Saintly
Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saintly (21 September 1992 – 16 December 2016) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1997. A giant chestnut gelding by Sky Chase out of All Grace (by Sir Tristram), he was bred by his trainer, Bart Cummings, who owned him in partnership with a Malaysian businessman, Dato Tan Chin Nam. In 2017 Saintly was inducted to the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.[2]
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Saintly | |
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Sire | Sky Chase |
Grandsire | Star Way |
Dam | All Grace |
Damsire | Sir Tristram |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | (1992-09-21)21 September 1992 |
Died | 16 December 2016(2016-12-16) (aged 24) |
Country | Australia |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Bart Cummings |
Owner | Bart Cummings & Dato Tan Chin Nam |
Trainer | Bart Cummings |
Record | 23: 10–8–3[1] |
Earnings | A$3,851,765[1] |
Major wins | |
Australian Cup (1996) W S Cox Plate (1996) Melbourne Cup (1996) C F Orr Stakes (1997) | |
Honours | |
Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1997) Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2017) | |
Last updated on 17 May 2017 |
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Saintly gained the moniker 'The horse from heaven'[3] due to his name and his partnership with jockey Darren Beadman, who at the time was a proclaimed born-again Christian.