Starcraft (horse)

Starcraft
Racing silks of Starcraft
SireSoviet Star (USA)
GrandsireNureyev
DamFlying Floozie
DamsirePompeii Court (USA)
SexStallion
Foaled(2000-10-21)21 October 2000
Died3 November 2022(2022-11-03) (aged 22)
CountryNew Zealand
ColourChestnut
BreederGarry J. Chittick
OwnerThe Australian Syndicate
TrainerGarry Newham (Australia)
Luca Cumani (Europe)
Record22: 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.

  1. ^ McEvoy, Ryan (2022-11-03). "Vale Starcraft - One of the Greats". Rosemont Estate. Retrieved 2022-11-12.