Gold Ace
BreedStandardbred
SireBettor's Delight
DamHill of Gold
SexColt
Foaled7 December 2007
CountryNew Zealand
ColorDark Bay
BreederDerek Moore
TrainerSteven Reid
Earnings
NZ$ 1,247,053[1]
Last updated on: 10 December 2017.

Gold Ace (foaled 7 December 2007) was a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse.

Gold Ace was by champion sire Bettor's Delight, out of an In The Pocket mare, Hill of Gold. Hill of Gold retired from racing at the age of five, after fracturing her pedal bone.[2]

Racing career

Gold Ace was trained by, and part-owned by Steven Reid.[2] Steven Reid and Graeme Rogerson purchased Gold Ace in 2009 for $27,000.[3]

He was a champion 3-year-old; in 2011 and 2012, he won over NZ$500,000, winning 10 of his 15 races, including the New Zealand Derby.[2]

Gold Ace’s earnings topped $1.2m, with 22 wins in 69 starts. His fastest time for 1600m was 1:51.8, run at the Cambridge Raceway.[3]

Notable races

Stud career

After retiring from racing in 2015 Gold Ace commenced a stud career at Nevele R Stud in Canterbury.

His progeny include:[4]

  • Annerie (out of Feyonce, dam sire Changeover), winner of the Group Three Tasmanian Oaks[5] who then went to North America
  • Charlie’s Ace (Jennifer Capriati by Courage Under Fire)
  • Distinguished Taste (Art Buyer by Art Major)[6]
  • Dressed In Gold (Lite Polaris by Badlands Hanover)[7]
  • Max Power (Piccadily Ellen by Art Colony)[8]
  • Pixie (Pixel by Holmes Hanover)
  • Renko (Jewelz by Changeover)
  • Takingcareofbusiness (Booming Jet by Jereme's Jet)
  • White Diamond Gold (Redback Jars by Falcon's Idol)[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gold Ace". Nevele R Stud. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. 1 2 3 Lichter, Barry (19 April 2015). "Crack pacer Gold Ace retired and to stand at Nevele R Stud in Canterbury". Stuff. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "Gold Ace is getting his chance at stud". Harness Link. 23 November 2015.
  4. ↑ https://www.hrnz.co.nz/news/gold-ace-gets-stud-career-encore/
  5. ↑ https://www.nevelerstud.co.nz/news/daughter-of-gold-ace-takes-out-tasmanian-oaks/
  6. ↑ https://www.nevelerstud.co.nz/news/trans-tasman-double-for-gold-ace/
  7. ↑ https://www.cambridgeraceway.co.nz/blog/post/72324/gelding-continues-golden-run-at-cambridge/
  8. ↑ https://www.nevelerstud.co.nz/news/gold-ace-sires-his-first-two-year-old-winner/
  9. ↑ https://banks-peninsula-tc.co.nz/2022/01/24/blenheim-mare-strikes-gold-at-motukarara/
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