Red Anchor
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| Red Anchor | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sea Anchor |
| Grandsire | Alcide |
| Dam | Decoy Girl |
| Damsire | Decoy Boy |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 31 August 1981 |
| Died | 10 April 2001 (aged 19) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Peter Setchell |
| Owner | J & J Gigante, JJ & JA Symond, AR Hely |
| Trainer | Paul Sutherland T J Smith |
| Jockey | Mick Dittman |
| Record | 14: 9-4-1 |
| Earnings | A$773,880 |
| Major wins | |
| Champagne Stakes (1984) W. S. Cox Plate (1984) Caulfield Guineas (1984) Victoria Derby (1984) Moonee Valley Stakes (1984) QTC Sires Produce Stakes (1984) Apollo Stakes (1985) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1985) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame Red Anchor Stakes | |
Red Anchor was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in Australia. In the 1984 Spring Racing Carnival he won the Caulfield Guineas, W. S. Cox Plate and the Victoria Derby. In 2021 he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.[1]
A chestnut son of Sea Anchor (IRE) from the mare Decoy Girl (GB) by Decoy Boy, he was foaled in 1981 in New Zealand and was trained by trainer Tommy Smith after originally being trained by Paul Sutherland.
