Redcraze
- Australian race horse champion
Redcraze
was foaled in 1950 and was by Red Mars out of the mare
Myarion (by Myosotis)
An
outstanding performer, his main successes came in the
1956 Caulfield
Cup carrying 9 stone 13 lbs, the Caulfield Stakes,
Rawson Stakes, St George Stakes, Autumn Stakes, Queen
Elizabeth Stakes, Cox
Plate, AJC
Metropolitan, Brisbane
Cup, Hill Stakes (twice), QTC Turnbull
Stakes, Awapuni Gold Cup and second in the 1956 Melbourne
Cup "carrying the grandstand" with 10 stone
3 lbs. behind the great mare Evening Peal.
He
was originally trained by Syd Brown and then in his later
career by T J Smith
In
all he started 85 times for 32 wins, 11 seconds and 9
thirds.
By
the time he retired in 1957 he had won $142,962 - an Australian
record at the time.
