| Battle Heights | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Battle Waggon (GB) |
| Grandsire | Never Say Die (USA) |
| Dam | Wuthering Heights (NZ) |
| Damsire | Avocat General (IRE) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1967 |
| Died | 1999 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | ... |
| Trainer | Tim Douglas |
| Record | 115:23-14-15 |
| Earnings | A$212,825 |
| Major wins | |
| Wellington Cup (1974) Trentham Stakes (1974) Sydney Cup (1974) Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1974) W S Cox Plate (1974) C B Cox Stakes (1974) Craven Plate (1976) Metropolitan Handicap (1976) | |
| Last updated on 27 December 2012 | |
Battle Heights was a notable New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse.
A son of Battle-Waggon[1] from the mare Wuthering Heights, he was foaled in 1967 and was trained throughout his career by Tim Douglas.
Battle Heights started in 115 races and raced until he was 10 years old when he was forced into retirement after breaking down in the 1977 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes.
During his career, he raced and won in every season from the age of three until ten and was successful over distances ranging from 1,100m to 3,200m.
He was also second to Rose Mellay in the 1974 Auckland Cup over 3200m.
Battle Heights was later ridden by C.Walsh in the Cullinan spelling paddock in the Western Districts of Queensland. Caryl described the horse as still having that zest for racing, and misbehaved quite often. On one occasion Battle Heights was heading for a fence, and Caryl had to take quick action of jumping off before colliding with a fence.
Battle Heights died in 1999 aged 32.
Pedigree
| Sire Battle-Waggon 1962 |
Never Say Die
1951 |
Nasrullah | Nearco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumtaz Begum | |||
| Singing Grass | War Admiral | ||
| Boreale | |||
| Carrozza
1954 |
Dante | Nearco | |
| Rosy Legend | |||
| Calash | Hyperion | ||
| Clarence | |||
| Dam Wuthering Heights 1956 |
Avocat General
1950 |
Court Martial | Fair Trial |
| Instantaneous | |||
| Cinnamon | Obliterate | ||
| Buchna | |||
| Merry Fox
1938 |
Foxbridge | Foxlaw | |
| Bridgemount | |||
| Merry Way | Arausio | ||
| Merry Jest |
See also
References
- ↑ "STARCRAFT AND THAT BATTLE-WAGGON LINE". Just Racing. 4 March 2004.