Maldivian_(horse)

Maldivian (horse)

Maldivian (horse)

New Zealand-bred and Australian trained thoroughbred racehorse

Maldivian (foaled 20 October 2002) was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racemare, trained by Mark Kavanagh, who is notable for winning the 2008 Cox Plate and two other Group 1 races.

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Sir Patrick & Lady Justine Hogan bred Maldivian from the American mare Shynzi, by the leading sire Zabeel. He was exported to Australia in April 2004.[1]

Racing record

Notable performances by Maldivian include:[2]

Maldivian was the short priced favourite in the 2007 Caulfield Cup but was a late-scratching due to badly gashing his head in the barrier stalls.[8] [9]

Maldivian retired from racing after suffering a tendon injury during trackwork. He lived out his final years at Victoria's Cityview Farm.[10]

Maldivian died in July 2021.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    "[aus] Maldivian (NZ) 2002 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  2. [2]
    "Racing.com - Profile". www.racing.com.
  3. [3]
    "Full Result 11.07 Caulfield (AUS) | 7 April 2007 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  4. [4]
    "Full Result 12.15 Moonee Valley (AUS) | 28 September 2007 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  5. [5]
    Chapman, Ric (25 October 2008). "Maldivian Annexes Australia's Cox Plate". BH Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Full Result 6.05 Moonee Valley (AUS) | 25 October 2008 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  7. [7]
    "Full Result 5.18 Caulfield (AUS) | 8 February 2009 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  8. [8]
    "The report - Maldivian scratching from Caulfield Cup > Australia and International Horse Racing news updated daily". www.thoroughbrednews.com.au.
  9. [9]
    "Racing: Bloodied but unbowed Maldivian returns to the scene of the crime". NZ Herald. 20 April 2024.
  10. [10]
    "Legendary Cox Plate champion dies". wwos.nine.com.au.
  11. [11]
    "Cox Plate champ Maldivian dies - Racenet". racenet.com.au. 7 July 2021.
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