Tontonan
racehorse Golden Slipper winner
racehorse Tontonan was an unsound horse at the best of times but managed
to put together an impressive list of victories in his injury plagued
career.
He
was trained by Bart Cummings and ridden in most of his starts by Roy
Higgins.
As a two year old he had just 5 starts for 4 wins and a second. In
this year he won the Golden Slipper, defeating the hot odds on favourite
Imagele who fell, and the Sires Produce but broke down before he could
try to win the "Triple Crown" in the Champagne Stakes.
After
a spell he returned as a three year old first up to win the Oakleigh
Plate from a field of 17 and then ran 5th to Coolalinga
in the Newmarket and 6th in the 1975 Freeway on a very heavy track.
In Sydney he won the STC Ajax Stakes from Kista and All Profit, the
Doncaster by one and a half lengths from Toltrice and Coolalinga with
a three year old weight carrying record performance and the AJC All
Aged Stakes.
He
raced in Queensland as a three year old winning the Doomben Delaney
Quality Handicap by over two lengths from Donwana and Charlton Boy
in a great performance. Injury unfortunately struck again and Tontonan
did not re-appear until his fifth year as he didn't stand up to two
attempts at training as a four year old.
As
a five year old he resumed in the Freeway Stakes with a 6th to stable
mate Lord Dudley but then went on to win the Craiglee
Stakes followed by a 5 length win in the John F Feehan Stakes**.
In
a thrilling record breaking Marlboro Cup he was beaten a half head
by stable mate Cap dÁntibes in a great finish but kicked back
to win the Chirnside Stakes by 3 lengths at his last appearance.
Several
attempts were made to get the champion back to the track all the way
up to his seven year old days but the legs were just too unsound and
he was retired.
Tontonan
finished his days as a police horse in Victoria.
| Showdown |
Infatuation |
Nearco |
| Allure |
| Zanzara |
Fairey
Fulmar |
| Sunright |
| Forego |
Orgoglio |
Nasrullah |
| Orienne |
| Dame
Fortune |
Brimstone |
| Kirrang |
Tontonan's
Career Highlights:
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3-Apr-73 |
WON |
14
ran |
3-1 |
R Mallyon |
53.5 |
Caulfield |
1200m |
Trenton Stakes |
Dejavu |
52 |
Good |
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12-Mar-73 |
WON |
14
ran |
1-7
f |
R Higgins |
54.5 |
Flemington |
1200m |
March Nursery |
Tambaran |
49 |
Fast |
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24-Mar-73 |
3RD |
14
ran |
9-2 |
R Higgins |
55 |
Rosehill |
1200m |
Todman
Slipper Trial |
Imagele |
55 |
Good |
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7-Apr-73 |
WON |
16
ran |
6-1 |
R Higgins |
54 |
Rosehill |
1200m |
Golden
Slipper |
Snuff |
54 |
Good |
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21-Apr-73 |
WON |
14
ran |
1-1
f |
R Higgins |
55.5 |
Randwick |
1400m |
Sires'
Produce |
Latin Romance |
55.5 |
Good |
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AT
3 |
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23-Feb-74 |
WON |
17
ran |
5-2 |
H White |
54 |
Caulfield |
1100m |
Oakleigh
Plate |
Kymwood |
50 |
Fast |
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9-Mar-74 |
6TH |
25
ran |
-- |
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56 |
Flemington |
1200m |
Newmarket
Hcp |
Coolalinga |
50.5 |
Good |
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25-Mar-74 |
WON |
8
ran |
13-8
f |
R Higgins |
57 |
Randwick |
1200m |
Ajax
Stakes |
Kista |
56.5 |
Heavy |
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13-Apr-74 |
WON |
23
ran |
7-1 |
R Higgins |
56 |
Randwick |
1600m |
Doncaster
Hcp |
Toltrice |
55.5 |
Soft |
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17-Apr-74 |
WON |
9
ran |
8-13
f |
R Higgins |
54.5 |
Randwick |
1600m |
All
Aged Stakes |
Samist |
57 |
Heavy |
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1-Jun-74 |
WON |
15
ran |
5-2
f |
R Higgins |
59.5 |
Doomben |
1350m |
Delaney
Quality |
Donwana |
47.5 |
Slow |
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AT
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AT
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13-Sep-75 |
WON |
18
ran |
7-4
f |
R Higgins |
58.5 |
Flemington |
1600m |
Craiglee
Stakes |
Tudor Peak |
58.5 |
Slow |
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20-Sep-75 |
WON |
8
ran |
8-11
f |
R Higgins |
58.5 |
Moonee Valley |
1600m |
JF
Feehan Stakes |
Rangitoto |
58.5 |
Heavy |
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25-Sep-75 |
2ND |
18
ran |
4-5
f |
R Higgins |
60.5 |
Caulfield |
1400m |
Marlboro Cup |
Cap
d' Antibes |
55.5 |
Fast |
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15-Oct-75 |
WON |
13
ran |
8-11
f |
R Higgins |
58 |
Caulfield |
1200m |
Chirnside
Stakes |
Hamden |
51.5 |
Slow |
