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| Saintly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sire | Sky Chase |
| Grandsire | Star Way |
| Dam | All Grace |
| Damsire | Sir Tristram |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 21 September 1992 |
| Died | 16 December 2016 (aged 24) |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Bart Cummings |
| Owner | Bart Cummings & Dato Tan Chin Nam |
| Trainer | Bart Cummings |
| Record | 23: 10–8–3[1] |
| Earnings | A$3,851,765[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Australian Cup (1996) W S Cox Plate (1996) Melbourne Cup (1996) C F Orr Stakes (1997) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1997) Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2017) | |
| Last updated on 17 May 2017 | |
Saintly (21 September 1992 – 16 December 2016) was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1997. A giant chestnut gelding by Sky Chase out of All Grace (by Sir Tristram), he was bred by his trainer, Bart Cummings, who owned him in partnership with a Malaysian businessman, Dato Tan Chin Nam. In 2017 Saintly was inducted to the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.[2]
Saintly gained the moniker 'The horse from heaven'[3] due to his name and his partnership with jockey Darren Beadman, who at the time was a proclaimed born-again Christian.
- ^ a b "Horse – SAINTLY". Racing Victoria Limited. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Australian Racing Hall of Fame - Horses". Racing Victoria. 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "150th Anniversary of the Melbourne Horse Racing Cup". World Stamp News. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.