| Wakeful | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Trenton (NZ) |
| Grandsire | Musket (GB) |
| Dam | Insomnia |
| Damsire | Robinson Crusoe |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1896 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | St Albans Stud, Geelong |
| Owner | C. Leslie Macdonald, Victoria[1] |
| Trainer | Hugh Munro |
| Record | 44: 25-12-4 |
| Earnings | £16,690[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Oakleigh Plate (1901) Newmarket Handicap (1901) Doncaster Handicap (1901) Caulfield Stakes (1901, 1902) Melbourne Stakes (1901, 1902, 1903) St George Stakes (1902) Essendon Stakes (1902, 1903) VRC All Aged Stakes (1902) AJC Autumn Stakes (1902) Sydney Cup (1902) AJC All Aged Stakes (1902) AJC Plate (1902) AJC Spring Stakes (1902) AJC Craven Plate (1902) Randwick Plate (1902) C.B.Fisher Plate (1902) October Stakes (1903) VRC Champion Stakes (1903) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2002) VRC Wakeful Stakes | |
| Last updated on 20 September 2010 | |
Wakeful was one of the great Thoroughbred mares of the Australian turf. She had shown her versatility by defeating top racehorses at distances from 5½ furlongs to 3 miles. She was unplaced in only three races.[1]
This bay filly was foaled in 1896, and was by the outstanding racehorse and sire, Trenton from Insomnia by Robinson Crusoe. Her pedigree contained mostly good old colonial bloodlines that had proved their worth in Australian racing and breeding.[1] She was offered at the St Aubins stud dispersal sale in 1900 and purchased by Leslie Macdonald for the bargain price of 310 guineas.[2]