After doing his early racing in New Zealand, Tawrrific won the South Australian St Leger at three, and, despite finishing 12th in the 1988 Melbourne Cup, had shown staying talent in winning the AJC St Leger at four, and finishing fourth in the Sydney and Brisbane Cups.[2]
Melbourne Cup winner
Allotted 54 kilograms for the 1989 Melbourne Cup, Tawrrific was placed in lead-up races at Sandown, Caulfield, Flemington, and Moonee Valley, but fell out of favour with many punters when finishing second-last in the Caulfield Cup. In the Melbourne Cup, Tawrrific came down the centre of the track with a well-timed run by Dye, and defeated his stablemate Super Impose by just over two lengths. The victory was Freedman's first in the race, and a significant career milestone for the young trainer.[3] The win also significant in the rise of Dye, a former champion apprentice in New Zealand.
Later career
Following the Melbourne Cup, Tawrrific won the Cox Stakes, in Perth, and raced for a further 18 months, but with limited success. At six, he won a race over 2,500 metres at Flemington – which now carries Listed status – and finished 16th in the 1990 Melbourne Cup.
Stud career
Exported to Ireland on 15 January 1999, Tawrrific stood as a jumps stallion at Tullaghansleek Stud in Castletown-Geoghegan in County Westmeath,[4] and the Australian Stud Book records him as the sire of two stakeswinners. Tawriffic died just a few months later from a twisted bowel.[5]
tawrrific, 1984, 1999, thoroughbred, racehorse, best, remembered, winning, 1989, melbourne, trained, freedman, ridden, shane, then, record, time, three, minutes, seconds, siretawfiqgrandsireblushing, groomdamjoyartydamsirenoble, bijousexstallionfoaled21, novem. Tawrrific 1984 1999 was a Thoroughbred racehorse who is best remembered for winning the 1989 Melbourne Cup 1 Trained by Lee Freedman and ridden by Shane Dye he won in the then record time of three minutes and 17 1 seconds TawrrificSireTawfiqGrandsireBlushing GroomDamJoyartyDamsireNoble BijouSexStallionFoaled21 November 1984Died1999 aged 14 15 CountryNew ZealandColourBayBreederMr N T Broderick amp Mesdames L H Lillicrapp amp M J SecretanOwnerB F Avery et al TrainerLee FreedmanRecord67 9 7 8EarningsA 1 558 434Major winsSouth Australian St Leger 1988 AJC St Leger 1989 Melbourne Cup 1989 CB Cox Stakes 1989 Last updated on 29 October 2009 Contents 1 Early career 2 Melbourne Cup winner 3 Later career 4 Stud career 5 References 6 External links 7 See alsoEarly career EditAfter doing his early racing in New Zealand Tawrrific won the South Australian St Leger at three and despite finishing 12th in the 1988 Melbourne Cup had shown staying talent in winning the AJC St Leger at four and finishing fourth in the Sydney and Brisbane Cups 2 Melbourne Cup winner EditAllotted 54 kilograms for the 1989 Melbourne Cup Tawrrific was placed in lead up races at Sandown Caulfield Flemington and Moonee Valley but fell out of favour with many punters when finishing second last in the Caulfield Cup In the Melbourne Cup Tawrrific came down the centre of the track with a well timed run by Dye and defeated his stablemate Super Impose by just over two lengths The victory was Freedman s first in the race and a significant career milestone for the young trainer 3 The win also significant in the rise of Dye a former champion apprentice in New Zealand Later career EditFollowing the Melbourne Cup Tawrrific won the Cox Stakes in Perth and raced for a further 18 months but with limited success At six he won a race over 2 500 metres at Flemington which now carries Listed status and finished 16th in the 1990 Melbourne Cup Stud career EditExported to Ireland on 15 January 1999 Tawrrific stood as a jumps stallion at Tullaghansleek Stud in Castletown Geoghegan in County Westmeath 4 and the Australian Stud Book records him as the sire of two stakeswinners Tawriffic died just a few months later from a twisted bowel 5 References Edit 1989 Melbourne Cup result Tawrrific s racing career Freedman Racing Trainer s web site Tawrrific at Tullaghansleek Stud including picture from the 1989 Melbourne Cup Australian Stud Book Summary for TawrrificExternal links EditTawrrific s pedigree and partial racing statsSee also EditList of millionaire racehorses in Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tawrrific amp oldid 1087897517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
