| Gold Rod | |
|---|---|
 Gold Rod & Jack Pratt | |
| Sire | Chief Ruler (GB) |
| Grandsire | The Tetrarch (IRE) |
| Dam | Oreum (NZ) |
| Damsire | King John (IRE) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1933 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Thomas Lowry |
| Owner | E.J.Watt |
| Trainer | George Price |
| Record | 46:16,5,7 |
| Earnings | £18,920 |
| Major wins | |
| AJC Breeders Plate (1935) VRC Sires' Produce Stakes (1936) AJC Sires Produce Stakes (1936) Hobartville Stakes (1936) Chelmsford Stakes (1936) Futurity Stakes (1937) AJC St Leger (1937) Epsom Handicap (1937) VRC Essendon Stakes (1937) Canterbury Stakes (1938) Hill Stakes (1938, 1939) Doncaster Handicap (1939) Frederick Clissold Stakes (1940) | |
Gold Rod was a New Zealand bred chestnut thoroughbred stallion who raced in Australia from a two-year-old to a six-year-old recording 16 wins from 5 furlongs to 1¾ miles with Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee Maurice McCarten being his regular jockey.[1]
- ^ "Australian Racing Hall of Fame". www.racingvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2019.