Heroic (horse)

Heroic
SireValais (GB)
GrandsireCicero
DamChersonese (GB)
DamsireCylgad
SexStallion
Foaled(1921-08-01)1 August 1921
Died12 December 1939(1939-12-12) (aged 18)
CountryAustralia
ColourChestnut
BreederArrowfield Stud
OwnerJB Corten then CB Kellow[1]
TrainerCecil Godby then Jack Holt
Record51: 21-11-4
Earnings£38,062[2]
Major wins
Maribyrnong Plate (1923)
Breeders' Plate (1923)
Australian Derby (1924)
Caulfield Guineas (1924)
Champagne Stakes (1924)
Chelmsford Stakes (1924)
Ascot Vale Stakes (1924)
Caulfield Stakes (1925)
Memsie Stakes (1925, 1926)
W. S. Cox Plate (1926)
Newmarket Handicap (1926)
Underwood Stakes (1926)
William Reid Stakes (1927)
C F Orr Stakes (1927)
St George Stakes (1927)
Awards
Leading sire in Australia (1933 -1939)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2003)
Heroic Championship at Randwick Racecourse
Last updated on 23 August 2010

Heroic (1921–1939) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 21 races from 5 furlongs (1,000 metres) to 2 miles (3,200m) and was a leading sire in Australia.

  1. ^ Ahnert, Rainer L. (Ed. in Chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
  2. ^ Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956