McGinty (horse)

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McGinty
SireOne Pound Sterling (GB)
GrandsireSovereign Path (Gb)
DamErnader
DamsireSerenader II (Ire)
Sex Stallion
Foaled(1979-09-16)16 September 1979
Died(2001-06-06)6 June 2001
CountryNew Zealand
ColourMcGinty Partnership (Keith Haub, Barney McCahill)
BreederLes Jarvis, Mrs Hilda, J D & R N Fraser
Trainer Colin Jillings
JockeyRobert Vance
Record26: 14-4-3
Earnings$527,621.00

McGinty, known in Australia as Mr McGinty, was a Group 1 winning New Zealand bred and trained race-horse and sire. [1]

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Racing career

The son of One Pound Sterling was the winner of six Group One races and a total of 14 races. He was trained by Colin Jillings at Takanini for race commentator Keith Haub and co-owner Barney McCahill. He was usually ridden by Robert Vance.

McGinty was outstanding as a young horse and had six wins and a second from seven starts as a 2-year old horse and four wins and two places from eight starts as a 3-year old. He was the top-weighted horse on the NZ 1981-82 Two-Year-Old Free Handicap and was top colt on the 1982-83 NZ Three Year Old Free Handicap. His Group One wins came in the Air New Zealand Stakes (twice), Rawson Stakes, Canterbury Guineas, Caulfield Stakes and George Adams Handicap.

His standout moment was when he beat the champion Australian 2YO Marscay in the Todman Slipper Trial. Not only did he beat Marscay, who went on to win the Golden Slipper and was subsequently crowned Australia's Champion 2YO, he defeated him running on 3 legs, having cracked his cannon bone at the top of the straight.

Notable results included:

His final race was a 12th out of 14 runners in the 1984 Tancred Stakes behind Hayai at Rosehill on 14 April 1984.

Stud career

McGinty began stud duties in 1984 and sired six Group One winners.

Notable offspring included: [2] [3]

On 6 June 2001 McGinty died from a heart attack at Progressive Farms in Karaka at the age of 21. [4]

See also

Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand

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References

  1. ↑ "McGinty (NZ) 1979 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  2. ↑ "McGinty dies of heart attack > Australia and International Horse Racing news updated daily". www.thoroughbrednews.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Mcginty | Progeny | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  4. ↑ "Racing: Life of legend ends in appropriate style". NZ Herald.
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