Heroic
racehorse 1926 Cox Plate winner
Race
horse Heroic was foaled in 1921 and was by Valais out of the mare
Chersonese (by Cylgad)
He had 51 starts for 21
wins, 11 seconds and 4 thirds and won $76124 in prize money
His main wins were in the
Champagne
Stakes, ATC
Derby, VATC Caulfield
Guineas, VATC Caulfield
Stakes, 1926 Cox
Plate, 1926 Newmarket
Handicap, Underwood
Stakes, Chelmsford
Stakes, VRC Ascot Vale Stakes, AJC Autumn Stakes, Memsie
Stakes (twice), William
Reid Stakes, VATC St.
George Stakes and C.F.
Orr Stakes.
At stud he sired other great
champions like Ajax
and Hall
Mark and was Australia's leading sire seven seasons in
a row.
He died in 1939 aged 17.
| Valais |
Cicero |
Cyllene |
Bona Vista |
| Arcadia |
| Gas |
Ayrshire |
| Illuminata |
| Lily
Of The Valley |
Martagon |
Bend
Or |
| Tiger Lily |
| Hamptonia |
Hampton |
| Feronia |
| Chersonese
|
Cylgad |
Cyllene |
Bona Vista |
| Arcadia |
| Gadfly
|
Hampton |
| Merry Duchess |
| Chelandry
|
Goldfinch
|
Ormonde
|
| Thistle |
| Illuminata |
Rosicurian
|
| Paraffin |
Career
Race Wins For Heroic
WON 1-Oct-23 Randwick
Breeders' Plate 5
f
WON 20-Oct-23 Caulfield Gwynn
Nursery 5 f
WON 3-Nov-23 Flemington
Maribyrnong
Plate 5 f
WON 23-Feb-24 Caulfield Alma
Stakes 6 f
WON 6-Mar-24 Flemington Ascot
Vale Stakes 6 f
WON 23-Apr-24 Randwick Champagne
Stakes 6 f
WON 13-Sep-24 Randwick
Chelmsford
Stakes 9 f
WON 4-Oct-24 Randwick
AJC
Derby 12 f
WON 11-Oct-24 Caulfield Caulfield
Guineas 8 f
WON 5-Sep-25 Caulfield
Memsie
Stakes 9 f
WON 10-Oct-25 Caulfield
Caulfield
Stakes 9 f
WON 27-Feb-26 Flemington
Newmarket
Handicap 6 f
WON 7-Apr-26 Randwick Cumberland
Stakes 14 f
WON 28-Aug-26 Williamstown
Underwood
Stakes 8 f
WON 4-Sep-26 Caulfield Memsie
Stakes 9 f
WON 23-Oct-26 Moonee Valley W
S Cox
Plate 9-1/2 f
WON 22-Jan-27 Moonee Valley William
Reid Stakes 6 f
WON 5-Feb-27 Williamstown
C
F Orr Stakes 8 f
WON 12-Feb-27 Caulfield
St
George Stakes 9 f
WON 5-Mar-27 Flemington
King's Plate 16 f
Breeder : Arrowfield Stud, Scone, NSW
Owner : JB Corten then CB Kellow
Cost : 1,800 guineas
Trainer: Cecil Godby then Jack Holt
Jockeys (wins): H Cairns (16) , G.Harrison (3) A. Reed (1)
