Gurner's Lane

Gurner's Lane
SireSir Tristram (IRE)
GrandsireSir Ivor (USA)
DamTaiona (NZ)
DamsireSovereign Edition (IRE)
SexGelding
Foaled7 October 1978
Died2000
CountryNew Zealand
ColourChestnut
BreederCambridge Stud
OwnerWilliams St. Syndicate No. 2
TrainerGeoff Murphy
Record41: 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]

  1. ^ Victoria, Thoroughbred Horse Racing In Victoria | Racing. "Home". Racing Victoria.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Winners of the Caulfield / Melbourne Cup Double in one season". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  3. ^ Australian Stud Book - Summary for Gurner's Lane
  4. ^ "Taiona (NZ) 1972 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  5. ^ "Empire Rose - A Tribute".