Rogilla | |
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Sire | Roger de Busli (GB) |
Grandsire | Hurry On (GB) |
Dam | Speargila (AUS) |
Damsire | Brakespear (GB) |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 1927 |
Country | Australia |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Hunter White |
Owner | Henry White |
Trainer | Les Haigh (and lessee)[1] |
Record | 70: 26 (5 dead-heats), 12, 11 |
Earnings | £22,674[1] $45,348[2] |
Major wins | |
Caulfield Cup (1932) Tramway Handicap (1932) Sydney Cup (1933) W S Cox Plate (1933) Melbourne Stakes (1933) C.B.Fisher Plate (1933 Randwick Plate (1933) AJC Autumn Plate (1933) Chelmsford Stakes (1933, 1934) AJC Spring Stakes (1933, 1934) AJC Kings Cup (1934) Rawson Stakes (1934) Chipping Norton Stakes (1935) Warwick Stakes (1935) |
Rogilla was a chestnut Australian thoroughbred gelding, who was a versatile racehorse performing in Australia. Known as the Coalfields Champion from Newcastle, Rogilla raced during a vintage era of the Australian turf. He won in each of the six seasons that he raced as a three-year-old to an eight-year-old. Rogilla was an outstanding galloper in Sydney and Melbourne on wet or dry tracks recording 26 wins from 4½ furlongs to 2 miles with regular jockey Darby Munro winning 16 races.