Mo'unga (horse)
| Mo'unga | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Savabeel |
| Grandsire | Zabeel |
| Dam | Chandelier |
| Damsire | O'Reilly |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 20 November 2017 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | Waikato Stud (NZ) |
| Owner | Fung Family Racing, KS So, MB Lee, R Mo'unga |
| Trainer | Chris Waller (2020) Annabel Neasham (2021 onwards) |
| Record | 22: 5–5–3 |
| Earnings | AU$2,825,790[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Rosehill Guineas (2021) Winx Stakes (2021) | |
Mo'unga (foaled 20 November 2017) is a New Zealand-bred racehorse who won multiple Group 1 races in Australia.
Background[edit]
Bred by Waikato Stud in New Zealand, Mo'unga was sold at the 2019 Karaka Yearling Sale. He was purchased for $325,000 by Aquis Farm and relocated to their property in Queensland, Australia.[2]
Racing career[edit]
Mo'unga contested his first race on the 20 June 2020 at Gold Coast Racecourse in a 2-year-old Maiden race which he one by one length. He was successful in his next two starts at Newcastle and Rosehill before finishing in 7th placing behind Ole Kirk in the Caulfield Guineas. Jockey Damien Oliver said after the race: "I thought he ran well. He’s going to be a really nice horse next preparation with a bit of give in the ground."[3]
In December 2020 it was announced that Mo'unga would change trainers from Chris Waller to Annabel Neasham.[4]
After running placings in the C S Hayes Stakes and Randwick Guineas, Mo'unga won his first Group 1 race in the 2020 Rosehill Guineas. He won his second Group 1 five months later in the Winx Stakes at Randwick.[5]
He was second to Sierra Sue in the 2022 Futurity Stakes (MRC) (1400m) at Caulfield, ahead of Tofane.
Pedigree[edit]
| Sire Savabeel (NZ) 2001 |
Zabeel (NZ) 1986 |
Sir Tristram | Sir Ivor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isolt | |||
| Lady Giselle | Nureyev | ||
| Valderna | |||
| Savannah Success (AUS) 1995 |
Success Express | Hold Your Peace | |
| Au Printemps | |||
| Alma Mater | Semipalatinsk | ||
| Sweetie | |||
| Dam Chandelier (NZ) 2009 |
O'Reilly (NZ) 1993 |
Last Tycoon | Try My Best |
| Mill Princess | |||
| Courtza | Pompeii Court | ||
| Hunza | |||
| Cenphic (NZ) 1995 |
Centaine | Century | |
| Rainbeam | |||
| Seraphic | Imposing | ||
| Torquay |
References[edit]
- ^ "Mo'unga Horse Search". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 Karaka Lot 631". nzb.co.nz. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Caulfield Guineas - What the jockeys said". justhorseracing.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Rising star moved from Waller". racing.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Mo'unga claims drama filled Winx Stakes". punters.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Mo'unga Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.