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Aussie Rules Retired

Stats Updated Through: 11/24/2006

2006 Stats:
Starts
2
1st-2nd-3rd
1-0-0
Earnings (Rank)
$372,000 (120)
Win % (In-The-Money %)
50% (50%)

In The News:

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• MORE

Racing Career:

Date	Purse	Race Name	Track	Grade	Finish
11/04/06	$2M	NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile	Churchill Downs	1	8
10/07/06	$600K	Shadwell Turf Mile S.	Keeneland	1	1
09/03/06	$385.2K	P du Moulin de Longchamp			4
08/02/06	$595.2K	Cantor Spreadfair Sussex S.			4
07/08/06	$850K	Coral Eclipse S.			4
06/04/06	$1.9M	P du Jockey Clb French Derby			7
05/14/06	$517.2K	French 2000 Guineas			1
04/23/06	$98.8K	P de Fontainebleau			5
09/29/05	$106.1K	Somerville Tattersall S.			1
09/04/05	$100.3K	Go & Go Round Tower S.			2
07/27/05	$121.7K	Veuve Clicquot Vintage S.			4

Silks and Media:

Strengths: Elilte-level competitor has battled throughout the world in nothing but Group 1 contests since spring. French 2000 Guineas winner has successfully made the transition to facing older horses and proven he can ship across the pond.

Weaknesses: While he finished with explosion at Keeneland, he's not a strong “puncher” among top Europeans based on his comment lines and race videos. Tardy break in the Shadwell Mile an unfortunate trend among many of his O'Brien predecessors in America.

In The Genes: Son of legendary stallion Danehill, who was a European champion sprinter but sire of many top middle-distance runners like Breeders' Cup champions Banks Hill and Intercontintental, as well as great English miler Rock of Gibraltar. Dam, Last Second, was a multiple Group 2 winner in England. Last Second also produced Approaching, runner-up in Keeneland's Galaxy.

Status: Beginning a stud career in 2007 for Coolmore, he will stand at Ashford and shuttle to Australia.

Bet You Didn't Know: The real “Aussie Rules” football was created in the 1850s and its current season annually runs from March-September.

NOTE: Stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list.

Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.