RIP Sunline
May. 1st, 2009 05:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Sunline, one of the greatest mares in history, has passed away. When she was racing late 1990's, early 2000's, I followed her avidly. She was foaled in 1995 in NZ, and started racing in mainland Australia in 1998, winning race after race after race. This big, plain bay powerhouse of mare just captured so many people's imaginations. She was MIGHTY! 48 races, with 32 wins, 9 seconds and 3 thirds. In that she won the Cox Plate, The Doncaster Handicap and the Randwick all ages stakes. She was NZ's horse of the year 4 times in a row, and Australian horse of the year 3 times in a row. In the photo above she is winning the 2000 Cox Plate by 7 lengths! She ROMPED it in! I remember watching it and having trouble closing my jaws :-D
Sunline was put to sleep after a long battle with laminitis yesterday.
She was owned her entire life by her breeders, they never allowed her to be sold despite massive offers of money for her.
She leaves behind 4 offspring, 2 of which are racing and winning.
Run free, old girl.
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Date: 2009-05-01 12:24 pm (UTC)and uhm *coff* 48 RACES!? damn they dont make too many like her anymore, at least over on THIS side of the pong!
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Date: 2009-05-01 03:11 pm (UTC)Yup, not a bad innings for the ol' bay.
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Date: 2009-05-01 05:45 pm (UTC)leave it to me, oh leave it to me haha
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Date: 2009-05-02 08:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-02 10:43 am (UTC)