King's Legacy
| King's Legacy | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Redoute's Choice |
| Grandsire | Danehill |
| Dam | Breakfast In Bed |
| Damsire | Hussonet |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 1 September 2017 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Segenhoe Stud |
| Owner | James Harron Bloodstock Colts, BC Bateman, Love Racing, P Mehrten, Doyles Breeding & Racing, SN Gillard, G1G Racing & Breeding, D Saab, Rockingham Thoroughbreds, JA & FA Ingham, Pinecliff Racing |
| Trainer | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| Record | 6: 3–0–1 |
| Earnings | A$ 884,100[1] |
| Major wins | |
| B J McLachlan Plate (2019) Sires' Produce Stakes (2020) Champagne Stakes (2020) | |
King's Legacy (foaled 1 September 2017) is a multiple Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
King's Legacy was the third highest priced lot sold at the 2019 Magic Millions Yearling Sale. He was purchased by James Harron Bloodstock for $1.4 million.[2]
Racing career
2019/20: two-year-old season
King's Legacy began his racing career in a mid-week maiden at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse finishing in third placing. The colt then started at the odds of 5/1 in the B J McLachlan Plate at Eagle Farm Racecourse. Under the guidance of jockey Kerrin McEvoy the horse won by a margin of half a length.[3]
As a result of this win King's Legacy gained a start in the Magic Millions Classic for two year olds a fortnight later. He finished in 5th placing. After a break of two months he next started in the Golden Slipper Stakes at the odds of 80/1 and was beaten some 7 lengths into 9th placing. After the race jockey Damian Lane stated, "They were a little bit sharp for him but he ran well, he's looking for a little bit further.”[4]
Two weeks later he contested the Group 1 Sires' Produce Stakes. After settling in last position for jockey Hugh Bowman, the horse appreciated the extra 200 metres of the Sires' to win by half a length at the odds of 18/1. Trainer Peter Snowden stated after the race, "He was always going to be a horse that was going to get better at 1400 metres, it is exciting to get the group One with him because he is a very valuable colt now.”[5]
After his success in the Sires', King’s Legacy became the 38th individual Group 1 winner for his sire Redoute's Choice who died 12 months previously.[6]
After winning the Sires', King's Legacy was successful in his second Group 1 in winning the Champagne Stakes.[7]
References
- ^ "King's Legacy Horse Profile". racingaustralia.horse. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "$1.4 million Redoute's Choice Colt". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "King's Legacy qualifies for Magic Millions classic field". undercover?com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "What the jockeys said". punters.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "King's Legacy wins G1 Sires Produce". horsebetting.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Redoute's Choice goes 1,2 in ATC Inglis Sires' Produce". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "King's Legacy wins G1 Champagne". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2020.