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Beau Vite
New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beau Vite was a New Zealand-bred brown Thoroughbred Stallion, who developed into a grand stayer performing in New Zealand and Australia and raced from a two-year-old to a five-year-old on wet or dry tracks recording 31 wins from 5 furlongs to 2¼ miles.[2][3] Beau Vite is a member of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.[4]
Quick Facts Sire, Grandsire ...
Beau Vite | |
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![]() Beau Vite and Ted McMenamin | |
Sire | Beau Pere (GB) |
Grandsire | Son- In- Law (GB) |
Dam | Dominant (NZ) |
Damsire | Martian (NZ) |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1936 |
Country | New Zealand |
Colour | Brown |
Breeder | J.Curran |
Owner | Ralph Stewart |
Trainer | T.R. George F. McGrath Snr |
Record | 60: 31,9,5 |
Earnings | £26,680 |
Major wins | |
Canterbury Stakes (1939) Metropolitan Handicap (1940) Hill Stakes (1940) Great Northern Derby (1940) Auckland Cup (1940) Awapuni Gold Cup (1940) Clifford Plate (1940,1941) Colin Stephen Stakes (1940,1941) Craven Plate (1940,1941) W. S. Cox Plate (1940,1941) LKS Mackinnon Stakes (1940,1941) Rawson Stakes (1941) AJC Plate (1941) Chelmsford Stakes (1941) AJC Autumn Plate (1941,1942) | |
Honours | |
New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame Australian Racing Hall of Fame[1] |
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