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Alcohol (horse)

Alcohol (foaled 16 September 2008) is a retired Australian Thoroughbred racehorse[1] who was trained by Richard Jolly at Morphettville in South Australia. Sporting blue silks with a pink fleurs-de-lys and yellow sleeves, Alcohol was a favourite with the punters in South Australia.

Breeding

He was foaled in Australia at Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm, Corinella, Victoria.[2]

Racing career

The current racing record of Alcohol is 25 starts for 6 wins, 4 seconds and 6 thirds for earnings of A$323,630.[3]

Two-year-old season

Alcohol started racing as a two-year-old on 20 July 2011 in a race at Balaklava, finishing 3rd, prior to spelling.

Three-year-old season

Alcohol continued his racing career as a three-year-old, and broke his maiden[4][5] with a win on his 5th race at Moonee Valley Racecourse on 16 December 2011, and competed in Group 1 South Australian Derby[6][7][8] on 5 May 2012.

Four-year-old season

Alcohol commenced his four-year-old season winning 3 out of his first 4 starts, with a first up win on the Morpettville Parks track on 27 October 2012, and continued on by travelling to Victoria to win at Flemington[9] on 15 December 2012.

Five-year-old season

Alcohol was only lightly raced as a five-year-old, running only 2 races after a lengthy spell.

Six-year-old season

Returning at Morphettville over 1200m, he returned to the winner circle in his first up race back.

Race record

Pedigree

References

  1. ^ "Studbook - Alcohol (AUS)". Australian Studbook. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. ^ Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm
  3. ^ "Alcohol (AUS) Record". Racing Information Services Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Alcohol the Toast of Moonee Valley". racingvictoria.net.au. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Christmas Celebrated With Alcohol". Moonee Valley Racing Club. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Race Fields SA Derby Day 2012". Racing Information Services Australia.
  7. ^ "Heaven's Riches in Derby tilt". The Advertiser. 30 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Chairman's tops Alcohol up for Derby test". The Advertiser. 4 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Alcohol fuels Flemington celebration". Wide World of Sports. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Alcohol (AUS) Pedigree Report". Racing Information Services Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

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