| Red Anchor | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sea Anchor |
| Grandsire | Alcide |
| Dam | Decoy Girl |
| Damsire | Decoy Boy |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 31 August 1981 |
| Died | 10 April 2001 (aged 19) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Peter Setchell |
| Owner | J & J Gigante, JJ & JA Symond, AR Hely |
| Trainer | Paul Sutherland T J Smith |
| Jockey | Mick Dittman |
| Record | 14: 9-4-1 |
| Earnings | A$773,880 |
| Major wins | |
| Champagne Stakes (1984) W. S. Cox Plate (1984) Caulfield Guineas (1984) Victoria Derby (1984) Moonee Valley Stakes (1984) QTC Sires Produce Stakes (1984) Apollo Stakes (1985) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1985) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame Red Anchor Stakes | |
Red Anchor was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in Australia. In the 1984 Spring Racing Carnival he won the Caulfield Guineas, W. S. Cox Plate and the Victoria Derby. In 2021 he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.[1]