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Placid
Ark racehorse Lightning Stakes winner
Racehorse Placid Ark was foaled in 1983 and was
by Arkenstone out of the mare Northern Queen (by Star Of The North)
His main wins were in the
1987 VATC Oakleigh Plate, 1987 VRC Lightning Stakes, 1987 VRC Newmarket
Handicap, 1987 AJ Moir Stakes, 1987 STC Canterbury Stakes , 1987 VRC
Linlithgow Stakes (now Salinger), 1987 WATC Winterbottom Stakes and
1987 VRC Rupert Steele Stakes.
His feats as a three year
old saw Placid Ark honoured as Australian Racehorse of the Year for
the 1986/87 season.
He died in 1988 after shattering
a sesamoid bone.
| Arkenstone |
Zvornik |
Todman |
| Rijeka |
| Miss
Gilee |
The
Lampert |
| Jennie
Blue |
| Northern
Queen |
Star
Of The North |
Prince
Taj |
| My
Dear Girl |
| Dark
Martini |
Romantic |
| Coronation
Lass |
Placid Ark Career
Highlights:
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AT
2 |
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12-Feb-86 |
Won |
6
ran |
3-1 |
K Watson |
53 |
Bunbury |
1000m |
2YO Hcp |
Jungle Dawn |
0:58.7 |
Good |
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AT
3 |
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25-Oct-86 |
Won |
16
ran |
5-2 |
J Scorse |
54.5 |
Ascot |
1200m |
Landcruiser |
Princess Todman |
1:10.4 |
Fast |
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8-Nov-86 |
2nd |
10
ran |
2-1 |
J Scorse |
52.5 |
Ascot |
1400m |
Ellis Quality Sp |
Fair Sir |
1:21.8 |
Fast |
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15-Nov-86 |
Won |
14
ran |
1-2
f |
J Scorse |
52.5 |
Ascot |
1200m |
City Of Belmont |
Manhattan |
1:09.9 |
Fast |
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6-Dec-86 |
Won |
11
ran |
1-3
f |
J Scorse |
55.5 |
Ascot |
1200m |
Summer Quality |
King's Cascade |
1:10.7 |
Fast |
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20-Dec-86 |
3rd |
10
ran |
1-4
f |
J Scorse |
57 |
Ascot |
1400m |
Raconteur Quality |
Cold Hearted |
1:22.2 |
Fast |
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3-Jan-87 |
Won |
11
ran |
1-2
f |
K Watson |
55.5 |
Ascot |
1400m |
Lee
Steere Stakes |
Cold Hearted |
1:22.7 |
Fast |
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14-Feb-87 |
Won |
18
ran |
7-1 |
J Scorse |
54 |
Flemington |
1000m |
Lightning
Stakes |
Special |
0:56.6 |
Fast |
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21-Feb-87 |
Won |
17
ran |
11-4
f |
J Scorse |
53.5 |
Caulfield |
1100m |
Oakleigh
Plate |
Special |
1:04.4 |
Good |
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7-Mar-87 |
Won |
17
ran |
9-4
f |
J Scorse |
55 |
Flemington |
1200m |
Newmarket
Hcp |
Princely Heart |
1:09.5 |
Fast |
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21-Mar-87 |
Won |
7
ran |
1-2
f |
J Scorse |
54.5 |
Canterbury |
1200m |
Canterbury
Stakes |
Campaign
King |
1:09.5 |
Dead |
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20-Apr-87 |
2nd |
12
ran |
7-4
f |
J Scorse |
57 |
Randwick |
1100m |
The
Galaxy |
Princely Heart |
1:03.6 |
Good |
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AT
4 |
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3-Oct-87 |
Won |
6
ran |
1-2
f |
B Clements |
57 |
Flemington |
1200m |
Rupert Steele Stakes |
Christmas
Tree |
1:09.2 |
Good |
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24-Oct-87 |
Won |
8
ran |
1-2
f |
B Clements |
57 |
Moonee Valley |
1000m |
A.J.
Moir Stakes |
Prince Anton |
0:56.7 |
Fast |
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5-Nov-87 |
Won |
7
ran |
4-7
f |
R Dawkins |
57 |
Flemington |
1400m |
Linlithgow
Stakes |
Groucho |
1:21.8 |
Fast |
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28-Nov7 |
Won |
12
ran |
1-2
f |
B Clements |
57 |
Ascot |
1400m |
Winterbottom
Stakes |
Barrakka |
1:22.2 |
Fast |
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AT
5 |
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10-Sep-88 |
Won |
20
ran |
4-1 |
V Sigley |
58.5 |
Flemington |
1200m |
Bobbie
Lewis Quality |
Heavenly View |
1:10.4 |
Good |
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