Cuddle (horse)
Cuddle was an outstanding New Zealand Thoroughbred racemare that won a large number of major races including the 1935 and 1936 Auckland Cups in race record time. She went to Australia in 1936, where she won a number of races including the Doncaster Handicap.[1]
| Cuddle | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Psychology (GB) |
| Grandsire | Tracery (USA) |
| Dam | Caress (NZ) |
| Damsire | Martian (NZ) |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1929 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | C J Stowe, Hastings (first 16 races) then R J Murphy, Wellington |
| Trainer | C J Stowe, Hastings (first 16 races) |
| Record | 66: 23–14–5 |
| Earnings | $24,264 |
| Major wins | |
| New Zealand Cup (1935) Auckland Cup (1935,1936) All Aged Stakes (1936) Doncaster Handicap (1936) St George Stakes (1936) | |
| Honours | |
| New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame Cuddle Stakes | |
| Last updated on 17 November 2010 | |
Cuddle was a filly foaled in 1929 by the good racehorse and sire, Psychology (GB) out of the place-getter, Caress (NZ) by the leading sire, Martian.[2]
Her regular rider in New Zealand was Jim Ellis. When she went to Australia she was ridden by expatriate New Zealanders Keith Voitre and Maurice McCarten.
Principal race wins
- 1935 Auckland Cup, ridden by Jim Ellis.
- 1935 ARC King's Plate
- 1935 New Zealand Cup, Jim Ellis.
- 1935 WRC Summer Handicap
- 1936 All Aged Stakes, Maurice McCarten
- 1936 Doncaster Handicap (carrying 58 kg, a record for a mare until Sunline achieved it, and only two horses have carried more weight since, Super Impose (59) and Gunsynd with 60.5), Maurice McCarten.
- 1936 Auckland Cup, Jim Ellis.
- 1936, 1937 ARC Clifford Plate
- 1936 ARC King's Plate
- 1936 St George Stakes, Keith Voitre.
- 1937 CJC Canterbury Cup[3]
Cuddle was the dam eight foals, seven raced, with six winners, including the Principal Race winners:
- Beau Cheval (won Adelaide Cup etc.),
- Gamble (Timaru Cup)
She has a race named after her for fillies and mares called the "Cuddle Stakes" run at Trentham Racecourse.[4]
References
- Success in Australia
- Pring, Peter; Analysis of Champion Racehorses, The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, ISBN 0-908133-00-6
- ASB: Cuddle (NZ) Retrieved 17 November 2010
- Cuddle Stakes Archived 14 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine