| Emancipation | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bletchingly |
| Grandsire | Biscay |
| Dam | Ammo Girl |
| Damsire | Gunsynd |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 15 October 1979 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | MC Hough, NSW |
| Owner | Muskoka Farms (R.Lapointe) |
| Trainer | Neville Begg |
| Record | 28: 19-1-0 |
| Earnings | $550,510 |
| Major wins | |
| Tea Rose Stakes (1982) VRC Carbine Club Stakes (1982) Edward Manifold Stakes (1982) Light Fingers Stakes (1983) Premiere Stakes (1983) Canterbury Stakes (1983) Chelmsford Stakes (1983) Hill Stakes (1983) George Ryder Stakes (1983) Doncaster Handicap (1983) George Main Stakes (1983) Rosemount Classic (1984) Apollo Stakes (1984) Chipping Norton Stakes (1984) All Aged Stakes (1984) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1984) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame Emancipation Stakes | |
| Last updated on October 23, 2009 | |
Emancipation (foaled 1979) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. By Bletchingly, Emancipation was a grey, like her dam, Ammo Girl, and her damsire, Gunsynd. She was bred by Mark Hough, in New South Wales, after her dam was purchased from trainer Tommy Smith for just $1,700 due to her unsound conformation and her breeding (her sire was standing at a fee of only $1,500 at the time).[citation needed] Her breeder was only interested in her as a broodmare, and approached her trainer, Neville Begg, to recommend someone who would lease her for racing purposes.