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Wenona Girl
Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wenona Girl (foaled 1957) was a leading Australian Thoroughbred horse racemare that had 27 wins over distances ranging from 4½ furlongs to 1½ miles. She won 22 principal races, 15 of which were later designated group one (G1) races. Wenona Girl's principal wins included the VRC Sires Produce Stakes, AJC Sires Produce Stakes, George Adams Handicap, One Thousand Guineas, VATC Futurity Stakes, AJC George Main Stakes, AJC All Aged Stakes, AJC Adrian Knox Oaks Stakes, Rawson Stakes and Rosehill Guineas, all of which were later classified as G1 races. At the time of her retirement she was the highest stakes winning mare to have raced in Australia. At stud she was a good broodmare. Wenona Girl was later inducted into Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
Wenona Girl | |
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![]() Court Martial, the grandsire of Wenona Girl. | |
Sire | Wilkes (FR) |
Grandsire | Court Martial (GB) |
Dam | Golden Chariot |
Damsire | Golden Sovereign (IRE) |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 1957 |
Country | Australia |
Colour | Chestnut |
Owner | Lloyd Foyster |
Trainer | Maurice McCarten |
Record | 68: 27-19:7 |
Earnings | AU£70,825 |
Major wins | |
VRC Sires Produce Stakes (1960) AJC Sires Produce Stakes (1960) Hobartville Stakes (1960) Rosehill Guineas (1960) Flight Stakes (1960) One Thousand Guineas (1960) Adrian Knox Oaks Stakes (1961) Rawson Stakes (1961,1964) Tramway Handicap (1961) C F Orr Stakes (1962) Challenge Stakes (1963) Futurity Stakes (1963) George Adams Handicap (1963) George Main Stakes (1963) Linlithgow Stakes (1963) Lightning Stakes (1963,1964) All Aged Stakes (1964) | |
Honours | |
Australian Racing Hall of Fame Wenona Girl Handicap | |
Last updated on 1 July 2011 |