| High Caste | |
|---|---|
 High Caste and Ted Bartle | |
| Sire | Bulandshar (GB) |
| Grandsire | Blandford |
| Dam | The Begum |
| Damsire | Chief Ruler (GB) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1936 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | A.J. McGovern |
| Owner | Harry Tancred |
| Trainer | J.T. Jamieson (NZ) |
| Record | 72: 35 (3 dh); 19,7[1] |
| Earnings | £35,547 |
| Major wins | |
| Ascot Vale Stakes (1939) VRC Sires Produce Stakes (1939) Champagne Stakes (1939) Hobartville Stakes (1939) Rosehill Guineas (1939) Craven Plate (1939) Caulfield Guineas (1939) C.B.Fisher Plate (1939,1940,1941) Caulfield Stakes (1939,1940) Linlithgow Stakes (1939,1940,1941) Epsom Handicap (1940) Challenge Stakes (1940,1942) St George Stakes (1940,1942) C F Orr Stakes (1940) Hill Stakes (1941) VATC Futurity Stakes (1941) Warwick Stakes (1941) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on 8 August 2010 | |
High Caste was a Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion that was bred in New Zealand and was considered the best two-year-old in New Zealand after winning three of his four race starts. He was a good racehorse under handicap and weight for age conditions and combined this with wins in good races from 5 furlongs (1,000 metres) to 1+3⁄4 miles (2,800 m), carrying up to 10 stone 6 pounds (66 kilograms).
He was by the good racehorse and sire, Bulandshar (GB), his dam, The Begum (a sister to Rulette) was by the outstanding sire, Chief Ruler (GB). High Caste was a brother to the stakes race winners, Nawab and Nizam and a half brother to the stakes winner, Stretto by Hunting Song (IRE).[2] He traced in the tenth generation to Cornelia (GB) who was imported with her dam, Manto into Australia in 1825. They are from family 18.[3]
High Caste was colloquially known as the ‘Strawberry Bull’ because of a distinct grey fleck through his rich red bay coat.[3]
- ^ Pring, Peter; "Analysis of Champion Racehorses", The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, ISBN 0-908133-00-6
- ^ ASB: The Begum (NZ) – named progeny Retrieved 2010-8-11
- ^ a b Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956