Vow and Declare
| Vow And Declare | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Declaration of War |
| Grandsire | War Front |
| Dam | Geblitzt |
| Damsire | Testa Rossa |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2015 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | P Lanskey |
| Owner | G Corrigan, PJ Lanskey, HR Hueston, TC Lanskey, JP Lanskey, KT Goodman, WR Leitch, AF Lanskey, BT Lanskey, SWR Knipe, SM Corrigan, LJ Lanskey, SA Livingstone |
| Trainer | Danny O'Brien |
| Record | 13: 4–3–2 |
| Earnings | A$ 5,772,690[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Melbourne Cup (2019) Tattersall's Cup (2019) | |
Vow And Declare (foaled 17 October 2015) is an Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse that was the winner of the 2019 Melbourne Cup.
Background
Vow And Declare was bred by Paul Lanskey, the owner of the broodmare, Geblitzt. Declaration of War sired the horse whilst performing shuttle stallion duties for Coolmore Stud in Australia.[2] Lanskey named the horse after his father's habit of coming home from the pub and saying "I vow and declare I've only had a few beers".[3]
At the 2017 Inglis Classic Sale, Vow And Declare had a reserve price of $70,000 however only received a bid of up to $45,000. The horse was therefore retained by breeder Paul Lanskey and ownership was divided by Lanskey and others.[4]
Racing career
Trained by Danny O'Brien at Flemington Racecourse, Vow And Declare was unraced as a 2 year old. He claimed his first win as a 3 year old at his fourth start in a Warrnambool maiden run over 2381m in October 2018.
At his next start, Vow And Declare was successful over 1800 metres at Flemington in the Listed TCL TV Stakes when ridden by Damien Oliver.[5]
In June 2019, he ran 2nd in the Group 1 Queensland Derby at odds of 25/1. Two weeks later the horse won the Tattersall's Cup over 3000 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse as a 2/1 favourite when ridden by Glen Boss.[6]
Vow And Declare resumed racing as a 4 year old with a 4th placing in the Turnbull Stakes and a second placing in the Caulfield Cup. He started at 10/1 when successful in the 2019 Melbourne Cup when ridden by Craig Williams.[7]
References
- ^ "Vow And Declare Horse Profile". racingaustralia.horse. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Quiet Australians take on world to win Melbourne Cup". fr.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.(subscription required)
- ^ Keogh, Frank (5 November 2019). "Melbourne Cup 2019: Vow And Declare wins; Frankie Dettori banned as runner-up Master Of Reality demoted". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Owners' leap of faith in Vow And Declare rewarded". theage.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Batman Stakes winners". racingaustralia.horse. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Bossy lauds Vow And Declare after Tattersalls Cup romp". sen.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Vow And Declare wins 2019 Melbourne Cup". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2019.