Sacred Falls

Sacred Falls (27 August 2009 – 1 December 2019) was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

Sacred Falls
Sire	O'Reilly
Grandsire	Centaine
Dam	Iguazu's Girl
Damsire	Redoute's Choice
Sex	Colt
Foaled	(2009-08-27)27 August 2009
Died	1 December 2019(2019-12-01) (aged 10)
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Waikato Stud
Owner	Raffles Thoroughbred Racing Syndicate (Mgr: Kyan Yap), Dato' K S Yap & G J Chittick
Trainer	Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue (2012) Chris Waller (2013-2015)
Record	22: 9-2-1
Earnings	AU$4,660,237
Major wins
Hawke's Bay Guineas (2012) New Zealand 2000 Guineas (2012) Doncaster Handicap (2013, 2014) George Main Stakes (2014)

He was sold at the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales in 2011 for $160,000.^[1]

Racing career

He began his career with Tony Pike and Mark Donoghue where he won his first six starts, including the Hawke's Bay Guineas and New Zealand 2000 Guineas.^[2] Following this he was transferred to Chris Waller in Sydney, Australia, where he finished second behind Dundeel in the Rosehill Guineas^[3] before winning the Doncaster Handicap in both 2013 and 2014.^[4] His first victory of the 2014–2015 season came in the George Main Stakes.^[5]

Stud career

After Sacred Falls retired from racing he stood at Waikato Stud.

Sacred Falls died from liver disease at an equine hospital in Matamata on 1 December 2019.^[6]

Notable progeny

Sacred Falls has currently sired 2 individual Group 1 winners: Icebath and Aegon.

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

Foaled	Name	Sex	Dam	Dam sire	Major wins
2016	Icebath[7]	f	Fabulist	Savabeel	2022 Empire Rose Stakes (G1)[8]
2017	Aegon[9]	g	Toss Up	Zabeel	2022 Moonga Stakes (G2) 2021 Hobartville Stakes (G2) 2021 Karaka Million 3YO Classic[10] 2020 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (G1)[11] 2020 Hawke's Bay Guineas[12]

See also

• Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand

References

1. "GR.1 Glory for Sacred Falls" (PDF). Waikato Stud. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
2. "Unbeaten Sacred Falls (NZ) Passes G1 Guineas Test". Scoop.co.nz. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
3. "Guineas Dun with absolute ease". news.com.au. 30 March 2013.
4. Moore, Glenn (12 April 2014). "Sacred Falls (NZ) too good in wet Doncaster Mile". Thoroughbrednews.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
5. Franklin, Daniel (20 September 2014). "Sacred Falls wins George Main Stakes at Randwick for Chris Waller and Zac Purton". ABC News.
6. "Dual Doncaster Mile winner passes away". Racenet. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
7. "[aus] Icebath (NZ) 2016 / Breeding". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
8. "Full Result 7.00 Flemington (AUS) | 29 October 2022". www.racingpost.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
9. "Aegon (NZ) 2017 / Breeding". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
10. "Race 6 KARAKA MILLION 3YO CLASSIC at AUCKLAND RC on 23 JAN 2021". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
11. "Race 8 AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI 48TH NEW ZEALAND 2000 GUINEAS at RICCARTON PARK - CANTERBURY JC on 7 NOV 2020". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
12. "Race 7 DUNDEEL AT ARROWFIELD HAWKE'S BAY GUINEAS at HAWKE'S BAY RI on 3 OCT 2020". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.