30 winsGr 1-3 times, STC HE Tancred S., AJC Derby, Queensland Derby, STC Rosehill Guineas, AJC Sydney Cup, George Main S., Gr 1-twice, Spring Champion S., VATC Caulfield S., Gr 1-twice, WATC Western Mail Classic, Gr 1, AJC Expressway S., Warwick S., Gr 2-3 times, Sydney Turf Kingston, Town S Kingstown, Washington Cnty, Rhode Island Died: 11 Apr 1739 Place: South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island -----4. On top of the last two wins as a two-year-old, he won his next four races in Sydney. Unbeaten over his last six races, Kingston Town ventured to Victoria. He was exhibiting some temperament problems. KINGSTON TOWN (g Bletchingly) Champion 3YO & 4YO+ & Aust. Fittingly, he was one of the first five Thoroughbreds, alongside Carbine, Phar Lap, Bernborough and Tulloch, inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2000. Elsewhere, however, it is described as a 'gaffe',[4] and the replay supports this view in that Kingston Town was within a few lengths of the lead at the time. We Would Love To Hear From You! Many humans, ourselves included, cannot come close to supplying the ancestry that Thoroughbreds possess. Kingston Town was the only horse to win 3 Cox Plates. Finally, there was a Kingston Town from India in 2010, with a pedigree that resembles something that would be drawn up by a geneticist. A fancy pedigree does not ensure success and some rather good Thoroughbreds have come from less than distinguished lines, but good breeding figured prominently in the case of Kingston Town. Northern Dancer, Neartic, Bold Reason, Nearco and Native Dancer are just a few of the champions in this modest version of Kingston Town. Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, List of millionaire racehorses in Australia, "Racing and Sports - Leaders in Horse Racing News, Statistics and Technology", Kingston Town - Profile of the Cox Plate King, 1980 – From A Jack to a King – Kings of the Turf, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingston_Town_(horse)&oldid=1020651919, Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments, Use Australian English from November 2011, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 April 2021, at 08:42. S ire NBS Kingston Town. It was, however, the last word that would be said of Kingstown Town in the Melbourne Cup. He then won his second Warwick Stakes and his second Chelmsford Stakes and his second STC Cup. Born: 19 Jan 1703 Place: So. He was returned to Australia, and, in 1985, an attempt was made to resurrect his career, but he was scratched from his scheduled race and retired. He was third in the 1980 Caulfield Cup, 20th in the 1981 Melbourne Cup, and runner-up in 1982 beaten a neck carrying 59 kg. This Weekend in Racing: Kingston Town Classic. Kingston Town (31 August 1976 - March 1991) was an outstanding Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won a record three Cox Plates and 11 other Group One races in a career spanning from 1979 to 1982. New content will be added above the current area of focus upon selection Breeder: Prize money: € 98,656. ... is delighted with her progress and with the blinkers added stands a great chance of adding some black type to her pedigree. His record stood for 37 years until broken by wonder mare Winx. Rob Heathcote wants to train for you in The Racing League, check out his pitch. Kingston, Jamaica; See also. With all this crossbreeding going on, it is a wonder someone has not produced a Thoroughbred with five legs, but unless that would prove to be an advantage, that mutation has not been developed. Kingston Town then won the Caulfield Stakes for the third time, again at the expense of two New Zealand horses, this time Debs Mate followed by Allez Bijou. Kingstown Town had proven that he could handle the trip by winning at 3200 metres in the Sydney Cup, so it was not a question of distance. Check out our subscriptions! Kingstown is a family run pet shop in Essex with over 50 years’ experience in the industry. Sex Name M Joseph POTTER (AFN:8NRT-X9) Pedigree Born: 30 Jan 1706 Place: So. Gurner’s Lane had won the Caulfield Cup that year and the Melbourne Cup gave him the rare Cups double. But which king? 3yo filly Lush Lashes (last) has a class pedigree – winning pedigrees selects her to defeat the local champ Viva Pataca (4th). It was there that his only weakness was revealed. Kingston Town finally broke his Victoria jinx by winning the 1980 Group 1 Cox Plate (2050 m) at Moonee Valley, a race generally considered the toughest and truest test in weight-for-age racing. Finally, Kingston Town’s last win came in a venture to Western Australia, where he won the Group 1 Western Mail Classic (now the Kingston Town Classic) in Perth.

PGR will always be free to use (yay!). Champagne stakes at Randwick will be nice race, as well the All Aged stakes over 1400m. Contact Us. Sister to KINGSTON TOWN, PRIVATE THOUGHTS, half-sister to HUNTING BOY. Next up was the Caulfield Cup and that run produced a third. A brief aside here is that for finishing second in a Group 2 race in 1982, Kingston Town earned just $4,000, a shocking figure considering that now, simply showing up and finishing 10th or better in a NSW Group race pays more. Others, too, have won more Group 1 races. View Pedigree Description. Bred and raced by Victoria's David H. Hains, who had bred Kingston Town, Kingston Rule was sired by the famed U.S. First was the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200 m), followed by the Listed Heritage Stakes (1500 m), the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000 m), the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400 m), Group 1 AJC Derby (2400 m) and Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200 m). However, we will receive a referral fee from the brands when you sign up to them through us and this may affect the order in which they appear on our site.

. KING OF KINGS (IRE) b. H, 1995 {7} DP = 18-4-20-8-0 (50) DI = 1.78 CD = 0.64 - 7 Starts, 5 Wins, 1 Places, 0 Shows Career Earnings: €357,019 [2] Kingston Town was bred by David Hains, who sold a share in him to G. Monsborough and his wife after the horse failed to reach his reserve as a yearling. The win in the Western Mail Classic at Perth’s Ascot racecourse in the dwindling days of 1982 cemented Kingston Town’s legacy. He raced only five times and his only significant win was The Galaxy. His last race of the spring was the Victoria Derby (2500 m). Kingston Town (31 August 1976 – March 1991) was an outstanding Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who once held a record three Cox Plates and 11 other Group One races in a career spanning from 1979 to 1982. Expectations continued to be high, rightly so, when Kingston Town resumed in August of 1981. Kingston Town (31 August 1976 – March 1991) was an outstanding Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who once held a record three Cox Plates and 11 other Group One races in a career spanning from 1979 to 1982. Polled. One year. Kingston Town returned in February of 1980 and promptly reeled off eight consecutive wins, six in NSW. Horse Runs 2nd or 3rd, *Excl SA. Lazy 8 Polled Brahmans. He came in third in the Caulfield Guineas (1600 m), despite jumping favourite, beaten by an obscure horse named Runaway Kid that won only this one Group 1 race. Kingston is a village and a census-designated place in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the site of the main campus of the University of Rhode Island. From those eight consecutive wins, Kingstown Town resumed as a four-year-old by winning his next three, running his unbeaten streak up to 11. He would pace around his stall endlessly and try to climb the walls. Profile page of horse KINGSTON TOWN 111 Z Disciplines: Jumping. Kingston Town 111 Z Dark chestnut gelding - 2008 - Z | xx : 45.44% ISJ 1.60m. In that time we have gained a reputation for success both on the track with champion racehorses and in the sales ring having broken the European sales records for foals and yearlings numerous times. T.J. Smith was probably not fussed, as Mighty Kingdom was also his horse. Willmott Dixon has further extended its track-record for transforming university campuses by completing a £50m landmark teaching building for Kingston University called Town House. Kingston Town returned in spring as a three-year-old, and what he did from that point on would be unimaginable were it not for the exploits of a couple of mares that followed him, Black Caviar and Winx. Want to see the full pedigree of Kingston Town 111 Z? Blushing Fame (g by Umatilla (NZ)) 3 wins at 1400m in Malaysia. 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