Platelet (horse)

Platelet
SireStrategic (AUS)
GrandsireZeditive (AUS)
DamBloodline (AUS)
DamsireDracula (AUS)[1]
SexMare
Foaled2 November 2008
CountryAustralia
ColourBay (horse)
BreederGH Forbes (NSW)[1]
OwnerCressfield Stud - (Former owners: Aus Thoroughbred B/Stock Syn, G Holt, G Forbes, J Macdonald, P Brittain, B Fellows, A Downing, M Goodridge, Mrs W Weir, T Edwards, Inas Racing Synd)
Racing coloursFluorescent Yellow, Navy Blue Seams
TrainerDarren Weir
Record32: 10-9-5
Earnings$1,396,250[2]
Major wins
SAJC Robert Sangster Stakes (2013)
SAJC The Goodwood (2013)
VRC Gilgai Stakes (2013)
MRC Throughbred Club Stakes (2011)
MRC John Monash Stakes (2012)
Last updated on 16 January 2020

Platelet (foaled 2 November 2008) was a notable Australian Thoroughbred race horse. Platelet is a retired multiple Group 1 winning mare who was trained by Ballarat-based trainer Darren Weir who during her racing career won $1,396,250.[3] Her consistency was highlighted winning 10 races with a further 9 second placing out of only 32 starts. The highlight of her career was winning the Group 1 South Australian Robert Sangster – Goodwood[4] sprint double which only the champion Black Caviar has been able to achieve.[5] She was retired on 18 April 2015.[6] Her second foal was the highest priced Exceed and Excel yearling ever sold at $1.8m[7]

  1. ^ a b ASB: Platelet
  2. ^ "Platelet Horse Profile (AUS)".
  3. ^ "Dance pays tribute to Platelet". Racing.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Platelet Serves up Encore". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "History says - The Goodwood". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Platelet Breednet Profile". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Highest Price Exceed and Excel Yearling Ever". Retrieved 22 January 2020.