Kennaquhair
racehorse Sydney Cup winner
Kennaquhair
was foaled in 1914 and was by Kenilworth out of the mare
Calluna (by Manton)
From
72 starts he had 10 wins and dozens of placings and won
£17,126.
Trained
by Bill Stringer, his main win was in the Sydney
Cup of 1920 carrying 59.5kgs (9 stone 5lbs).
He
also won the AJC Metropolitan, VRC Queen
Elizabeth Stakes, Tattersall's
Club Cup and AJC Spring Stakes which is now the Colin
Stephens Quality Hdcp.
In
1921 Kennaquhair starred as the heroine's horse, Alert
in the silent, black and white film, Silks and Saddles.
(Released overseas as Queen of the Turf).
He
died in 1934.
