Miss Potential

Miss Potential was a champion mare who raced in New Zealand & Australia in the early 2000s.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Miss Potential
Sire	Dolphin Street
Grandsire	Bluebird
Dam	Richfield Rose
Damsire	Crested Wave
Sex	Mare
Foaled	4 October 1998
Country	Australia
Colour	Brown
Breeder	B Borrie
Owner	A W Borrie
Trainer	Bill Borrie
Record	41: 8-10-3
Earnings	$1,317,008
Major wins
Mudgway Stakes (2003) Stoney Bridge Stakes (2004) Nestle Peters Classic (2004)

She was sired by the 1993 Prix de la Forêt winner Dolphin Street.

Her comeback from a spiral fracture of her near-side cannon bone, resulting in 15 weeks strung up to the ceiling of her box, and subsequent race day performances endeared her to the public.^[9][10]

Miss Potential was generally ridden by Reese Jones in New Zealand. She won eight races and her biggest victories came in the:

• Group 3 Gasmate Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa in December 2002, beating Hello Dolly and Mary Seaton.
• Group 1 Mudgway Stakes (1340m) at Wanganui in August 2003, beating Tit For Taat and Rosina Lad.
• Group 1 VRC Nestle Classic (1600m) in Melbourne on Derby Day 2004, ridden by Glen Boss, beating Alinghi.
• Group 1 Stoney Bridge Stakes (1600m) at Hastings in September 2005, beating Irish Rover and Magnetism.^{[11][12][13][14]}

She also placed in a number of Group and listed races^[15] such as:

• Second in the Group 3 2002 Fayette Park Stakes (1400m) behind Cinder Bella with Elevenses third.
• Second in the Group 2 2002 NRM Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes behind For Love with Regency third.
• Second in the Group 3 2002 King's Plate behind Able attempt with Hello Dolly third.
• Second in the Group 1 2003 Zabeel Classic behind Hail with Doyle third.
• Second in the Group 2 2003 Glenmorgan Generous Stakes behind Irish Rover with Tit For Taat third.
• Second in the Group 1 2004 Mudgway Partsworld Stakes behind the 2005 World Champion Older Turf Miler, Starcraft, with Kalamata third.
• Second in the Group 2 2004 Stoney Bridge Stakes behind Starcraft again, with Irish Rover third.
• Third in the Listed 2004 Canberra Cup behind So Assertive and Prime Century
• Second in the Group 1 2005 Mudgway Fair Tax For Racing Stakes behind Xcellent with Shinzig third.
• Third in the Group 2 2005 Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley behind Niconero and Cargo Cult.
• Second in the Group 1 2005 Myer Classic at Flemington behind Lotteria.

Trainer Bill Borrie initially retired Miss Potential in 2005, however she returned to racing in 2006 after failing to foal.^{[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]}

See also

• Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand