Anamoe

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Anamoe
Racing silks of Godolphin.svg
Racing Silks of Godolphin
Sire Street Boss
Grandsire Street Cry
DamAnamato
Damsire Redoute's Choice
Sex Colt
Foaled16 November 2018
CountryAustralia
Colour Bay or Brown
Breeder Godolphin
Owner Godolphin
TrainerJames Cummings
Jockey James McDonald
Record25 14–5–3
Earnings AU$ $11,703,025 [1]
Major wins
Todman Stakes (2021)
Sires' Produce Stakes (2021)
The Run to the Rose (2021)
Caulfield Guineas (2021)
Hobartville Stakes (2022)
Rosehill Guineas (2022)
Winx Stakes (2022)
George Main Stakes (2022)
Caulfield Stakes (2022)
W.S. Cox Plate (2022)
Apollo Stakes (2023)
Chipping Norton Stakes (2023)
George Ryder Stakes (2023)
Awards
Australian Champion Three Year Old Colt/Gelding (2021/22)
Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (2022/23)
Australian Champion Middle Distance Racehorse (2022/23)

Anamoe (foaled 16 November 2018) is a retired nine-time Group 1 winning champion Australian thoroughbred racehorse. Affectionately known as "The Big A", Anamoe is considered one of the most decorated Australian produced stallions ever. [2] He is one of only two Australian horses to win Group 1 races at ages 2, 3 and 4 since the 1990s. In 2023 he was named Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year.

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Background

A homebred for Godolphin, Anamoe is a half-brother to Irish stakes-winner Anamba and is out of the 2007 Australasian Oaks winner Anamato. [3]

Racing career

2020/21: two-year-old season

Anamoe finished fifth in his race debut in the Listed Debutant Stakes at Caulfield in October 2020, before opening his account in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes at Sandown a month later. Winning jockey Damien Oliver said after the win, "That was a nice effort. He's a nice horse with ability". [4]

After a third placing in the Blue Diamond Stakes, Anamoe travelled to Sydney and won the Todman Stakes. [5] He then finished in second placing in the Golden Slipper before winning the Group 1 Sires' Produce Stakes at Randwick. [6]

2021/22: three-year-old season

Anamoe resumed racing as a three-year-old on the 11 September 2021 at Kembla Grange in The Run to the Rose. He won the race by a neck margin with his jockey James McDonald stating afterwards "He has a tremendous will to win this horse. I knew once he was in his eyesight (of the leader) he would get him." [7]

After going under by a short margin in the Golden Rose a fortnight later, Anamoe was sent to Caulfield to contest the Caulfield Guineas on the 9 October 2021. Starting the $2.10 favourite, jockey Damien Oliver positioned the three-year-old colt perfectly after contending with a wide barrier. In the straight he launched a barnstorming finish over the final 200m to win by a half a length. Oliver said after the race, "He’s a magnificent horse. He’s like a lot of good horses, he knows he’s good, pricks his ears for the camera.” [8]

On 23 October Anamoe was placed second in the Cox Plate behind State Of Rest with Verry Elleegant third. Anamoe's jockey Craig Williams protested against the result due to interference, however the objection was controversially dismissed by stewards. [9]

Anamoe raced again on the 29 January 2022 in the Expressway Stakes over 1,200 metres at Rosehill, where he finished in third place beaten less than one length.

He raced again three weeks later at Rosehill and this time was successful in the Hobartville Stakes over 1,400 metres. [10]

After finishing a close second at his next start in the Randwick Guineas, Anamoe then contested the Rosehill Guineas over 2,000 metres on the 19 March. Starting the $1.70 favourite, Anamoe comfortably won the race by six-and-a-half lengths. [11]

Anamoe next contested the Queen Elizabeth Stakes but finished in last place due to the heavy track conditions.

2022/23: four-year-old season

Anamoe resumed from a break and won his fourth Group 1 race when successful in the 2022 Winx Stakes. [12] Anamoe would then go on to contest in the Group 1 George Main Stakes which he would go on to win comfortably. He would then go on to win his sixth Group One running over the top of I'm Thunderstruck and Zaaki in the Caulfield Stakes. [13]

He would then go onto to conquerer the Cox Plate in a dominant display after a controversial protest costing him the year before.

He would then contest in the Mackinnon Stakes being defeated by Zaaki in a valiant effort. He would then be spelled not racing again till the autumn finishing 2022 as a 7 time Group One winner. [14]

Anamoe would then return to racing contesting in and winning the 2023 Group 2 Apollo Stakes [15] winning it comfortably.

He would then go and win his eighth Group 1 destroying the field in the Chipping Norton Stakes. [16] He then earned Group 1 win number nine winning the George Ryder Stakes overcoming a three wide run to run over the top of the field. [17]

He would then contest his 25th and final race being defeated by English raider Dubai Honour in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes spoiling a farewell in front of a home crowd for the Australian Champion. [18]

Retirement

After contesting the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Godolphin and connections made the decision to retire Anamoe to stud early instead of sending him to Royal Ascot to contest races in England before retirement. Anamoe was retired to Darley Australia. Anamoe's first up stud fee is the highest of any stallion retired to stud in history. His first up stud fee is $121,000. [19]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Anamoe (AUS) 2018 [20]
Sire
Street Boss (USA)
2004		 Street Cry (IRE)
1998		 Machiavellian Mr. Prospector
Coup de Folie
Helen Street Troy
Waterway
Blushing Ogygian (USA)
1994		 Ogygian Damascus
Gonfalon
Fruhlingshochzeit Blushing Groom
Fruhlingstag
Dam
Anamato (AUS)
2003		 Redoute's Choice (AUS)
1996		 Danehill Danzig
Razyana
Shantha's ChoiceCanny Lad
Dancing Show
Voltage (AUS)
1984		Whiskey Road Nijinsky
Bowl of Flowers
Electric BelleSovereign Edition
Dame Belle

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  2. ↑ "Anamoe stud pedigree". Darley Australia. Darley Australia. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
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  8. ↑ "Caulfield Guineas what the jockeys said". www.punters.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Protest DISMISSED as controversial $5m Cox Plate finish divides racing world". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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