Mr Tiz | |
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Sire | Bletchingly |
Grandsire | Biscay |
Dam | Yir Tiz |
Damsire | Bismark |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 1984 |
Country | Australia |
Colour | Bay |
Owner | Lady & The Est late Sir James Fletcher, W D Jolly & C W Reynolds |
Trainer | Dave & Paul O'Sullivan |
Record | 36:17-2-6 |
Earnings | $909,276 |
Major wins | |
Railway Stakes (1989, 1990, 1991) Telegraph Handicap (1989, 1990) The Galaxy (1991) Waikato Sprint (1991) | |
Honours | |
New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame (2014) | |
Last updated on 11 May 2010 |
Mr Tiz (2 February 1984 – 30 January 2014) was a champion New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. He is best known for his three consecutive wins in the Railway Stakes (1,200 metres) at Ellerslie, the country's premier sprint race for thoroughbreds. Mr Tiz remains the only horse to have achieved this feat. Furthermore, he also won New Zealand's other major sprint race, the Telegraph Handicap (1,200 metres) on two occasions.