| Starcraft | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Owner_Mr_P_Makin.svg) Racing silks of Starcraft | |
| Sire | Soviet Star (USA) |
| Grandsire | Nureyev |
| Dam | Flying Floozie |
| Damsire | Pompeii Court (USA) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 21 October 2000 |
| Died | 3 November 2022 (aged 22) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Garry J. Chittick |
| Owner | The Australian Syndicate |
| Trainer | Garry Newham (Australia) Luca Cumani (Europe) |
| Record | 22: 11-3-4 |
| Earnings | £1,289,010 (A$3,081,215) |
| Major wins | |
| The Debonair (2004) Tulloch Stakes (2004) Australian Derby (2004) Chipping Norton Stakes (2004) Mudgway Stakes (2004) Stoneybridge Stakes (2004) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2005) Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (2005) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Champion Three Year Old (2004) | |
| Honours | |
| New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on 26 August 2010 | |
Starcraft (21 October 2000 – 3 November 2022[1]) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who came to international attention when he won the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Newmarket in England in September 2005. He was the winner of five Group One (G1) races in four countries, the 2004 Australian Champion Three Year Old and also the 2005 World Champion Older Turf Miler.
- ^ McEvoy, Ryan (2022-11-03). "Vale Starcraft - One of the Greats". Rosemont Estate. Retrieved 2022-11-12.