Savabeel
Savabeel is a retired Australian Thoroughbred race horse and active sire. He is best known for his win in the 2004 Cox Plate. He was trained by Graeme Rogerson, and ridden by Chris Munce in his most important wins.
| Savabeel | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Zabeel |
| Grandsire | Sir Tristram |
| Dam | Savannah Success |
| Damsire | Success Express |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 23 September 2001 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Glenlogan Park |
| Owner | Graeme Rogerson, B Reid, M Whitby et al |
| Trainer | Graeme Rogerson |
| Record | 14: 3-3-1 |
| Major wins | |
| Spring Champion Stakes (2004) W S Cox Plate (2004) | |
Breeding
Savabeel, foaled on 23 September 2001, is a brown horse sired by champion New Zealand sire Zabeel out of the multiple Group 1 winner Savannah Success.[1]
Racing career
In Spring 2004 he won the race considered the Weight for Age Championship of Australasia, the Cox Plate, beating the previous year's winner Fields of Omagh. He was the first three-year-old to win the race since another son of Zabeel, Octagonal won the race nine years earlier in 1995. At the time of Savabeel's Cox Plate win, Rogerson described him as the best horse he had ever trained.[2]
Savabeel also won the 2004 Spring Champion Stakes at Group One level over 2000m.
After an excellent run for second behind Elvstroem in the C F Orr Stakes in February 2005, Savabeel had an unsuccessful autumn campaign which saw him only place once and was retired to stud in 2005.
All in all, he retired the winner of $2,760,460 in stakes. Savabeel started on 14 occasions, winning 3 and placing on 4 occasions.
Stud career
Savabeel stands at Waikato Stud in the North Island of New Zealand, as one of the primary stallions.[3]
Savabeel made a clean sweep of New Zealand's three stallion categories for the 2016–17 season. For the second straight year the stallion won the Grosvenor Award for New Zealand stakes earnings, the Dewar Stallion Trophy for Australasian earnings and the Centaine Award for global earnings.[4]
Notable stock
Savabeel has sired 20 individual Group 1 winners:
'c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
| 2007 | Scarlett Lady | f | Queensland Oaks, New Zealand Stakes |
| 2008 | Brambles | g | Queensland Derby |
| 2008 | Diademe | f | New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes |
| 2008 | Sangster | g | Victoria Derby, International Stakes, Auckland Cup |
| 2009 | Costume | f | Herbie Dyke Stakes, Livamol Classic |
| 2009 | Soriano | f | Zabeel Classic, Herbie Dyke Stakes |
| 2010 | Kawi | g | Challenge Stakes, Zabeel Classic, Thorndon Mile, Horlicks Plate, Haunui Farm Classic, Captain Cook Stakes |
| 2010 | Lucia Valentina | f | Vinery Stud Stakes, Turnbull Stakes, Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
| 2011 | Savaria | f | New Zealand Oaks |
| 2011 | Shillelagh | f | Kennedy Mile, Empire Rose Stakes |
| 2011 | Sound Proposition | g | Easter Handicap |
| 2012 | Pasadena Girl | f | Champagne Stakes |
| 2013 | Hall Of Fame | c | Levin Classic |
| 2015 | Nicoletta | f | New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes |
| 2014 | Embellish | c | New Zealand 2000 Guineas |
| 2014 | Hasahalo | f | New Zealand 1000 Guineas |
| 2014 | Savvy Coup | f | New Zealand Oaks, Livamol Classic |
| 2015 | Sword Of Osman | c | Sistema Stakes |
| 2016 | Probabeel | f | Bill Ritchie Handicap, Surround Stakes, Epsom Handicap. Also the winner of the Karaka Million 2YO and 3YO races |
| 2017 | Cool Aza Beel | c | Sistema Stakes |
References
- "Savabeel pedigree". Equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- Joel Zander (2004-10-23). "Savabeel cruises to stunning Cox Plate win". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- "Savabeel". Waikato Stud. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- "Savabeel dominates sire awards". Breednet.
See also
- Thoroughbred racing in Australia
- Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand
- List of millionaire racehorses in Australia