Century
- Australian race horse
Century
was foaled in 1969 and was by Better Boy out of the mare
Royal Suite (by Rego)
In
his career he had 29 starts for 11 wins, 9 seconds and
3 thirds for a total of $172,530 in prize money.
His
main wins were in the Moonee Valley Stakes in 1972 as
well as the VRC
Sires Produce, Ascot Vale Stakes and Freeway Stakes
(now known as the Manikato
Stakes).
The
following year his main wins were in the Craven A Plate,
Newmarket
Handicap and Lightning
Handicap.
Retired
to stud he was Australian Champion Sire in 1978 and sired
other great sires like Rubiton, Stage
Hit and Double
Century.
