Nightmarch
racehorse Melbourne Cup winner
New
Zealand racehorse Nightmarch was foaled in 1925 and was by Night Raid
out of the mare Marsa (by Martian)
From 69 starts he won 22
times, ran 18 seconds and 11 thirds for a total prize money haul of
£32,116.
His main wins included the
1929 W.
S. Cox Plate, 1929 VRC Melbourne
Cup, 1929 AJC
Epsom Handicap, and Rawson Stakes together with numerous top company
wins in New Zealand.
| Night Raid
|
Radium |
Bend Or |
| Taia |
| Sentiment |
Spearmint |
| Flair |
| Marsa |
Martian |
Martagon |
| Otterden |
| Nantes |
Stepniak |
| Huguenot |
TWO YEARS:
1927-1928 Starts 9: 2-1-1-5
Unpl-18 12/10/1927. 5L x 4L Wingatui, DJC McLean Stakes 5f. 1005m.
8.5. 53kg 1.01.8. Childsplay 8.0 1st
Unpl-10 15/10/1927. 2L x 2L Wingatui, DJC Dominion Hcp 5f. 1005m.
8.0. 51kg 1.06.0. Heavy, Battle Maid (AUS) 7.11 1st
Unpl-7 26/12/1927. 5L x 3L Wingatui, DJC Dunedin Hcp 5f. 1005m. 7.6.
47kg 1.02.2. Excellent, Rin Tin Tin 8.8 1st
1st-8 27/12/1927. 3L x nk Wingatui, DJC
Juvenile Hcp 5f. 1005m. 7.4. 46.5kg 1.03.2. Good, Red Jazz 7.10 2nd
3rd-7 9/02/1928. 1.5L x 2L Wingatui, DJC Champagne Stakes 8.10. 55.5kg
1.14.6. Goblin Market 8.13 1st
DH 1st-9 11/02/1928. DH x 1.5L Wingatui, DJC Hopeful Stakes 5f. 1005m.
8.7. 54kg 1.05.0. Splendid, Full Feather DH 8.7 1st
2nd-7 28/03/1928. 1L x 3L Ascot Park, SouthlandRC Juvenile Hcp 6f.
1207m. 8.10. 55.5kg 1.17.8 Holding, Rin Tin Tin 8.10 1st
Unpl-6 9/04/1928. 1L x 0.5L Riccarton, CJC Champagne Stakes 6f. 1207m.
8.10. 55.5kg 1.13.0. Prickles 8.8 1st
4th-12 10/04/1928. 1L x 0.5L Riccarton, CJC Autumn Nursery Hcp 6f.
1207m. 8.8. 54.5kg 1.12.8. Rin Tin Tin 8.11 1st
THREE YEARS: 1928-1929 Starts 14: 6-4-2-2
2nd 22/09/1928. 0.5L x hd Ashburton, near AshRC Fairfield Hack Hcp
8f. 1609m. 8.2. 52kg 1.41.2. Beau Geste 8.3 1st
1st-5 27/10/1928. 1L x 0.5L Motukarara,
near BanksPenRC Le Bons Hcp 7f. 1408m. 8.7. 54kg 1.30.0. Moratorium
7.10 2nd
1st-16 3/11/1928. 0.5L x 1L Riccarton,
CJC Linwood Hcp 7f. 1408m. 8.10. 55.5kg 1.27.0. Red Heckle 8.3 2nd
1st-8 5/11/1928. 1L x 1.5L Riccarton,
CJC New Zealand Derby Stakes (G1) 12f. 2414m. 8.10. 55.5kg 2.37.6.
Cashier 8.10 2nd
2nd-5 10/12/1928. Hd x 2L Ashburton, near AshRC Wakanui Hcp 6f. 1207m.
9.2. 58kg 1.12.8. Bouyant 7.12 1st
3rd-9 27/12/1928. 2L x 4L Awapuni, MwtuRC Awapuni Hcp 6f. 1207m. 8.5.
53kg 1.14.2. Silver Paper 8.3 1st
2nd-8 29/12/1928. Nse x nse Awapuni, MwtuRC Liverpool Hcp 9f. 1810m.
8.5. 53kg 1.57.4. Very Soft, Historic 8.1 1st
1st-9 1/01/1929. 1.5L x 1L Marton, MartonJC
Marton Cup 10f. 37y. 2045m. 8.3. 52kg 2.10.0. Star Area 8.7 2nd
5th-17 22/01/1929. Hd x hd Trentham, WeRC Telegraph Hcp 6f. 1207m.
7.12. 50kg 1.11.75. Meadow Lark 7.0 1st
5th-10 26/01/1929. 0.5L x 1L Trentham, WeRC Summer Hcp 8f. 1609m.
7.13. 50.5kg 1.39.5. Royal Saxon 7.8 1st
1st-9 14/02/1929. 3L x 3L Wingatui, DJC
Dunedin Cup 12f. 2414m. 8.0. 51kg 2.32.2. Pink Note 8.6 2nd
3rd-5 18/03/1929. Nk x 2L Trentham, WeRC Trentham Gold Cup 16f. 3219m.
8.0. 51kg 3.27.0. Rapier 9.4 1st
2nd-5 20/03/1929. 1L x 0.5L Awapuni, MwtuRC Awapuni Gold Cup 10f.
2011m. 8.4. 52.5kg 2.09.8. Rapier 9.2 1st
1st-7 2/04/1929. 1L x 2L Riccarton, CJC
Great Autumn Hcp 12f. 2414m. 8.5. 53kg 2.33.8. Seatown 7.8 2nd
FOUR YEARS: 1929-1930 Starts 16: 8-3-4-1
Unpl-25 24/08/1929. 0.5L x 2L Rosehill, RRC Three And Four Year Old
Hcp 7f. 1408m. 9.11. 62kg 1.27.0. Ticino 8.3 3/1EF 1st
1st-20 14/09/1929. 2L x 0.5L Randwick,
Tattersalls' Club Spring Hcp 10f. 2011m. 9.4. 59kg 2.05.0. 6/1. Paquito
9.3 9/4F 2nd
3rd-7 21/09/1929. 0.75L x ½ nk Rosehill, RRC Hill
Stakes 8f. 1609m. 9.0. 57kg 1.38.5 9/2. Winalot
9.3 12/1 1st
1st-20 5/10/1929. 2L x 1.5L Randwick,
AJC Epsom
Handicap (G1) 8f. 1609m. 9.4. 59kg 1.36.75. 5/1. Reonui
9.1 50/1 2nd
2nd-14 7/10/1929. 0.5L x 0.5L Randwick, AJC
Metropolitan 13f. 2615m. 9.12. 62.5kg 2.44.0. 3/1F Loquacious
8.11 5/1 1st
1st-6 12/10/1929. 2L x 3L Randwick, AJC
Randwick Plate 16f. 3219m. 9.0. 57kg 3.37.25. 10/9F Kidaides 9.4 20/1
2nd
1st-4 26/10/1929. Sht nk x sht nk Moonee
Valley, MVRC W.S. Cox
Plate (G1) 9.5f. 1911m. 9.0. 57kg 2.01.5 5/4F Highland
9.1 5/2 2nd
3rd-5 2/11/1929. Nk x 0.5L Flemington, VRC Melbourne Stakes (later
Mackinnon
Stakes) 10f. 2011m. 9.0. 57kg 2.04.25 5/4EF High Syce 5/4EF
1st
1st-14 5/11/1929. 3L x 1L Flemington,
VRC Melbourne
Cup (G1) 16f. 3219m. 9.2. 58kg 3.26.5. 6/1. Paquito 8.5
33/1 2nd
1st-4 15/02/1930. 0.75L x 3L Wingatui,
Dunedin, NZ DJC James Hazlett Gold Cup 8f. 1609m. 9.10. 62kg 1.40.6.
Paquito 9.1 2nd
3rd-9 22/03/1930. 6L x 2L run at Moorefield, HawkRC Hawkesbury Autumn
Hcp 10f. 2011m. 10.7. 66.5kg 2.06.0. 9/10F Cavedweller 8.1 7/1 1st
1st-5 5/04/1930. 3L x 6L Rosehill, RRC
Rawson
Stakes (G1) 9f. 1810m. 9.0. 57kg 1.54.5. 8/11F Chide 8.11
2/1 2nd
3rd-5 12/04/1930. 2.5L x nk Warwick Farm, AJC
Chipping Norton
Stakes 10f. 2011m. 9.7. 60kg 2.06.0. 5/2. Phar
Lap 8.10 5/4F 1st
1st-5 19/04/1930. Sht hd x 0.5L Randwick,
AJC Autumn
Stakes 12f. 2414m. 9.0. 57kg 2.33.25. 9/10F Amounis
9.0 1/1 2nd
2nd-4 23/04/1930. 1L x 0.75L Randwick, AJC
All-Aged Stakes 8f.
1609m. 9.0. 57kg 1.37.0. 11/8EF Amounis
8.12 11/8EF 1st
2nd-3 26/04/1930. 10L x 0.75L Randwick, AJC Plate (later AJC Queen
Elizabeth Stakes) 18f. 3621m. 9.0. 57kg 3.49.5. 9/4. Phar
Lap 7.13 2/5F 1st
FIVE YEARS: 1930-1931 Starts 17: 5-6-3-3
3rd-10 30/08/1930. Sht hd x 3L Warwick Farm, AJC Warwick
Stakes 8f. 1609m. 9.3. 58.5kg 1.38.0. 7/2. Amounis
9.0 6/1 1st
3rd-9 6/09/1930. 0.5L x 1L Canterbury, CPRC
Canterbury
Stakes 6f. 1207m. 9.2. 58kg 1.12.25. 7/2. Holdfast 8.11
2/1F 1st
2nd-7 13/09/1930. 2.5L x sht nk Randwick, Tattersall's Club Chelmsford
Stakes 9f. 1810m. 9.11. 62kg 1.51.5. 9/2.Phar
Lap 9.4 1/5F 1st
2nd-7 20/09/1930. 1L x 1.5L Rosehill, RRC Hill
Stakes 8f. 1609m. 9.3. 58.5kg 1.40.0. 4/1. Phar
Lap 9.4 2/7F 1st
2nd-5 4/10/1930. 0.5L x 3L Randwick, AJC Spring
Stakes 12f. 2414m. 9.5. 59.5kg 2.33.25. 7/1. Phar
Lap 8.11 1/10F 1st
2nd-4 8/10/1930. 6L x 10L Randwick, AJC Craven
Plate 10f. 2011m. 9.4. 59kg 2.03.0. 5/1. Phar
Lap 8.11 1/6F 1st
1st-13 8/11/1930. 0.5L x 2L Riccarton,
Christchurch, NZ CJC New Zealand Cup (G1) 16f. 3219m. 9.6. 60kg 3.26.5.
Good, Concentrate 8.10 2nd
1st-4 12/11/1930. 4L x 8L Riccarton,
Christchurch, NZ CJC Canterbury Cup 16f. 3219m. 9.5. 59.5kg 3.52.2.
Good Concentrate 9.5 2nd
2nd-3 15/11/1930. Hd x 3L Riccarton, Christchurch, NZ CJC G. G. Stead
Gold Cup 10f. 2011m. 9.3. 58.5kg 2.11.4. Good Cylinder 7.12 1st
Unpl-12 26/12/1930. Nk x 2L Ellerslie, AuRC Auckland Cup 16f. 3219m.
9.13. 63kg 3.25.5. Fast, Motere 7.0 (44.5kg) 1st
Unpl-6 29/12/1930. 1.75L x 0.75L Ellerslie, AuRC The King's Plate
8f. 1609m. 9.2. 58kg 1.36.6. Fast Karapoti 8.2 1st
1st-5 2/01/1931. 1.25L x 0.75L Ellerslie,
AuRC Clifford Plate 10f. 2011m. 9.3. 58.5kg 2.17.0. Holding, Lady
Pam 7.13 2nd
Unpl-16 20/01/1931. 0.75L x 2L Trentham, WeRC Wellington Cup 12f.
2414m. 9.12. 62.5kg 2.37.5. Heavy, Stanchion cd 7.1 (45kg) 1st
3rd-9 22/01/1930. 0.5L x hd Trentham, WeRC Wellington Racing Club
Hcp 11f. 2212m. 9.10. 62kg 2.22.0. Dead, Lady Pam cd 7.9½ (49kg)
1st
1st-4 17/03/1931. 1L x 4L Trentham, WeRC
Trentham Gold Cup 16f. 3219m. 9.4. 59kg 3.28.75. Fast, Karapoti 8.0
2nd
1st-5 21/03/1931. 3L x hd Awapuni, Palmerston
North, NZ MwtuRC Awapuni Cup 10f. 2011m. 9.2. 58kg 2.06.0. Fast, Vertigern
9.2 2nd
2nd-7 7/04/1931. 1L x 1.25L Riccarton, CJC Thirty-Ninth Challenge
Stakes 7f. 1408m. 9.11. 62kg 1.25.2. Good, Cricket Bat 6.10 1st
SIX YEARS: 1931-1932 Starts 7: 3-3-0-1
2nd-11 11/02/1932. 2L x 0.5L Wingatui, DJC James Hazlett Gold Cup
7f. 1408m. 9.1. 57.5kg 1.26.8. Good, Cricket Bat 8.5 1st
2nd-6 12/03/1932. 2.25L x ½ nk Rosehill, RRC Rawson
Stakes9f. 1810m. 9.2. 58kg 1.52.5 20/1. Ammon Ra 8.1 4/6F
1st
2nd-9 19/03/1932. 0.5L x 1L Warwick Farm, AJC Chipping
Norton Stakes 10f. 2011m. 9.2. 58kg 2.05.0. 4/1. Ammon
Ra 8.8 4/6F 1st
1st-7 26/03/1932. 1.75L x hd Randwick,
AJC Autumn
Stakes 12f. 2414m. 9.3. 58.5kg 2.36.0. 4/6F Veilmond 9.0
7/4 2nd
1st-6 30/03/1932. 0.5L x 0.5L Randwick,
AJC Cumberland Stakes 14f. 2816m. 9.3. 58.5kg 2.59.25. 1/1F. Veilmond
9.0 5/2 2nd
4th-4 2/04/1932. 3L x 1.5L Randwick, AJC Plate (later Queen
Elizabeth Stakes) 18f. 3621m. 9.4. 59kg 3.54.5 4/7F Veilmond
9.0 9/4 1st
1st-5 20/04/1932. 2.5L x 3L Awapuni,
Palmerston North, NZ MwtuRC Awapuni Cup 10f. 2011m. 9.2. 58kg 2.08.8.
Dead, Gay Crest 9.2 2nd
SEVEN YEARS: 1932-1933 Starts 6: 0-1-1-4
5th-13 27/08/1932. ½ nk x 1L Warwick Farm, AJC Warwick
Stakes 8f. 1609m. 9.3. 58.5kg 1.38.0 (ECR) Johnnie Jason
8.11 6/1 1st
8th-8 12/09/1932. 2.5L x 2L Randwick, Tatts (NSW) Chelmsford
Stakes 9f. 1810m. 9.11. 62kg 1.59.0. 7/2EF Gaine Carrington
8.2 12/1 1st
2nd-8 17/09/1932. 0.5L x 0.75L Rosehill, RRC Hill
Stakes 8f. 1609m. 9.3. 58.5kg 1.42.0. 12/1.
Peter Pan 7.7 5/1 1st
3rd-9 1/10/1932. 2L x 2L Randwick, AJC Spring
Stakes 12f. 2414m. 9.6. 60kg 2.38.0. 7/4F Veilmond 9.5
2/1 1st
Unpl-6 5/10/1932. 0.75L x ½ nk Randwick, AJC Craven
Plate 10f. 2011m. 9.4. 59kg 2.05.5. 4/1. Chatham
9.0 2/1F 1st
4th-5 8/10/1932. 3L x 1.5L Randwick, AJC Randwick Plate 16f. 3219m.
9.7. 60kg 3.32.5. 9/2. Lough
Neagh 8.11 8/1 1st
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