| Rough Habit | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Roughcast (USA) |
| Grandsire | Noholme (AUS) |
| Dam | Certain Habit (NZ) |
| Damsire | Ashabit (GB) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2 December 1986 |
| Died | 7 November 2014 (aged 27) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Isabell Roddick |
| Owner | Joe Battiston, David Smith, Caryl (Snow) Rackley |
| Trainer | John Wheeler |
| Record | 74: 29-16-7[1] |
| Earnings | A$3.89 million[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Queensland Derby (1990) Sir Byrne Hart Stakes (1991) Southport Cup (1991, 1992) Stradbroke Handicap (1991, 1992) Doomben Cup (1991, 1992, 1993) Mudgway Stakes (1991) Captain Cook Stakes (1992) All-Aged Stakes (1992, 1993) AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1992) Caulfield Stakes (1994) P.J. O'Shea Stakes (1995) | |
| Awards | |
| New Zealand Horse of the Year (1992 & 1995) New Zealand Racing Hall Of Fame (2012) | |
| Honours | |
| New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame Rough Habit Plate at Doomben Racecourse | |
| Last updated on 3 August 2011 | |
Rough Habit (2 December 1986 – 7 November 2014) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 11 Group One (G1) races on both sides of the Tasman, and won New Zealand's Horse of the Year Award in 1992 and 1995.