Horlicks (horse)

Horlicks
Horlicks
Sire	Three Legs (GB)
Grandsire	Petingo
Dam	Malt
Damsire	Moss Trooper (USA)
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1983
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Grey
Owner	Graham de Gruchy (NZ)
Trainer	Dave and Paul O'Sullivan (NZ)
Record	40: 17–10–2
Earnings	NZ$4,165,407
Major wins
	ARC Television New Zealand Stakes (1988,1990); ARC DB Draught Classic (1989,1990); Japan Cup (1989); LKS Mackinnon Stakes (1989)
Honours
	New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame
	Last updated on 3 April 2009

Horlicks (1983 – 24 August 2011) was an outstanding Thoroughbred racemare from New Zealand. She won the internationally contested 1989 Japan Cup in a world record time of 2:22 for 2,400 metres. In addition to the Japan Cup, she won five Group One (G1) races in Australia and New Zealand, namely the LKS MacKinnon Stakes, the Television New Zealand Stakes (twice), and DB Draught Classic (twice).

Breeding

Horlicks was by Three Legs (GB) from the unraced mare, Malt, by Moss Trooper (USA). Malt was later sold to the United States by Australian Bloodstock agent Brian King.

Racing record

The grey mare was owned by Graham de Gruchy of Hastings and trained by Dave and Paul O'Sullivan.

Big race wins

1989 Japan Cup
1989 LKS MacKinnon Stakes

Horlicks retired from racing with a record of 17 wins and 12 places from 40 starts^[1] and career earnings of NZ$4,165,407.

Stud record

Horlicks has also proven to be an outstanding broodmare, as the dam of the 2000 Melbourne Cup winner Brew (by Sir Tristram), and the ill-fated stakes winner Bubble. Another daughter, Latte, was the dam of G1 AJC Australian Derby winner, Fiumicino.

In 2006 Horlicks delivered her 13th foal, a colt by One Cool Cat, at Cambridge Stud in New Zealand and was retired from stud duties at the age of 24 years.^[2]

Horlicks died on 24 August 2011 at Cambridge Stud and is buried at her breeder and owner's (Graham de Gruchy) stud farm.^[3]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Horlicks (NZ), grey mare, 1983
Sire Three Legs (GB) 1972	Petingo 1965	Petition	Fair Trial
		Petition	Art Paper
		Alcazar	Alycidon
		Alcazar	Quarterdeck
	Teodora 1963	Hard Sauce	Ardan
		Hard Sauce	Saucy Bella
		Teliastory	Tulyar
		Teliastory	King's Story
Dam Malt (NZ) 1978	Moss Trooper (USA) 1972	Levmoss	Le Levanstell
		Levmoss	Feemoss
		Forest Friend	Linacre
		Forest Friend	Belle Sauvage
	Frill 1969	Agricola	Precipitation
		Agricola	Aurora
		Froth	Faux Tirage
		Froth	Home Brew (Family: 10-d)

References

^ Horlicks (NZ) Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 May 2009
^ Horlicks Produces Her Last Foal Retrieved 23 April 2010
^ "Japan Cup winner Horlicks dies". Radio Sport National. 25 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

[1] Horlicks (NZ) Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 May 2009

[2] Horlicks Produces Her Last Foal Retrieved 23 April 2010

[death-3] "Japan Cup winner Horlicks dies". Radio Sport National. 25 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

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