being given a beautiful rails ride by Michael Coleman, he simply outstayed his rivals and won by a long head with favourite Mount Street in second place.
The win gave Paul Moroney, who has bought countless Group 1 winners at sales all around the world, the first Group 1 winner he has actually bred.
Cut The Cake was expected to go on and become a leading stayer after his Derby win, but he has been disappointing in only winning two races since, one of which was over hurdles. He ran his last race in 2006.
