Wakeful (horse)
| Wakeful | |
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| Sire | Trenton (NZ) |
| Grandsire | Musket (GB) |
| Dam | Insomnia |
| Damsire | Robinson Crusoe |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1896 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | St Albans Stud, Geelong |
| Owner | Colin L. Macdonald, Victoria |
| Trainer | Hugh Munro |
| Record | 44: 25-12-4 |
| Earnings | ₤16,690 |
| Major wins | |
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Oakleigh Plate (1901) |
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| Honours | |
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Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2002) VRC Wakeful Stakes |
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| Last updated on 20 September 2010 | |
Oakleigh Plate (1901)
Newmarket Handicap (1901)
Doncaster Handicap (1901)
Caulfield Stakes (1901, 1902)
Melbourne Stakes (1901, 1902, 1903)
St George Stakes (1902)
Essenden Stakes (1902, 1903)
VRC All Aged Stakes (1902)
AJC Autumn Stakes (1902)
Sydney Cup (1902)
AJC All Aged Stakes (1902)
AJC Plate(1902)
AJC Spring Stakes (1902)
AJC Craven Plate (1902)
Randwick Plate (1902)
C.B.Fisher Plate (1902)
Wakeful was one of the great Thoroughbred mares of the Australian turf. She had shown her versatility by defeating top racehorses at distances from 5½ furlongs to 3 miles. She was unplaced in only three races.
This bay filly was foaled in 1896, and was by the outstanding racehorse and sire, Trenton from Insomnia by Robinson Crusoe. Her pedigree contained mostly good old colonial bloodlines that had proved their worth in Australian racing and breeding. She was offered at the St Aubins stud dispersal sale in 1900 and purchased by Leslie Macdonald for the bargain price of 310 guineas.
Wakeful did not commence racing until she was four because of shin soreness. At her third start she won the VATC Oakleigh Plate, followed that by winning the VRC Newmarket Handicap and then the AJC Doncaster Handicap in a race record time of 1:39.75.
Taken to Sydney in 1902, she won all her four starts including the Sydney Cup carrying the impost of 9 stone 7 pounds (60 kg), and ran a race record. Wakeful then went on to win races such as the AJC Plate and VRC Champion Stakes at three miles.
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