Rory's
Jester - Australian race horse champion
Rory's
Jester was foaled in 1982 and was by Crown Jester out
of the mare Rory's Rocket (by Roan Rocket)
From
just 17 starts he recorded 7 wins and 6 seconds and won
$509,850 in prize money.
His
main wins were in the Golden
Slipper, Pago
Pago Stakes, Rawson Stakes.
After
retiring from racing he went to stud and was just sensational
as a sire.
From
16 racing crops Rory's Jester sired 76 stakes winners,
70 stakes placegetters, over 640 winners of 1985 races
from 847 runners with progeny earnings of over $45 million.
His
progeny have won in Australia, New Zealand, England, America,
South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Korea,
Norway, Sweden and Dubai.
He
died in 2007.