Star Kingdom
| Star Kingdom | |
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| Sire | Stardust |
| Grandsire | Hyperion |
| Dam | Impromptu |
| Damsire | Concerto |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1946 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Richard Ball |
| Owner | Wilfred Harvey Claude Leigh Alf Ellison, Reg Moses and Stanley Wootton (at stud) |
| Trainer | 1. John C. Waugh 2. Fred Templemen |
| Record | 16: 9-2-1 |
| Earnings | £12,352 |
| Major wins | |
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Richmond Stakes (1948) Gimcrack Stakes (1948) Greenham Stakes (1949) Jersey Stakes (1949) Hungerford Stakes (1949) |
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| Awards | |
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Leading sire in Australia (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965) |
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| Honours | |
| Star Kingdom Stakes | |
| Last updated on 12 October 2010 | |
Star Kingdom (formerly known as Star King) (1946–1967) was a Thoroughbred race horse bred in Ireland in 1946. Exported to Australia he was an outstanding sire, being the leading sire for five seasons, the leading sire of two-year-olds seven times as well as heading the broodmare sires' list three times.
Foaled on 30 April 1946, Star Kingdom was bred by Richard Ball, master of Cloghran Stud, in County Dublin, Ireland. Star Kingdom was a son of Stardust and out of the unraced mare, Impromptu by Concerto. He was inbred to Sunstar (who won the 2,000 Guineas Stakes and the Epsom Derby), in the fourth generation (4m x 4f). Wilfred Harvey purchased him at the Doncaster sales for 3,100 guineas.
Star Kingdom was registered and raced under the name of Star King in England. Conditioned for racing by John Waugh, in his two-year-old racing season he was rated second (to Abernant) among English sprinters. Out of 16 starts he recorded nine wins and was unplaced only four times collecting £12,352 in stakes. His wins included the York Gimcrack Stakes and the Sandown Park Produce Stakes. All of his wins, with the exception of one, were by long margins of up to ten lengths.
Star Kingdom was purchased by Alf Ellison, Reg Moses and Stanley Wootton at a cost of £4,000 and sent to Australia in 1951. Upon arrival it was obvious that he had not travelled well and he stood only 15 hands and a ½ inch high, leaving his purchasers with serious doubts about the wisdom of their choice. As there was already a Star King in Australia he was re-registered as Star Kingdom and installed at Baramul Stud in New South Wales. His influence was not immediately felt, but eventually he became Australia's leading sire for the first time in the 1958-59 season when his fifth crop began racing although he was the leading sire of two-year olds in his first season and the first sire whose earners were to reach the equivalent of $2 million. Star Kingdom was the leading sire five times, leading sire of two-year-olds seven times as well as leading the broodmare sires' list thrice.
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