Popsy (horse)

Popsy
Sire	Sir Tristram
Grandsire	Sir Ivor
Dam	Beks
Damsire	In The Purple
Sex	Filly
Foaled	7 October 1990
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Bhima Stud No. 4 Breeding Partnership
Owner	Barnaby & Co. Limited
Trainer	Dave & Paul O'Sullivan
Record	18:6-5-2
Earnings	$351,750
Major wins
New Zealand Derby (1993)
Last updated on July 3, 2007

Popsy (foaled 7 October 1990) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 1993, one of very few fillies to have achieved the feat.

In a stunning season for the Matamata training stable of Dave and Paul O'Sullivan in three-year-old races, Popsy brilliantly beat the males in the Derby at Ellerslie while her stablemate Snap outclassed her opposition in the Oaks at Trentham.

In 16 races in New Zealand, Popsy was unplaced only three times. She won twice at Group 1 level, following up her Derby win with a victory against fillies later in the season.

She won at Group 2 level as a four-year-old, and finished second to Royal Tiara in a photo finish in the 1995 Auckland Cup.

As a broodmare, Popsy has been the dam of eight winners, including New Zealand 2000 Guineas winner Rock 'n' Pop and stakes-winner Lilakyn.

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