Cut the Cake (horse)

Cut The Cake (foaled 26 October 2000)^[1] is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 2003.

Cut The Cake
Sire	Yamanin Vital
Grandsire	Sir Tristram
Dam	Icing On The Cake
Damsire	Straight Strike
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	26 October 2000
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Paul Moroney
Owner	N M Anderson, G W Breingan, G J N Jagger, T T Manning, P A Moroney & A P Ramsden
Trainer	Michael Moroney
Record	32:4-1-2
Earnings	$353,339
Major wins
New Zealand Derby (2003)
Last updated on July 3, 2007

Coming into the Derby as a winner of only a maiden at Matamata, the gelding was not among the favourites for the Group 1 race. But after being given a beautiful rails ride by Michael Coleman, he simply outstayed his rivals and won by a long head with favourite Mount Street in second place.

The win gave Paul Moroney, who has bought countless Group 1 winners at sales all around the world, the first Group 1 winner he has actually bred.

Cut The Cake was expected to go on and become a leading stayer after his Derby win, but he has been disappointing in only winning two races since, one of which was over hurdles. He ran his last race in 2006.