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Australian thoroughbred racehorse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beau Zam (6 November 1984 – 17 April 2000) was a New Zealand-bred and Australian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse[1] that won five Group 1 races.
Beau Zam | |
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Sire | Zamazaan (France) |
Grandsire | Exbury (France) |
Dam | Belle Cherie (NZ) |
Damsire | Sovereign Edition (Ireland) |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 6 November 1984 |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | C R Stuart |
Trainer | Bart Cummings |
Record | 28: 11:5:2 |
Earnings | $2,388,675 |
Beau Zam was the first Australian horse to win over $2 million in stake money.
Races he won included the following:
He was also placed:
Beau Zam was trained by Bart Cummings[4] and generally ridden by John Marshall.[5] He was the Australian Horse of the Year for the 1987/88 season.
As well as winning the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Canberra in front of the Queen herself, Beau Zam was also ridden in track work by Princess Anne in the lead up to his AJC Derby win.[6]
After his racing career, Beau Zam stood at stud in Japan and New Zealand.[7] In 1996 he became the foundation sire at Brighthill Farm, Waikato, New Zealand and he produced over 100 winners.[8]
Beau Zam died on 17 April 2000.
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