| Desert Gold | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | All Black (GB) |
| Grandsire | Gallinule |
| Dam | Aurarius (AUS) |
| Damsire | Maltster |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1912 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Okawa Stud |
| Owner | T. H. Lowry |
| Trainer | Fred Davis |
| Record | 59: 36-13-4 |
| Earnings | £23,239[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Great Northern Foal Stakes (1914) Royal Stakes (1915, 1916) Islington Plate (1915, 1916, 1917) Hawke's Bay Guineas (1915) New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1915) Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (1915) Great Northern St. Leger (1916) Awapuni Gold Cup (1916, 1917, 1918) CJC New Zealand Derby Stakes (1915) Great Northern Derby (1916) New Zealand Oaks (1916) Wellington Stakes (1916) VATC St George Stakes (1918) AJC All-Aged Stakes (1918) Taranaki Stakes (1919) | |
| Honours | |
| New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame Desert Gold Stakes at Trentham Racecourse | |
| Last updated on 29 March 2007 | |
Desert Gold was a famous and successful New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who raced at the time of World War I. She raced in Australia and New Zealand, winning 36 races, including 19 in succession.[2][3]
- ^ Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956
- ^ "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".
- ^ Pring, Peter (1977). Analysis of Champion Racehorses. The Thoroughbred Press. ISBN 0-908133-00-6.