Strawberry Road
| Strawberry Road | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Whiskey Road |
| Dam | Giftisa |
| Damsire | Rich Gift |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 28 September 1979 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | J. Pantos & G. Georgopoulos |
| Owner | J. Pantos & A. Pantos, G. Georgopoulos, M. Menegazzo, Ray Stehr and John Singleton (Australia) Daniel Wildenstein (France) Allen E. Paulson & Bruce McNall (United States) |
| Trainer | Doug Bougoure (Australia) John Nicholls (Australia & Germany) Patrick Biancone (France) Charlie Whittingham (United States) |
| Record | 45: 17-7-7 |
| Earnings | US$1,713,958 |
| Major wins | |
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Rosehill Guineas (1983) AJC Derby (1983) Queensland Derby (1983) Freeway Stakes (1983) Cox Plate (1983) Grosser Preis von Baden (1984) Prix d'Harcourt (1985) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1985) Arcadia Handicap (1986) |
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| Awards | |
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Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1983) German Champion Older Horse (1984) Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2009) |
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| Honours | |
| Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland: Equine Hall of Fame |
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| Last updated on 23 October 2009 | |
Strawberry Road (28 September 1979 – 1 June 1995) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who went on to race in Germany, France, the United States, and Japan. Bred in New South Wales, he was by the 'superbly-bred' Whiskey Road (Nijinsky-Bowl Of Flowers) out of Giftisa (by Rich Gift - a grandson of Nasrullah and Abernant).
Trained by Doug Bougoure, Strawberry Road had two starts late in his two-year-old season before making a winning start to the new season on 11 August 1982, in the Queensland Maiden Handicap at Eagle Farm. Following a spell, he progressed from an Improvers to a Graduation with four wins in a row. Taken to Sydney, and stepped up to stakes company, he finished second to Marscay (the previous year's Golden Slipper winner) in the Hobartville Stakes, and, after two further lead-up runs, recorded his first Group One wins in the Rosehill Guineas and the AJC Derby. Back in Queensland, following a brief let-up, Strawberry Road won three of his four starts, including the Queensland Derby. After recording 10 wins for the season, including three in Group One races, Strawberry Road was named Australia's champion racehorse for the 1982-1983 season.
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