| Gurner's Lane | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sir Tristram (IRE) |
| Grandsire | Sir Ivor (USA) |
| Dam | Taiona (NZ) |
| Damsire | Sovereign Edition (IRE) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 7 October 1978 |
| Died | 2000 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Cambridge Stud |
| Owner | Williams St. Syndicate No. 2 |
| Trainer | Geoff Murphy |
| Record | 41: 7-5-5[1] |
| Earnings | $558,400 |
| Major wins | |
| Group One Caulfield Cup (1982) Melbourne Cup (1982) Group Two VRC St Leger (1982) AJC St Leger (1982) Newcastle Gold Cup (1982) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1983) | |
| Honours | |
| Gurner's Lane Handicap contested at Flemington | |
| Last updated on 19 October 2011 | |
Gurner's Lane (1978−2000) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 1983 champion. He is best remembered for winning the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups double in 1982. Gurner's Lane was just the seventh of 11 horses to complete this rare double.[2]
Foaled in New Zealand, and trained by Geoff Murphy, Gurner's Lane was sired by Sir Tristram.
His dam was Taiona,[3] who also produced the Group One winners Sovereign Red and Trichelle (both full siblings), and was named New Zealand Broodmare of the Year in 1981 and 1983.[4]
Gurner's Lane was the first of three Melbourne Cup winners by Sir Tristram, preceding Empire Rose (1988) and Brew (2000), and was bred on the same cross as Empire Rose, as both were out of Sovereign Edition mares.[5]
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