Just better. He won his last four races of the autumn season, including the Chipping Norton Stakes, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Autumn Stakes and concluding with the P. J. O’Shea Stakes. When the subject turns to all-time great flats racers, the name of a certain unconventional thoroughbred is sure to be mentioned early in the conversation, with little room for debate as to whether or not he deserves mention. Tulloch returned in the fall of 1960, in what, considering his brush with death, has to be considered as no less than one of the most remarkable comebacks of all time. Foaled in 1954, Tulloch was a hero to the nation renowned for its love of punting. He had his first start in 1957 as a two-year-old. [6] From 1969 the Ascot Vale Stakes has been run in the spring for 3yos. Nov 6, 2016 - This Pin was discovered by Chelsey Lynn. Tulloch (horse) is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. Tulloch's Caulfield Cup time of 2:26.9 for a mile and a half (2414 meters) stood for 43 years until in 2000 when Diatribe ran 2:25.32 for 2400 meters lowering Tulloch's time by .73 (73/100) of a second, however, no 3 year old horse in recorded history has ever covered one and one half miles on turf carrying that weight faster than Tulloch. The weight for age (w.f.a.) Tulloch started 6/4 on favourite in a field of 17, carrying 7 stone 8 pounds (approx 48 kg) Tulloch won in 2:26.9, which at the time was the fastest time in the world for a mile and a half on turf and the third fastest overall. [3] Khorassan (IRE) was the sire of 18 stakeswinners with 65 stakeswins, mostly in New Zealand. He concluded his three-year-old season with victories in the VRC St. Leger and five additional races in Sydney. His record at the end of his 2yo season stood at 13:7-6-0. He finished racing with 36 wins, 12 second-place finishes, four third places and one unplaced from his 53 starts. Quite the same Wikipedia. Tulloch commenced his three-year-old season by winning his first eight races beating his worthy competitor Prince Darius four times in the process. Verry Elleegant holds off Anthony Van Dyck in thrilling. A Sydney newspaper ran a story on the Monday after the Caulfield Cup that quoted the owner EA Haley as saying that Tulloch would never run in the Melbourne Cup as he did not fancy running 3yos over two miles, especially with the 8 stone 5 pounds (53 kg) burden he had been allotted. The name of Tulloch will forever be a part of Australian horse racing lore. He was only 15 when he died on 30 June 1969 at Old Gowang Stud. [7] Before heading for a spell, Smith and Tulloch travelled to Brisbane where Tulloch won the QTC Sires Produce Stakes. Returning to Sydney, Tulloch won the Fairfield Handicap at Warwick Farm Racecourse before meeting only two other horses in the AJC Sires Produce Stakes. He was the pre-race favorite for that year’s Melbourne Cup, however, his owner eventually decided that the 53 kg weight his horse drew might be detrimental to his well-being, given the fact of the considerable additional distance the race involved. He now could boast of 26 wins out of 34 starts for his career. Various expenses, including the boat trip back to Sydney, brought his total up to just under 1,100 pounds, and he would earn nearly 10 times that amount in prize money, making him a worthwhile investment indeed.

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