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| O'Reilly | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:OReilly_racehorse.jpg) O'Reilly on pasture | |
| Sire | Last Tycoon (Ire) |
| Grandsire | Try My Best (USA) |
| Dam | Courtza (NZ) |
| Damsire | Pompeii Court (USA) |
| Sex | Male |
| Foaled | 24 August 1993 |
| Died | 31 December 2014 (aged 21) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Breeder | Waikato Stud Holdings Limited |
| Owner | Gary J Chittick |
| Trainer | Dave and Paul O'Sullivan |
| Record | 6: 4-1-0 |
| Major wins | |
| Levin Classic (1996), Telegraph Handicap (1997) | |
O'Reilly (24 August 1993 - 31 December 2014[1]) was a New Zealand bred and trained thoroughbred racehorse who won two Group 1 races.
O'Reilly was bred by Waikato Stud Holdings Limited. His dam, Courtza, was the winner of the 1989 Golden Slipper Stakes. He was named after the Irish international rugby player and businessman Tony O'Reilly.[2]
He was entered in the 1995 Karaka Yearling Sales but was unable to be sold when he failed a veterinary test, due to an abnormality in his larynx, so he was retained by his owner, Gary Chittick.
- ^ "New Zealand Champion Sire O'Reilly Dies". Blood Horse. January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Famer O'Reilly stands proudly over son's Karaka debut". 9 February 2018.