Might and Power | |
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Sire | Zabeel |
Grandsire | Sir Tristram (IRE) |
Dam | Benediction |
Damsire | Day Is Done |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 6 October 1993 |
Died | 11 April 2020 | (aged 26)
Country | New Zealand |
Colour | Bay/Brown |
Breeder | Windsor Park Stud |
Owner | Nick Moraitis |
Trainer | Jack Denham |
Record | 33: 15-7-1 |
Earnings | $5,226,286 |
Major wins | |
Group One Caulfield Cup (1997) Melbourne Cup (1997) Mercedes Classic (1998) AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1998) Doomben Cup (1998) Caulfield Stakes (1998) W. S. Cox Plate (1998) | |
Awards | |
World Champion Stayer (1997) Australian Horse of the Year (1998 & 1999) | |
Honours | |
Australian Racing Hall of Fame New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame | |
Last updated on 25 October 2009 |
Might and Power (6 October 1993 – 11 April 2020) was a New Zealand bred, Australian owned and trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australian Horse of the Year in 1998 and 1999. As a four-year-old, Might And Power won the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and returned at five to become only the second horse in the history of Australian racing to win both Cups and the Cox Plate. He also won a number of other weight-for-age races in this period, including the Mercedes Classic, the AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and the Doomben Cup. A strong, free-striding front-runner, he broke course records in winning the Caulfield Cup, the Doomben Cup, and the Cox Plate, and won a number of races by big margins.[1]