Leilani (horse)

Leilani
Sire	Oncidium (GB)
Grandsire	Alcide
Dam	Lei
Damsire	Summertime (GB)
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1970
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Ian MacRae
Owner	Andrew Peacock
Trainer	Bart Cummings
Record	28: 14-6-6
Earnings	$270,870
Major wins
1974 AJC Oaks 1974 Caulfield Cup 1974 Toorak Handicap 1974 LKS Mackinnon Stakes 1974 Turnbull Stakes 1975 C F Orr Stakes 1975 St George Stakes
Awards
1974-75 Australian Horse of the Year Awards: 4YO Mare
Honours
Leilani Stakes (now MVRC Champagne Stakes)
Last updated on 13 January 2010

Leilani was a champion Thoroughbred racemare that was bred in New Zealand and raced in Australia. She won six Group One races and a total of 12 black type equivalent races, during her short racing career. At the time of her retirement she held the Australasian earnings record for a mare.

Leilani was by the outstanding racehorse and sire Oncidium, her dam was the very good racemare, Lei by Summertime. Lei won 16 races and was the dam of four foals, and the three which raced were by Oncidium, making them full siblings to Leilani. These three horses were all winners, with Ready O'Ready becoming a stakes winner.

During her racing career Leilani was part owned by prominent Australian politician Andrew Peacock.

Her principal race wins included:

In 1974 Leilani started as the favourite horse and finished second in the Melbourne Cup. Her principal race wins included:

Leilani was injured as a five-year-old and only had six starts for a win in the 1976 VATC St George Stakes over 1,800 metres at Weight for Age (WFA) conditions.

She was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame as the 1975 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year.

Leilani produced three named foals in Australia and New Zealand; however none of them won a stakes race.

Leilani died on 2 May 1990.

Leilani is Hawaiian for Heavenly Flower/Child

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