Bore Head
| Bore Head | |
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| Sire | Double Bore (GB) |
| Grandsire | Borealis |
| Dam | Mauna Kea |
| Damsire | Brimstone (GB) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1959 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | Robert W. Chaplain |
| Trainer | D. Judd Ron Dillon |
| Major wins | |
| 1963 Queensland Cup 1965 Caulfield Cup 1967 Australian Cup 1967 Doomben Cup |
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| Honours | |
| Bore Head Handicap at Sandown | |
| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
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Last updated on 3 August 2011 |
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Bore Head was one of Queensland’s best staying Thoroughbred racehorses with wins in five cups, the Ipswich, Queensland, Caulfield, Australian and Doomben.
He was a bay colt foaled in 1959 by Double Bore (GB), his dam, Mauna Kea was by Brimstone (GB). Bore Head's half brother Hillside, by Todman, was another useful galloper. Robert W. Chaplain owned Hillside and Bore Head who was trained by D. Judd and Ron Dillon.[1]
Bore Head won the 1963 Queensland Cup with Fred Clarke in the saddle, carrying just 7 stone 1 pound, defeating Booberanna, 1964 Ipswich Cup (dead-heat with Isaacson), 1965 Caulfield Cup, 1965 QTC Moreton Handicap, 1965 QTC Sir Winston Churchill Stakes and in 1967 the Australian Cup and the Doomben Cup.[2] He was placed in several other top staying races including the Brisbane Cup and Moonee Valley Cup (twice). After winning the Doomben Cup Bore Head had a further 31 race starts without a victory.
He was one of the favourites in the 1966 Melbourne Cup won by Galilee, trained by Bart Cummings, but he lost when the horse in front of him fell, taking Bore Head down in a tumble. Jockey, Fred Clarke was convinced that Bore Head was on his way to winning the cup that day. The following year he placed twelfth in the race behind another Cummings trained horse, Red Handed.
Bibliography
- Linneth, T. (1992). "Cup Fall Haunted Top Hoop." Sunday Mail (Queensland). 29 November.
- Oberhardt, Mark (2004). "Your Questions." Courier Mail. 1 November.
References
- ^ Queensland history of racing Retrieved on 3 August 2011
- ^ Bore Head Retrieved on 3 August 2011
