Gloaming (September 1915 – 5 May 1932) was an outstanding Thoroughbredracehorse, owned, trained, and based in New Zealand. He set many records which included the Australasian record (jointly held with Desert Gold, Black Caviar and Winx) of 19 successive wins, many in Principal Races. Gloaming was unusual in that he was a champion who won many major races in both Australia and New Zealand. Gloaming still holds the Australasian record of 45 seconds for four furlongs.
He was a robust bay gelding standing 15 hands 3 inches high with a good length of rein. Gloaming was sired by the good imported racehorse and sire, The Welkin (GB) out of the unplaced mare, Light (GB), by the good sire, Eager. His paternal grandsire was the English Triple Crown champion, Flying Fox. Gloaming was a brother to seven other named horses, all by The Welkin, including Gloaming's Sister (won AJC Kirkham Stakes), but none were nearly so successful as him.[1] Light was inbred in the third generation (3x3) to Sterling.[2]
Gloaming was sold as a yearling in 1916 for 230 guineas to H. Chisholm acting on behalf of George D. Greenwood, of Teviotdale in the Canterbury region, New Zealand. Following the sale he made his first of 15 crossings of the Tasman Sea.[3]
Racing record
Gloaming had a long career, racing from age three to nine years, which included victories over other champion racehorses such as Desert Gold, Beauford, Kennaquhair, Whittier and The Hawk. He was successful at distances from four furlongs to a mile and a half.[1]
He was put into work as a two-year-old, but became shin-sore, and was gelded before being spelled. In June 1918 he was shipped to Sydney, after he had showed promise in track work in New Zealand.[3]
1922 Racebook
Front cover of the 1922 AJC Craven Plate racebook.
Starters and results showing the winner, Gloaming.
Starters and results of the 1922 Craven Plate.
Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates.
At three years: 1918-19
At his first start, in the Sydney Tattersall's Chelmsford Stakes, over nine furlongs, he ran a race record time to defeat a class field that included the imported five-year-old Rebus and Kennaquhair. This was the first time this race had been won by a three-year-old having their first start. In his first season's racing Gloaming went on to win three Derbies, the AJC Australian Derby, the New Zealand Derby Stakes, and also the Great Northern Derby in New Zealand. In addition he
won the 1918 Wellington R.C. (WRC) Champion Plate weight for age (w.f.a.) over 10 furlongs by 21⁄2 lengths
2nd in G. G. Stead Memorial Stakes (w.f.a.) (defeated by the New Zealand Cup winner, Sasanof).
As a seven-year-old Gloaming had 5 starts for 3 wins and 2 seconds. The principal races he won were:
1922 RRC The Hill Stakes 10 f by 11⁄4 lengths from Beauford
1922 AJC Craven Plate Pr 10 f by 3 lengths from Beauford
1922 WRC Champion Plate (w.f.a.) 10 f with 9 st. 4 lbs. (59 kg) in 2:6 1/5 a race record.[3]
At eight years: 1923-24
As an eight-year-old Gloaming had 5 starts for 4 wins and 1 second. The principal races he won were:
1924 WangJC Jackson Stakes (w.f.a.) 6 f
1924 WeRC North Island Challenge Stakes with 10.1 (defeating Quiescent 6.12 by 6 lengths), 7 fur. in 1:27 4/5.[3]
At nine years: 1924-25
As a nine-year-old Gloaming had 10 starts for 8 wins and 2 seconds. The principal races he won were:
1924 AJC Spring Stakes over 12 furlongs (defeating David, Ballymena, and Rivoli).[4]
1924 AJC Craven Plate over 10 f (defeating Ballymena, David, and Nigger Ministrel).
1924 VRC Melbourne Stakes (w.f.a.) 10 f.
1925 Canterbury (N.Z.) Middle Park Plate, 6 fur. with 9 st. 10 lb. by 5 lengths with the 3rd horse a further 3 lengths away.
1925 WRC North Island Challenge Stakes 7 f. with 10.1 (Inferno 8.13, and), 7 fur. in 1.26.
1925 CJC Challenge Stakes 7 f. with 9.11
1925 HBJC Ormond Memorial Gold Cup 8 furlongs with 9.10 (beating The Hawk 9.10)[5]
Summary
Gloaming had 67 race starts, won 57 (including 39 Principal Races) and was second 9 times.[6] Gloaming fell in his only other race start, at barrier rise in the North Island Challenge Stakes which was a race he later won three times. When he retired he was the leading Australian racing stakes winner.[2] He was the first horse to defeat the great mare, Desert Gold over a mile and he still holds the Australasian record of 45 seconds for four furlongs. He jointly held the Australasian record of 19 wins in succession with Desert Gold, who he met five times and defeated four times. The record is now held at 33 wins by Winx.[7]
When Gloaming was retired from the turf to his owner's property at Teviotdale, he was the leading stakes-winner in Australasia with fifty-seven wins and £43,100 in prize-money.[3] He died on 5 May 1932.[8]
Honours
Gloaming has had his portrait painted by the noted equine artist, Martin Stainforth and it was reproduced in Racehorses in Australia.[9]
^"Gloaming". Thoroughbred Heritage Portraits. 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^Gittings, Paul. "29th straight win for Australian wonder horse". CNN. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^"Racehorse Gloaming dies". Stratford Evening Post. 6 May 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^Painting of Gloaming by Martin Stainforth Retrieved 2010-2-28
Gloaming - Profile of a Champion
Gloaming at Thoroughbred Heritage.com
External links
Gloaming
Gloaming's pedigree and partial racing stats
March 10, 2023
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Gloaming September 1915 5 May 1932 was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse owned trained and based in New Zealand He set many records which included the Australasian record jointly held with Desert Gold Black Caviar and Winx of 19 successive wins many in Principal Races Gloaming was unusual in that he was a champion who won many major races in both Australia and New Zealand Gloaming still holds the Australasian record of 45 seconds for four furlongs GloamingSireThe Welkin GB GrandsireFlying FoxDamLight GB DamsireEagerSexGeldingFoaled1915CountryAustraliaColourBayBreederE E D Clarke Melton stud VictoriaOwnerGeorge D GreenwoodTrainerDick MasonRecord67 57 9 0Earnings 43 100Major winsChelmsford Stakes 1918 AJC Derby 1918 New Zealand Derby 1918 Wanganui Guineas 1918 Great Northern Derby 1919 Arc Islington Plate 1918 1919 1920 WRC Wellington Stakes 1919 WANGJC Jackson Stakes 1919 1921 1922 1924 North Island Challenge Stakes 1922 1924 1925 Craven Plate 1919 1922 1924 Hill Stakes 1922 Ormond Memorial Gold Cup 1922 1925 Melbourne Stakes 1924 AJC Spring Stakes 1924 HonoursAustralian Racing Hall of FameNew Zealand Racing Hall of Fame 2006 Gloaming Stakes run at Rosehill RacecourseLast updated on 6 September 2010L R George Greenwood George Young amp Dick Mason Gloaming Contents 1 Breeding 2 Racing record 2 1 1922 Racebook 2 2 At three years 1918 19 2 3 At four years 1919 20 2 4 At five years 1920 21 2 5 At six years 1921 22 2 6 At seven years 1922 23 2 7 At eight years 1923 24 2 8 At nine years 1924 25 2 9 Summary 3 Honours 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBreeding EditHe was a robust bay gelding standing 15 hands 3 inches high with a good length of rein Gloaming was sired by the good imported racehorse and sire The Welkin GB out of the unplaced mare Light GB by the good sire Eager His paternal grandsire was the English Triple Crown champion Flying Fox Gloaming was a brother to seven other named horses all by The Welkin including Gloaming s Sister won AJC Kirkham Stakes but none were nearly so successful as him 1 Light was inbred in the third generation 3x3 to Sterling 2 Gloaming was sold as a yearling in 1916 for 230 guineas to H Chisholm acting on behalf of George D Greenwood of Teviotdale in the Canterbury region New Zealand Following the sale he made his first of 15 crossings of the Tasman Sea 3 Racing record EditGloaming had a long career racing from age three to nine years which included victories over other champion racehorses such as Desert Gold Beauford Kennaquhair Whittier and The Hawk He was successful at distances from four furlongs to a mile and a half 1 He was put into work as a two year old but became shin sore and was gelded before being spelled In June 1918 he was shipped to Sydney after he had showed promise in track work in New Zealand 3 1922 Racebook Edit Front cover of the 1922 AJC Craven Plate racebook Starters and results showing the winner Gloaming Starters and results of the 1922 Craven Plate Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates At three years 1918 19 Edit At his first start in the Sydney Tattersall s Chelmsford Stakes over nine furlongs he ran a race record time to defeat a class field that included the imported five year old Rebus and Kennaquhair This was the first time this race had been won by a three year old having their first start In his first season s racing Gloaming went on to win three Derbies the AJC Australian Derby the New Zealand Derby Stakes and also the Great Northern Derby in New Zealand In addition he won the 1918 Wellington R C WRC Champion Plate weight for age w f a over 10 furlongs by 21 2 lengths 2nd in G G Stead Memorial Stakes w f a defeated by the New Zealand Cup winner Sasanof won Auckland Racing Club ARC Islington Plate w f a 1 mile won Wellington Stakes 5 furlongs in 58 3 5 seconds race record won WeRC Kelburn Plate w f a 4 fur defeating Surveyor 2nd in Taranaki Stakes defeated by Desert Gold won Egmont Stakes defeating Desert Gold won Hawera Stakes defeating Desert Gold won WangJC Wanganui Jackson Stakes w f a 6 fur won WangJC Wanganui Guineas 1 mile won Canterbury Jockey Club CJC Challenge Stakes 7 fur defeating Surveyor fell in the North Island Challenge Stakes which was won by Warplane who was in receipt of 31 lb 1 At four years 1919 20 Edit Gloaming won all but one of his starts during this season All of his starts for this season are listed below won Rosehill Spring Stakes w f a 1 mile defeating Wolaroi and Prince Viridis 2nd in Australian Jockey Club AJC Spring Stakes w f a beaten a head by Poitrel Cetigne 3rd 12 furlongs won AJC Craven Plate w f a 10 furlongs defeating Wolaroi and Rebus 3rd Sasanof won Wellington N Z Champion Plate w f a 10 f defeating Affectation Mascot Vagabond and Desert Gold won G G Stead Memorial Gold Cup 10 f defeating Rossini and Desert Gold won ARC Islington Plate w f a 1 mile won ARC Royal Park Stakes 6 furlongs in 1 13 race record 1 At five years 1920 21 Edit As a five year old Gloaming had 15 race starts and won all of them including these principal races 1920 ARC Islington Plate w f a 8 f 1920 ARC Royal Stakes 6 f 1921 ARC Auckland Plate w f a 12 f 1921 CJC Challenge Stakes 7 f 1921 TaraJC Taranaki Stakes 6 f 1921 WangJC Jackson Stakes w f a 6 f 1 At six years 1921 22 Edit As a six year old Gloaming had 12 race starts and won all but one in which he ran second The principal races he won were 1922 ARC Auckland Plate 12 furlongs 1922 TaraJC Taranaki Stakes 6 furlongs 1922 WangJC Jackson Stakes w f a 6 furlongs in 1 11 4 5 a race record 1922 WRC North Island Challenge Stakes 7 furlongs 1922 CJC Challenge Stakes 7 furlongs 1922 HBJC Ormond Memorial Gold Cup 8 furlongs 3 At seven years 1922 23 Edit As a seven year old Gloaming had 5 starts for 3 wins and 2 seconds The principal races he won were 1922 RRC The Hill Stakes 10 f by 11 4 lengths from Beauford 1922 AJC Craven Plate Pr 10 f by 3 lengths from Beauford 1922 WRC Champion Plate w f a 10 f with 9 st 4 lbs 59 kg in 2 6 1 5 a race record 3 At eight years 1923 24 Edit As an eight year old Gloaming had 5 starts for 4 wins and 1 second The principal races he won were 1924 WangJC Jackson Stakes w f a 6 f 1924 WeRC North Island Challenge Stakes with 10 1 defeating Quiescent 6 12 by 6 lengths 7 fur in 1 27 4 5 3 At nine years 1924 25 Edit As a nine year old Gloaming had 10 starts for 8 wins and 2 seconds The principal races he won were 1924 AJC Spring Stakes over 12 furlongs defeating David Ballymena and Rivoli 4 1924 AJC Craven Plate over 10 f defeating Ballymena David and Nigger Ministrel 1924 VRC Melbourne Stakes w f a 10 f 1925 Canterbury N Z Middle Park Plate 6 fur with 9 st 10 lb by 5 lengths with the 3rd horse a further 3 lengths away 1925 WRC North Island Challenge Stakes 7 f with 10 1 Inferno 8 13 and 7 fur in 1 26 1925 CJC Challenge Stakes 7 f with 9 11 1925 HBJC Ormond Memorial Gold Cup 8 furlongs with 9 10 beating The Hawk 9 10 5 Summary Edit Gloaming had 67 race starts won 57 including 39 Principal Races and was second 9 times 6 Gloaming fell in his only other race start at barrier rise in the North Island Challenge Stakes which was a race he later won three times When he retired he was the leading Australian racing stakes winner 2 He was the first horse to defeat the great mare Desert Gold over a mile and he still holds the Australasian record of 45 seconds for four furlongs He jointly held the Australasian record of 19 wins in succession with Desert Gold who he met five times and defeated four times The record is now held at 33 wins by Winx 7 When Gloaming was retired from the turf to his owner s property at Teviotdale he was the leading stakes winner in Australasia with fifty seven wins and 43 100 in prize money 3 He died on 5 May 1932 8 Honours EditGloaming has had his portrait painted by the noted equine artist Martin Stainforth and it was reproduced in Racehorses in Australia 9 Gloaming was one of five inaugural inductees into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame alongside Carbine Kindergarten Phar Lap and Sunline The Group Three Gloaming Stakes 1 800m contested at Sydney s Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is named in his honour See also EditList of historical horses List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses Repeat winners of horse racesReferences Edit a b c d e Pring Peter Analysis of Champion Racehorses The Thoroughbred Press Sydney 1977 ISBN 0 908133 00 6 a b Ahnert Rainer L Ed in Chief Thoroughbred Breeding of the World Pozdun Publishing Germany 1970 a b c d e f Barrie Douglas M The Australian Bloodhorse Angus amp Robertson Sydney 1956 Gloaming heads Eurythmic The Advertiser Adelaide 7 October 1924 Retrieved 26 December 2010 ASB Gloaming AUS wins Retrieved 21010 9 10 Gloaming Thoroughbred Heritage Portraits 2006 Retrieved 19 March 2020 Gittings Paul 29th straight win for Australian wonder horse CNN Retrieved 7 December 2018 Racehorse Gloaming dies Stratford Evening Post 6 May 1932 p 5 Retrieved 5 May 2019 Painting of Gloaming by Martin Stainforth Retrieved 2010 2 28 Gloaming Profile of a Champion Gloaming at Thoroughbred Heritage comExternal links EditGloaming Gloaming s pedigree and partial racing stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gloaming horse amp oldid 1137780952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
