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DeutschPrize Lady
| Prize Lady | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Prized |
| Grandsire | Kris S |
| Dam | Pen Bal Lady |
| Damsire | Mummy's Game |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 14 October 2001[1] |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | D.G. & R.B. McLaren Ltd |
| Owner | J.C. Wallis |
| Trainer | Graeme Sanders |
| Record | 26: 4-4-3 |
| Earnings | NZ$ 964,875 |
| Major wins | |
| Auckland Cup (2007, 2008) | |
Prize Lady is a top New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
[edit]Prize Lady is a bay mare bred in New Zealand by D.G. & R.B. McLaren Ltd. She was sired by the American stallion Prized who won the Breeders' Cup Turf in 1989.
Racing career
[edit]As a three-year-old Prize Lady showed very promising form as she finished second in both the Travis Stakes to Calvert and the New Zealand Oaks behind Justa Tad.
She ventured to Australia in 2005 and was placed fourth in the Queensland Oaks and eighth in the Queensland Derby.
When moved up in distance she showed improved form and won the Auckland Cup in 2007. She repeated her Auckland Cup victory in 2008 becoming the first horse to achieve this feat since Il Tempo in 1970.
Prize Lady was 17th in the 2008 Melbourne Cup won by Viewed.
She attempted to win her third Auckland Cup in 2009, but finished 8th in what proved to be her last ever race.
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Prized (USA) 1986 | Kris S (USA) 1977 | Roberto | Hail To Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramalea | |||
| Sharp Queen | Princequillo | ||
| Bridgework | |||
| My Turbulent Miss (USA) 1976 | My Dad George | Dark Star | |
| Mabekky | |||
| Turbulent Miss | Petare | ||
| Behaving Deby | |||
| Dam Pen Bal Lady (GB) 1984 | Mummy's Game (GB) 1979 | Mummy's Pet | Sing Sing |
| Money for Nothing | |||
| Final Game | Pardao | ||
| Ankole | |||
| Northern Queen (IRE) 1974 | Northfields | Northern Dancer | |
| Little Hut | |||
| Dazzling Hue | Double Jump | ||
| Anchusa (Family:6-f) |
- ^ a b "Prize Lady pedigree". equineline.com.
Progeny
[edit]Prize Lady's son Dragon Storm (born 2/11/2014), sired by 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, won 6 races including the:
- 2020 NZB Airfreight Road to Jeracho (3000m) beating Baby Menaka and Fantasy Flight
- 2020 New Zealand Cup (G3 3200m) beating Lincoln King and Hurry Cane
- 2021 Sandown Cup (Listed race, 3200m) beating True Marvel (FR) and Sweet Thomas (GER).
See also
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