Gloaming
- Australian race horse champion
Gloaming
was foaled in 1915 and was by The Welkin out of the mare
Light (by Eager)
He was an amazing
horse that won 57 races from his 67 starts in Australian
and New Zealand, at one stage winning 19 in a row. From
his 10 non winning starts he ran second 9 times and amassed
£43100 in prize money.
Trained by Dick
Mason, his main wins included the Challenge
Stakes, Craven
Plate, Spring Stakes, Hill Stakes, AJC
Derby, New Zealand Derby and Chelmsford
Stakes.
The annual Group
III Gloaming Stakes over 1,800m contested at Rosehill
is named in his honour.
