Australia (horse)
Australia (foaled 8 April 2011) is an Irish-bred, Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2014 Epsom Derby. As a two-year-old in 2013, he won two of his three races, creating a very favourable impression when winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Trial Stakes, and was highly regarded by his trainer Aidan O'Brien. In May 2014 he finished third behind Night of Thunder and Kingman in the 2000 Guineas before winning the Epsom Derby on 7 June. He subsequently won the Irish Derby and International Stakes before being defeated by The Grey Gatsby in the Irish Champion Stakes. His racing career was ended by injury in October 2014. He is standing at Coolmore stud.
| Australia | |
|---|---|
Australia at the Epsom Derby | |
| Sire | Galileo |
| Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
| Dam | Ouija Board |
| Damsire | Cape Cross |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 8 April 2011 |
| Breeder | Stanley Estate And Stud Co |
| Owner | Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Teo Ah Khing |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Record | 8:5-2-1 |
| Earnings | £2,090,503 |
| Major wins | |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Trial (2013) Epsom Derby (2014) Irish Derby (2014) International Stakes (2014) | |
| Awards | |
| World's top-rated Intermediate distance horse (2014) World's top-rated three-year-old colt (2014) | |
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