Black Knight racehorse Melbourne Cup winner

Black Knight was foaled in 1979 and was by Silver Knight(Melbourne Cup winner 1971) out of the mare Brenta (by Couer Volant)

He had 9 race wins from 60 starts and Won over $450,000 in prize money

Trained by George Hanlon and ridden by Peter Cook, his main claim to fame was his easy win in the 1984 Melbourne Cup in the time of 3.18.9.

His other man wins were in the 1984 Benalla Cup and a Flemington win in the 1983 Lord Mayors Plate.

He died in 2002 after spending a lot of his later years of life as a police horse in Victoria

 

 

 

Silver Knight	Alcimedes	Alycidon
		Honey Hill
	Cuban Fox	Foxbridge
		Chubin
Brenta	Couer Volant	Palestine
		Diableretta
	Paper Moon	St Magnus
		Valley Belle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant Career Runs

At Age 3
4-Aug-82	Won	15 ran	12-1	B Thomson	55	Geelong	3YO Maiden	1500m	Gilded	1:31.1	Good
16-Feb-83	Won	13 ran	3-1 f	R Heffernan	54.5	Ballarat	Dist Prog Hcp	1500m	Miss Wyfold	1:33.2	Fast
5-Mar-83	4th	9 ran	12-1	R Heffernan	49	Caulfield	Stanley Plate	2000m	Admiral Lincoln	2:03.8	Fast
16-Mar-83	2nd	9 ran	4-5 f	R Heffernan	54.5	Kyneton	Davco Hcp	1850m	Lady Plutus	1:56.2	Good
4-Apr-83	4th	16 ran	7-1 e f	R Heffernan	52.5	Caulfield	Normanby Hcp	2400m	Rauriki Rose	2:31.6	Good
23-Apr-83	Won	12 ran	4-1	D Gauci	48.5	Caulfield	Gippsland Hcp	2400m	Bidston Hill	2:31.1	Fast
14-May-83	4th	14 ran	3-1	D Gauci	50.5	Sandown	Textile Hcp	2400m	Palomine	2:37.8	Dead
4-Jun-83	3rd	17 ran	6-1	D Brereton	50.5	Sandown	Flinders Hcp	2400m	Stookland	2:39.1	Slow
At Age 4
6-Aug-83	3rd	16 ran	12-1	D Gauci	50.5	Sandown	Matrice Welter	1600m	Centricity	1:45.3	Heavy
24-Aug-83	3rd	16 ran	16-1	B Fitzgerald	50	Flemington	Peter Pan Welter	1600m	Centra Briseis	1:37.6	Slow
10-Sep-83	Won	15 ran	7-2 f	R Heffernan	51.5	Flemington	Lord Mayor's Plate	2000m	Sarfraz	2:11.8	Heavy
22-Sep-83	4th	8 ran	6-4 f	B Thomson	52.5	Caulfield	Bill Williamson Hcp	2400m	Sarfraz	2:35.3	Dead
1-Oct-83	2nd	11 ran	11-1	R Heffernan	50	Flemington	Navy Day Hcp	2500m	Mr. Jazz	2:36.9	Fast
At Age 5
8-Sep-84	Won	15 ran	16-1	R Heffernan	54	Flemington	Lord Mayor's Plate	2000m	Ellis	2:05.1	Good
19-Sep-84	4th	9 ran	10-1	R Heffernan	58.5	Flemington	Scobie Welter	2000m	Zamarino	2:11.9	Heavy
8-Oct-84	Won	12 ran	7-4 f	R Heffernan	54.5	Benalla	Benalla Cup	2100m	Noble Falcon	2:13.6	Good
24-Oct-84	2nd	17 ran	12-1	R Heffernan	52	Geelong	Geelong Cup	2400m	Chagemar	2:26.0	Fast
3-Nov-84	3rd	9 ran	4-1	H White	52.5	Flemington	The Dalgety	2500m	Chagemar	2:39.1	Fast
6-Nov-84	Won	19 ran	10-1	P Cook	50	Flemington	Melbourne Cup	3200m	Chagemar	3:18.9	Fast
13-Jul-85	3rd	8 ran	30-1	P Cook	57	Doomben	Dual Control Hcp	1350m	Bank Coin	1:22.6	Slow
At Age 6
22-Aug-85	3rd	8 ran	7-2	J Masset	58.5	Geelong	Victoria Bitter	1700m	Quiet Assassin	1:54.5	Slow
28-Sep-85	Won	12 ran	7-2	H White	56.5	Moonee Valley	R.V. Moon Hcp	2020m	What A Nuisance	2:08.5	Dead
At Age 7
23-Aug-86	Won	12 ran	9-1	P Alderman	57	Moonee Valley	Benson & Hedges	1600m	Short Row	1:37.9	Dead
13-Sep-86	4th	10 ran	2-1 f	H White	58.5	Flemington	Lord Mayor's Plate	2000m	Dynasty Prince	2:02.7	Good
25-Sep-86	3rd	13 ran	50-1	D Murphy	59	Caulfield	Underwood Stakes	2000m	Bonecrusher	2:01.1	Good
11-Oct-86	2nd	6 ran	30-1	J A Cassidy	59	Caulfield	Caulfield Stakes	2000m	Bonecrusher	2:00.6	Good