Starcraft (horse)
| Starcraft | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Soviet Star (USA) |
| Grandsire | Nureyev |
| Dam | Flying Floozie |
| Damsire | Pompeii Court (USA) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2000 (Southern Hemisphere) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Garry J. Chittick |
| Owner | The Australian Syndicate |
| Trainer |
Garry Newham (Australia) Luca Cumani (Europe) |
| Record | 22: 11-3-4 |
| Earnings | £1,289,010 (A$3,081,215) |
| Major wins | |
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The Debonair (2004) Tulloch Stakes (2004) Australian Derby (2004) Chipping Norton Stakes (2004) Mudgway Stakes (2004) Stoneybridge Stakes (2004) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2005) Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (2005) |
|
| Awards | |
| Australian Champion Three Year Old (2004) | |
| Last updated on 26 August 2010 | |
Starcraft (foaled 21 October 2000 in New Zealand) is an Australian-owned Thoroughbred racehorse who came to international attention when he won the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Newmarket in England in September 2005. He was the winner of five Group One (G1) races in four countries, the 2004 Australian Champion Three Year Old and also the 2005 World Champion Older Turf Miler.
He is a chestnut stallion, standing 16.2 hands (66 inches, 168 cm) high, foaled at Garry and Mark Chittick's Waikato Stud in New Zealand. Starcraft is by Soviet Star (USA), from Flying Floozie (Pompeii Court (USA) - Lucky Heiress). He is half-brother to Forum Floozie (by Danasinga (AUS), a listed race winner of $478,530). Starcraft was auctioned as a yearling and sold for only NZ$80,000 to a syndicate of Australians, headed by Australian Paul Makin.
Starcraft progressed from a second placing in a two-year-old maiden race in Queensland to winning the Group 1 Australian Derby in Sydney, Australia as a three year old. Other victories included the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes, also in Sydney. As a four-year-old he won the Group 1 Mudgway Stakes in New Zealand before been beaten into third place in the 2004 Cox Plate after starting one of the favourites. Despite this setback the owners continued with their plans on worldwide campaign for Starcraft.
Starcraft was taken to Great Britain on 4 February 2005 where he was trained by Italian Luca Cumani and was ridden by French jockey Christophe Lemaire.
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